[Rhodes22-list] My mast is bent

[Ric Stott]

Congratulations Kenwood! 
You are a qualified DIY Rhodie now. 
Stan would be both proud and pissed-off. 
Proud that you are living the Rhodes dream and enjoying a boat that makes sense,  you can work on it yourself and will also as long as you want it to.  
Pissed that you are not buying a new one instead.Fair winds! 
Ric 
Dadventure 
 

Richard F. Stott, AIA, LEED AP 
ric at stottarchitecture.com
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> On Jul 9, 2024, at 1:58 PM, Kenwood _ <kenwood364 at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Hey all! We just ran into this same problem launching my boat for the first
> time in 30 years! As a temporary fix we machined a plate
> <https://nextcloud.kitsunehosting.net/index.php/s/Bgj6a2GwPFHb2te> and
> replaced those inappropriate round top screws with flush ones countersunk
> into aluminum. It worked good, but we're planning on CNCing a whole new
> roller on the bottom of the mast to keep it from breaking like that. I'll
> add some pics of the temporary fix and attach CAD files for the roller
> later!
> 
> 
> 
> On Fri, Jul 5, 2024 at 11:32 AM ROGER PIHLAJA <roger_pihlaja at msn.com> wrote:
> 
>> Hi Peter,
>> 
>> You can either purchase or a rent a tool for removing/installing external
>> snap rings.  You want the style with a jack screw.  Place the jaws into the
>> slot and jack the lips apart.  Look for this tool in an auto parts store or
>> a hardware store.  This tool would allow you to apply gentle but powerful
>> force right where you want it.  You don’t really want to pry the lips up
>> like pliers would do.  You want to get in between the lips and pry them
>> apart laterally.  Forcing some sort of wedge in between the lips might also
>> accomplish what you want to do.
>> 
>> Roger Pihlaja
>> S/V Dynamic Equilibrium
>> 1978. Sanford, MI
>> 
>> Sent from my iPhone
>> 
>>> On Jul 5, 2024, at 10:30 AM, peter beckerman via Rhodes22-list <
>> rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Thanks for your thoughts Roger.  The mainsail furler seems to work
>> fine.  The slider only binds up in the bottom 18 to 24 inches of the mast.
>> I usually don't leave the pop top attached to the slider because of this,
>> and it makes it tough to drop the boom to the lower position (I've never
>> tried furling with the boom in "1st reef" position... It might bind).
>>> I think I'll try some gentle love with a pair of pliers and see if I can
>> persuade the mast to return to shape, or close to.
>>> 
>>> Peter
>>> 
>>> [ Sent From rhodes22.net ]
>>> 
>>