Mike,
The R22 mast is an easy thing to raise. You can either use the nifty mast  
crane that Stanley invented and sells, or you can use the six pack method of 
 mast raising.
 
Rummy
 
 
In a message dated 6/22/2013 1:16:21 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
michaelhellyar at icloud.com writes:

We did  not mean to cause a ruckus. I have another sailboat,an Abbott 22 
beautiful and  have never had to mess with the mast or mast step. I prefer to 
use the marina  manual crane to raise and lower my mast.

Mike Hellyar
sent from my  iPad

On Jun 21, 2013, at 6:08 PM, Dennis Frappier  <dennisf at maine.rr.com> wrote:

> Hi I have been following the  conversation with a lot of interest as I 
have
> just put in a  compression post and the block for the mast plate to sit 
on.
> What type  and size of screws are correct to install the mast plate?  
>  
> Sincerely,
> 
> Dennis Frappier
> 
>  -----Original Message-----
> From:  rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org
>  [mailto:rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org] On Behalf Of Michael  Hellyar
> Sent: Friday, June 21, 2013 9:14 AM
> To: The Rhodes 22  Email List
> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Sacrificial Toothpicks
>  
> I got some non Rhodes owner feedback from the BoatDesign.net forum.  They
> reminded me that many boats like an S2 that has a stub fastened  to the 
deck.
> The mast fits over the stub. 
> So, we will switch  back to screws.It's easy to re drill the holes if 
needed.
> Thanks to  everyone for the education. 
> 
> Mike Hellyar
> sent from  my iPad
> 
> On Jun 21, 2013, at 8:43 AM, Mary Lou Troy  <mtroy at atlanticbb.net> wrote:
> 
>> Hi Mike,
>>  
>> Here are my thoughts on the subject.
>> 
>> 1.  I've never hear of an R22 mast coming down in a blow. Based on my 
>>  own experience, leverage mistakes when raising the mast are much more  
>> common. All you need to do is forget to put the poptop/boom  slider in 
>> the up position or slide the poptop/cpmpanionway slide  closed and you 
>> create a leverage point that can be damaged if you  don't notice it.
>> If you just use the screws the fix is easy and  the leverage points 
>> don't get damaged. (hear the voice of  experience - we were glad there 
>> were screws there.)
>>  
>> 2. As everyone else has said the stays are more than sufficient  to 
>> keep the mast up. Even boats that have been rolled in a  microburst 
>> (there is one account somewhere in the archives) or  damaged in a 
>> hurricane, don't have the mast come down as you are  envisioning. The 
>> mast may stick in the mud and get damaged,  chainplates may pull but 
>> the mast doesn't go flying. For that to  happen you would have to have
>> 2 and maybe 3 stays/chainplates go  simultaneously.
>> 
>> 3) If the above happened and the mast  did go flying it would be just 
>> as deadly with a chunk of  fiberglass attached to it. The leverage of 
>> the mast is such that  if the stays go the bolts won't help much - 
>> might as well be  screws.
>> 
>> 
>> Best,
>> Mary  Lou
>> 1991 R22 Fretless
>> 
>> 
>> At  11:36 PM 6/20/2013, you wrote:
>>> I appreciate all the feedback  and we will consider all the comments. 
>>> I explained our logic  for through bolting and I hope someone will 
>>> explain why we  are wrong.
>>> 
>>> Mike Hellyar
>>> sent  from my iPad
>>> 
>>> On Jun 20, 2013, at 11:44 AM,  R22RumRunner at aol.com wrote:
>>> 
>>>>  Mike,
>>>> Please follow the advice of the list (and Stan's)  and DO NOT through 
>>>> bolt the mast  step.
>>>> 
>>>> Rummy
>>>>  
>>>> 
>>>> In a message dated 6/20/2013 9:06:16  A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, 
>>>> mdh007 at wowway.com  writes:
>>>> 
>>>> We are  re-attaching the  mast step fitting. The holes were left 
>>>> uncovered for  years.  We are going to through bolt. Yes, we know 
>>>>  Stan's
>>> theory. We used
>>>> a simple   process described in West System Boat Maintenance. Cured 
>>>>  epoxy can be hard on  drill bits so Steve came up with the idea to  
>>>> slobber match sticks with some  paste wax use clear  tape over the 
>>>> filled holed
>>> and stick  the
>>>> match sticks into  the epoxy to create a pilot  small starter pilot. 
>>>> Tape hold the matchsticks   vertical. And it worked like a charm. And 
>>>> the epoxy  wicked quite a bit to  repair any core damage in the area.  
>>>> By
>>> taping the hole
>>>>  opening in the cabin we  prevented in leakage. Given the  strength
>>> of epoxy we
>>>> could just as well  have  re-drilled and screwed into the epoxy.
>>>>  
>>>> Mike Hellyar
>>>> Steve Congdon,   Rhodesmaster I
>>>> sent from my iPad
>>>>  
>>>> Begin forwarded  message:
>>>>  
>>>>> From: sjcclu  <sjcclu at msn.com>
>>>>> Date: June  19, 2013,  7:49:17 AM EDT
>>>>> To: Mike Hellyar  <mdh007 at wowway.com>,  Mike Hellyar 
>>>>>  <mhellyar22 at yahoo.com>
>>>>> Subject: <No   Subject>
>>>>> Reply-To: sjcclu  <sjcclu at msn.com>
>>>>> 
>>>>>  
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