1976 C&C 24 Chainplate install more questions

[BC&C]

thanks to everyone who commented on my last post , it was a great help.
I have more questions

should the knee be straight/level or should it angle a bit , meaning the part facing the cabin is not straight and off a bit from what is attached to the hull , I think I am making sense

please see attached pictures of the new knee temporarily placed which is straight/ level. The other pic is of the existing knee on the other side which seem to be off set a bit..

Should it be straight or offset? Or does it matter. Maybe I am over thinking this and it does not matter?

thanks

 

[jssailem]

You are mixing between the science and the art. The bulk head contours to the hull. The stay comes in and configures to a straight line to to the bulkhead. On a 24 ft boat there is a lot of grace. As boats increase in size the numbers become more critical.