Hi all,
there's this shiny new boat in my club (20') which (wins) races regularly. It sat next to mine on the beach, so I had plenty of time to check it out while doing my countless repairs...
I noticed there was quite some crazing and a visible depression around the beam bolts (rest of the boat is clean as a whistle). The beams are all carbon, as is the rest of it wherever possible. I had thought about warning the owner, but I'm just a beginner and have no idea if this could be normal for that type of boat. Didn't want to come across as a clueless "know-it-all" moron...
Then I read this thread by Erice on his nacra dolphin striker, where someone asked if he had compression tubes. Judging from the depression on the beams on my neighbors boat, maybe his are missing or too short? Am I just paranoid, after all, it's plain to see so the owner should be able to judge for himself...

Dennis