Shady forestay attachment point

[davazp]

Hi!

I am doing some work on my recently bought clever 23. It has this custom A-frame to hoist and lower the mast easily, which is very clever and works great..

However, I am worried about the attachment of the forestay to the hull, through the A-frame.

My concern is the tilted screw. Here are some pictures:

Should I do something about it? and any suggestions to make it more robust?

Ideally there would be an extra “leg” from the A-frame toward the sheave to prevent the torque.

There are two potential attachments to the hull close. But I don’t think the forestay is long enough now to reach it.

Thanks in advance!

David.

[Rob_Listo]

Hi David

I think you are right worrying about this construction. Remove the A frame and have a ‘leg’ welded.

The attachment points in the strip on deck are for attaching the jib.

Gr Rob