[Rhodes22-list] Mast step issues?

[Matt Wilson]

here are the cracks at the front corners of the tabernacle/step looking aft


On Wed, Jun 26, 2024 at 9:30 PM Matt Wilson <mwhornblower at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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
>>> > >>
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