Is it just my imagination or is that hull pad bent to a convex shape in the second picture. Maybe the plywood was too thin or waterlogged, which caused the load to be concentrated at the metal fitting rather than spread out over the whole pad surface. That might be something to look at for next year for all of the pads.
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Structural damage to hull during winter lay-up
Hello! First time sailboat owner here in need of advice. Apparently there was structural hull damage that occurred during winter lay-up likely due to improper placement of stands or not enough stands. I noticed initially that there was a very slight lean towards starboard after the boat was placed on the stand. I didn't make anything of it at the time. Now, maybe too much of the boat's weight was resting on the aft starboard stand pad. There is now an inward bulge in the hull. Luckily, the inside can easily be visualized in the quarter berth. See links for full size pictures http://i.imgur.com/DKlGn6U.jpg and http://i.imgur.com/9GYUrId.jpg
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