[Rhodes22-list] Mast Step Popped

[Rick]

Dennis,

It extends over and is attached to the forward cabin bulkhead framing.
Maybe a 2X6 a foot or so long.  Mine was replaced with treated marine
planking.

Rick

On Mon, Sep 12, 2011 at 11:25 AM, Dennis Frappier <dennisf at maine.rr.com>wrote:

> What kind of wood is the block that the mast step screws into?  Mine is
> missing and I am getting ready to make one.
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Dennis Frappier
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> [mailto:rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org] On Behalf Of Wickman, William
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> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Mast Step Popped
>
> I echo Rummy's comments.  Same thing happened to me. I used Marine-Tex.
>
> Bill W.
> S/v Fina Lee
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: R22RumRunner at aol.com [mailto:R22RumRunner at aol.com]
> Sent: Monday, September 12, 2011 08:53 AM
> To: rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Mast Step Popped
>
> David,
> Seems to me that you already know what to do. Drill out and fill with epoxy
>  and then drill holes for screws. My guess is that after all these years
> the wood  in the cabin top just gave way. It happens.
>
> Rummy
>
>
> In a message dated 9/11/2011 5:45:13 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
> chsyhkr at gmail.com writes:
>
> While  setting our mast at a local lake the mast step popped off with the
> screws  somewhat stripped.  We reset it and raised it carefully figuring
> that
> the weight would help hold it.
>
> While taking it down, it popped  again, necessitating the repair I expected
> when it popped the first  time.
>
> The boat is a 89, recycled in 08.
>
> The step is secured with  three 1 inch screws.   I am thinking of drilling
> out the holes,  repairing with epoxy,  drilling new pilot holes,  and
> resetting.   I have heard suggestions from inserting lugs to  drilling all
> the way through and using bolts and nuts.  The wall for  the head is a
> support below the step, so drilling through is not  advisable.  Can longer
> screws be used?
>
> Advice is appreciated as  I need to make this repair in the next two weeks.
>
> --
> Regards,
>
> David B. Craft
> Greensboro,  NC
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