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Ramona > 9 months ago, 28 Dec 2018

Ramona

NSW

7737 posts

28 Dec 2018 6:45pm

This item was found in a compartment on my mates alloy Cole 42. Nicely made out of a hardwood with the rope well fitted into holes drilled into the sides. Presume it's upside down with rubber bits on the bottom. Seems too tidy for some thing that's normally hidden from view. Thoughts?

DamoB

NSW

14 posts

28 Dec 2018 6:57pm

Bosun's Chair maybe... or part of one.

plev

QLD

181 posts

28 Dec 2018 7:09pm

Hang it over the pushpit & clamp on your outboard?

Craig66

NSW

2466 posts

28 Dec 2018 8:25pm

Munted toes

Seebreasy73

QLD

334 posts

28 Dec 2018 9:01pm

medieval tourture device or imperial shackles maybe

shaggybaxter

QLD

2661 posts

28 Dec 2018 9:14pm

A really badly designed rung for a transom ladder?
Or the bottom row of a Space Invaders game?

nswsailor

NSW

1458 posts

28 Dec 2018 11:12pm

A rigram for a gooses bridal

Bristolfashion

VIC

490 posts

29 Dec 2018 7:47am

Trivet?

Bristol

Ramona

NSW

7737 posts

29 Dec 2018 7:55am

It just might be a hatchway seat. If I had a sliding hatch I would sit on the entry coaming and keep a lookout while the windvane steers. This item could possibly fit over the coaming to give more surface area and add some comfort for a tired old bum.

valo

NSW

309 posts

29 Dec 2018 10:20am

it was called many things. The most common name was a "Thingo" Shortened from the formal name of "Thingamebob"
Many sailors found the latter hard to say, hence the shortened name.

LooseChange

NSW

2140 posts

29 Dec 2018 11:16am

I think the cut outs on the inside corners might be a clue, they look to have been cut so as to fit around something, otherwise why are they there?

Newmo

VIC

471 posts

29 Dec 2018 1:42pm

Two uses
Coil your rope around it to keep it all neat and tidy, when not used for rope it sits on top of a bucket for the number 2 use

crustysailor

VIC

871 posts

29 Dec 2018 10:11pm

deck protector for around the anchor bollard?

DAMA

QLD

239 posts

30 Dec 2018 12:10am

False floor for shower

Ramona

NSW

7737 posts

30 Dec 2018 8:10am

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DAMA said..
False floor for shower

Good one!

Seebreasy73

QLD

334 posts

30 Dec 2018 11:12am

think it meant to hold things together (like planks?), the two circular cuts at the end allow the wood pieces to be turned perpendicular and the cuts allow the rope to fall into that area? no?

nswsailor

NSW

1458 posts

30 Dec 2018 12:15pm

Photo of the other side please G, I reckon it's upside down!

samsturdy

NSW

1659 posts

30 Dec 2018 12:30pm

It's to stand metal objects on so they don't come into contact with the Coles alloy surfaces and cause corrosion.

UncleBob

NSW

1301 posts

30 Dec 2018 1:36pm

Are there by any chance two winches that are the same distance apart as the length of the timber ? The cutouts look like they could have been made to fit the base of a winch.

Ramona

NSW

7737 posts

30 Dec 2018 6:19pm

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Ramona said..
It just might be a hatchway seat. If I had a sliding hatch I would sit on the entry coaming and keep a lookout while the windvane steers. This item could possibly fit over the coaming to give more surface area and add some comfort for a tired old bum.

It's rather sad when I answer my own posts! This will surprise some of you but I was right. Mate was surprised I was right also! Fooling around out there today and this is how it looks. The rubber feet hold it out from the alloy. It is quite comfortable but I reckon it needs some padding.

nswsailor

NSW

1458 posts

30 Dec 2018 11:12pm

So it was upside down..sort of

Ramona

NSW

7737 posts

31 Dec 2018 7:56am

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nswsailor said..
So it was upside down..sort of

Yep. I thought it was in the first post. The rubber bits looked like they were there for a reason.

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