The metal pole inside the boat that takes the pressure from the mast, stepped on the deck above, down onto the metal keel box.
I took the table top off today to check the keel winder. It's quite damp in there and the salt has done its work. The keel winding bits looked well greased and fine but the bottom of the compression post, where it ends in a flat T shape bolted to the top of the keel box, is quite corroded. It seems to sit on a plywood pad which has delaminated and fallen to bits. The post is steel I think and well rusted, I didn't poke at it too much in case I made it worse. If I hadn't looked in there I would probably never have known but now I am a little worried.
Has anyone had any trouble with the compression post, is there cause for concern or will it last another 40 years?
Thanks
Alistair
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