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

[ROGER PIHLAJA]

Thanks Bill!

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> On Jul 16, 2026, at 12:19 PM, Michael D. Weisner <mweisner at ebsmed.com> wrote:
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> -------- Original message --------From: Bill Landis <walmsl74 at gmail.com> Date: 7/16/26  12:01 PM  (GMT-05:00) To: The Rhodes 22 Email List <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Fwd: Re: Fwd: Spreader bar cups loose How to
>    tighten? Hi Roger,I think there may be a problem with the Rhodes list.  I have a rhodes22 andhave been getting email for several years but my boat needs repair that Idon't have time to attend to right now so I have asked to be taken off thelist several times but the email keeps  coming.  I didn't send a messageabout spreader cups.  I would like to be taken off the mailing list until Ican focus on the boat again.  How do I do that?ThanksBill Landiswalmsl74 at gmail.comOn 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:> >> > >