Matt,

I welcome you to contact me directly, and I invite you to look at my 1996/2003 Rhodes in Minneapolis. My head is set up like the recent attachment.  I think that is called the Swell Head.  I have a compression post (indicated with an arrow) between the head door and at the rear (abaft) of the partition that I circled in the drawing. My post is abaft of the mast base.

I know you and others have mentioned it, but I wouldn’t rule out overtightened shrouds as part of the problem. I have a Loos gauge you can use to check your tension.

I have Covid at the moment, but I am taking Paxlovid, and I should be happy to meet you, show you my Rhodes, and give you my Loos gauge this weekend. Then I could plan to look at your Rhodes at White Bear.

David Berg
Blue Loon (1996/2003)
Minneapolis, MN
davidmberg at mac.com



Rhodes 22 head and compression post.jpeg

> On Jun 27, 2024, at 11:04 AM, Matt Wilson <mwhornblower at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> I have been perusing the archives about this and not finding pictures or
> links that aren't expired or broken somehow.  If anyone can post pics of
> how they tied into the hull/keel below and the cabin ceiling under the mast
> that would be super helpful.
>