[Rhodes22-list] Mast step issues?

[ROGER PIHLAJA]

Matt,

My boat has a sliding curtain, not a door.  The compression post would need to run from the ceiling down to the sole of the bilge.

Roger Pihlaja 
Dynamic Equilibrium 
1978. Sanford, MI

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> On Jun 26, 2024, at 10:11 AM, Matt Wilson <mwhornblower at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> My boat is a 1990. Perhaps someone else can comment on that vintage.  I
> believe it has a normal interior.
> Roger, does your post get in the way of the bathroom door?  Would it be as
> simple as adding one as long as it has a solid footing down to the hull?
> 
> Matt
> 
>> On Wed, Jun 26, 2024 at 9:01 AM ROGER PIHLAJA <roger_pihlaja at msn.com> wrote:
>> 
>> Matt,
>> 
>> My 1978 Rhodes has a stout compression post in the cabin under the mast.
>> I can’t speak about this feature re newer boats.  Is your cabin interior
>> custom?  Unless your cabin roof is very thick, it would take something like
>> a steel I-beam spanning the cabin to withstand the compression load from
>> the mast without a compression post.  If you have a stud finder, you should
>> be able determine if there is a steel I-beam built into your cabin roof.
>> If it’s not there; then, you have a problem.
>> 
>> Roger Pihlaja
>> S/V Dynamic Equilibrium
>> 1978. Sanford, MI
>> 
>> 
>> Sent from my iPhone
>> 
>>>> On Jun 26, 2024, at 8:52 AM, Matt Wilson <mwhornblower at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Hello Rhodies,
>>> 
>>> I hope you are all enjoying your summer and excursions.
>>> 
>>> I received word of Stan’s passing at the tail end of a wonderful sunset
>>> sail with my daughter and her fiancé.  How apropos!  Never met Stan but
>>> enjoyed seeing his personality and helpfulness via the emails he sent
>> over
>>> the time I was on this list.
>>> 
>>> I just spent the first night aboard and happened to notice that there is
>> a
>>> very slight bowing/sagging in the ceiling below the mast step. There is a
>>> similar dip in the deck on top. There is no other evidence of damage just
>>> very slight hairline cracks on the forward corners of the mast step.  I
>> had
>>> noticed previously and been surprised by the fact that there is nothing
>>> directly under the mast like in most boats. Is this something I should be
>>> concerned about? Is the deck failing? Were the shrouds tightened a bit
>> too
>>> much at some point. I could try to send a few pictures, but it’s pretty
>>> hard to see. But let me know if that would be helpful. thank you for your
>>> help and perspective.
>>> 
>>> Matt Wilson
>>> Hornblower II
>>> White Bear Lake, MN
>>