Matt,
I agree with Roger. You must have a compression post or some other means to support the downward forces on the mast. We have heard of unsuspecting owners removing the compression post. Take some photos of your set up and post them.

Rob

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From: Rhodes22-list <rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org> on behalf of Matt Wilson <mwhornblower at gmail.com>
Sent: Wednesday, June 26, 2024 10:11:04 AM
To: The Rhodes 22 Email List <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Mast step issues?

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
>