Here is one that shows the area.  Those two stainless screw heads are directly under the mast.

Thanks for your help,
Matt


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On Wed, Jun 26, 2024 at 10:01 AM ROGER PIHLAJA <roger_pihlaja at msn.com>
wrote:

> 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
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> > 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
> >>
>