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
>