I had to drop the mast to remove the pin.  Mine had bent as well and I made a repplacement rather than bending the original back.

You can use a bungee etc to secure the block to the mast.  We did that until the end of the season and then repaired the block when the past was down for the winter.

Ken

On May 14, 2023 at 11:54:27 PM, Peter via Rhodes22-list (
rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org) wrote:

Hi All,
I just put my new-to-me Rhodes in the water and I'm having an issue with
the pop top. The block with the anchor point on the mast is not locking in
place so the front of the pop top drops. There's a small pin with a split
ring on it that looks bent which I'm guessing is the locking pin. I'm
presuming this is a spring loaded pin that engages a hole in the mast to
lock the bracket in place. Is that correct? Is there anyway to remove the
whole assembly without dropping the mast? Any advice about how to proceed?

Thanks,
Peter