[Rhodes22-list] Fwd: Re: Fwd: Spreader bar cups loose How to tighten?

[Bill Landis]

Hi Roger,

I think there may be a problem with the Rhodes list.  I have a rhodes22 and
have been getting email for several years but my boat needs repair that I
don't have time to attend to right now so I have asked to be taken off the
list several times but the email keeps  coming.  I didn't send a message
about spreader cups.  I would like to be taken off the mailing list until I
can focus on the boat again.  How do I do that?

Thanks
Bill Landis
walmsl74 at gmail.com



On Thu, Jul 16, 2026 at 11:21 AM ROGER PIHLAJA <roger_pihlaja at msn.com>
wrote:

> Hi William,
>
> Now, your post is coming thru with no content, just a Subject.
>
> I thought a little more about your question.  By any chance, by “spreader
> cups”, are you referring to the stainless steel sockets on the mast that
> the spreader bars plug into?
>
> On my boat, these sockets are solidly pop riveted and thru bolted to the
> mast.  If the thru bolt is loose, you may be able to tighten it.  If the
> pop rivets are loose, they will have to be drilled out and replaced.  Check
> the fillet weld where the socket attaches to the base plate.  If the weld
> is cracked; the fitting will have to be removed and then repaired at a weld
> shop or replaced.
>
> The spreader bar itself is a loose fit into the socket.  This play is
> necessary when stepping/unstepping the mast.  So, don’t be concerned about
> a little wiggle in the spreader bar.
>
> Roger Pihlaja
> S/V Dynamic Equilibrium
> 1978. Sanford, MI
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> > On Jul 16, 2026, at 9:39 AM, WILLIAM MORRIS via Rhodes22-list <
> rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org> wrote:
> >
> > 
>