Misterious object discovered onboard

[MapisM]

I found this thingie in a closet and can neither remember where it comes from nor what it is.
Any hint appreciated.
Aside from comments on the incompatibility between arteriosclerosis and boating, that is!

 

[STEVEDUNSTABLE]

is it an old sea anchor? /forums/images/graemlins/confused.gif

 

[Al Dickson]

Is it a water catcher ?

 

[billabongjpm]

Looks like a rain water catcher

 

[MapisM]

Mmmm... naah, the red woven would get soaked in a minute, it's not water resistant at all.
Btw, looking at the pics now, I suspect that it should be assembled the other way round.
I mean, with the red woven above the wooden sticks, which in turn keep it tight (with the hole fitting the central wooden shaft). Not that I can think of any sensible use for it also this way... /forums/images/graemlins/blush.gif

 

[NJMcK]

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...with the red woven above the wooden sticks, which in turn keep it tight (with the hole fitting the central wooden shaft). Not that I can think of any sensible use for it also this way...

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Temporary cover for plate of food or similar?

 

[MapisM]

Now that's an idea. Dunno if that's what it was meant to be, but at least it's a sensible usage!
Better than swmbo suggestion, anyway: why dontcha use it as a hat when waterskiing in sunny days? /forums/images/graemlins/tongue.gif)

 

[Wiggo]

We had one of those a few years back and like yours, the tensioner and handle/socket got lost so we chucked it. Good while it lasted though...

 

[MapisM]

Good for what? Food cover as NJMcK suggested, or anything else?

 

[Wiggo]

Oh, it had loads of uses, if I remember rightly...

 

[MapisM]

C'mon, spill the beans. I know you're aware of more about it than myself.
There is in fact a small tube fitted inside the central wooden shaft, which leads me to believe that you didn't invent the tensioner and handle/socket...
...which was not enough of a clue for my vanishing memory, though!

 

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A Lamp Shade?

 

[jhr]

Is it a Snurble Grip-Thribley? As you can see, Webcraft had one for sale a while back. /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif