There was a guy in Erie who years ago cracked the hull of a Cal 40 using too much backstay. He added aluminum ribs to the boat and kept cranking it up.
From: Joel Delamirande via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> Sent: Sunday, July 03, 2022 10:18 AM To: Stus-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> Cc: Joel Delamirande <joel.delamira...@gmail.com> Subject: Stus-List Re: hydraulic ram backstay There a sailor that split his C&C 40 in half with hydraulic backstay On Sun, Jul 3, 2022 at 10:14 AM Matthew via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com <mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > wrote:
