There have been a couple of threads here on "dimples" on the topsides of the earlier models, in particular the 32's. My 35-1 had dimples at the braces for the upper shrouds. It also had a slight pattern of roving showing also. I sanded these blemishes out when I had the topsides repainted.
I've never tried to correlate them to hydraulic backstays. I always attributed it to "post cure shrinkage". Whether that's actually a thing or not, I don't know but it sounds good. -- Dennis C. Touche' 35-1 #83 Mandeville, LA On Thu, Aug 13, 2020 at 11:30 AM Dave S via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > To your point about hydraulic backstay adjusters - when last boat shopping > I learned to sight along the topsides and look for hull buckling in the > area of the shrouds - some was quite pronounced. This was an issue with > several late ‘60s/early 70s boats I looked at, and there seemed to be a > strong correlation with the use of the hydraulic adjuster. >
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