what is this for

[hhatza]

I bought a boat recently and I found a pair of these

Dear Fellow Forumites do you have any idea what they are for?
The boat has davits, I suspect they have something to do with that, maybe to secure the transom of the inflatable?

 

[BabaYaga]

To hang a Danforth/Fortress Anchor off the stern rail?

 

[Black Sheep]

That is a beautiful example of a matched right-handed and left-handed pair of snurble gripp thribleys. Cherish them

 

[QBhoy]

Bottle openers…of course !!

 

[LiftyK]

I have an identical pair. BabaYaga is spot on.

 

[Boathook]

To hang a Danforth/Fortress Anchor off the stern rail?

Has the OP got a danforth or fortress anchor or even an anchor ..............

 

[bikedaft]

to alter the angle of a line/rope? (or two...)

 

[Fr J Hackett]

They are for shackling galley slaves with very thin ankles to a convenient place in the boat.

 

[Plum]

To hang a Danforth/Fortress Anchor off the stern rail?

+1, or even off the pulpit.
Anchor rollers and hardware make anchoring easier and safer.

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