[Rhodes22-list] Mast step issues?

[Matt Wilson]

Here is a picture of the same area from the side.  You can see the sag in
the ceiling below the mast


On Wed, Jun 26, 2024 at 9:29 PM Matt Wilson <mwhornblower at gmail.com> wrote:

> The files are too big so I will send them separately. Sorry about that
> Here is a picture looking forward.  The ceiling below base of the mast is
> about 1/2” lower than the top of the “post”. Like the mast is tipping
> backwards
>
>
> On Wed, Jun 26, 2024 at 5:46 PM Ed McNamara <edmc18 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> I recently discovered a small crack below my mast step of my ‘88. When I
>> cut into the step I found significant rot of the underlying plywood.
>> I ended up cutting out all of the plywood under the raised step (I think
>> it’s something like 8” wide by 11” long).
>> I used a combination of marine grade plywood and West System 2 part epoxy
>> to repair it. I saw, in my case, no evidence of sagging above or below. I
>> have the athwart-ships bulkhead separating the main cabin from the head
>> and
>> bow. It appeared to me that the edge of that bulkhead was a compression
>> post. Photos show the cleaned out area and then the area filled in but not
>> yet pointed. A few months of sailing later…So far, so good.
>>
>> Ed McNamara
>> s/v Scholar 88/01
>>
>>
>>
>> On Wed, Jun 26, 2024 at 4:06 PM Graham Stewart <gstewart.gm at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>> > If you have a post after all- even if it is off center slightly then I
>> > would be checking out what is below the post to make sure it is solid
>> right
>> > down to the hull.
>> >
>> >
>> > Graham Stewart
>> > Rhodes 22
>> > Agile, 1976
>> > ________________________________
>> > From: Rhodes22-list <rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org> on behalf of
>> > Matt Wilson <mwhornblower at gmail.com>
>> > Sent: Wednesday, June 26, 2024 12:50 PM
>> > To: The Rhodes 22 Email List <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>; peter
>> > beckerman <recorderguy2001 at yahoo.com>
>> > Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Mast step issues?
>> >
>> > Just to clarify, this picture looks like mine and the post you
>> referenced
>> > is not directly h set the mast.  So if that is the normal set up and my
>> > cabin roof is slightly sagging, what could be the cause and what should
>> I
>> > do to remedy this?   I like the idea of a curtain for the head because
>> the
>> > door is in the way. Perhaps adding an additional post would fix the
>> > problem?
>> >
>> > Many thanks all,
>> > Matt
>> >
>> > On Wed, Jun 26, 2024 at 11:00 AM Matt Wilson <mwhornblower at gmail.com>
>> > wrote:
>> >
>> > > But that is not directly under the mast is it?
>> > >
>> > > On Wed, Jun 26, 2024 at 10:26 AM peter beckerman via Rhodes22-list <
>> > > rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org> wrote:
>> > >
>> > >> The arrow points to the compression post on the attached pic of cabin
>> > >> with "swell head"
>> > >>
>> > >>
>> > >> Peter
>> > >>
>> > >> [ Sent From rhodes22.net ]
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