Wotizit ?

[Boo2]

Found this wooden thing in a locker whilst tidying, anyone care to guess what it is for ?

Thanks,

Boo2

 

[Redfox226]

Bucket seat?!

 

[Boo2]

Bucket seat?!

Don't think so. I actually have my suspicions but am holding off until the panel has had their say...

Boo2

 

[prv]

Looks to me like a small table (for drinks etc) that clamps round a mast. Is yours keel stepped? Or perhaps you have a mizzen that passes through the cockpit?

Pete

 

[chewi]

Bucket seat?!

+1

 

[prv]

Bucket seat?!

+1

- Why the two halves?
- Why the support brackets underneath?
- Why the squared-off shape to one side of the hole?

Note also that the tip of one of the underneath brackets protrudes into the hole and is shaped to fit into the sail luff groove.

It may not be a table, but whatever it is, it quite clearly clamps around a mast.

Pete

 

[BobnLesley]

a bird table/roosting platform - it'll keep them off the Windex.

 

[Len Ingalls]

Clamps around mast-pointy thing goes in sail track- wedgy thing keeps it "square" to mast (can't tilt). All guesses!
What to use it for--no idea. Fun guessing though!
Cheers/ Len

 

[Poignard]

It is to enable your Lascar crew to use the lavatory by squatting over it instead of sitting on it.

 

[sarabande]

hmm, the mast theory looks very sound, but items placed on it will fall off as the boat heels and pitches - no fiddles.

 

[RichardS]

hmm, the mast theory looks very sound, but items placed on it will fall off as the boat heels and pitches - no fiddles.

It's for a cat then.

Catamaran not pussy cat.

Although ..........

Richard

 

[Boo2]

Hi,

I think those of you who mentioned the mast are right - the cutout is definitely the right size and shape and the mast is keel stepped. But what on earth is it for ?

Boo2

 

[Giblets]

Would it be a seat or step for use when working up the mast?

 

[prv]

I think those of you who mentioned the mast are right - the cutout is definitely the right size and shape and the mast is keel stepped. But what on earth is it for ?

If you did clamp it around the mast in the cabin, would it be in a convenient place to hold a cup of tea or glass of gin while lounging on a bunk? I made a somewhat similar shelf that fitted round Kindred Spirit's compression post - mine had small fiddles, but the maker of this one might not have bothered for harbour use?

Pete

 

[Giblets]

If you did clamp it around the mast in the cabin, would it be in a convenient place to hold a cup of tea or glass of gin while lounging on a bunk? I made a somewhat similar shelf that fitted round Kindred Spirit's compression post - mine had small fiddles, but the maker of this one might not have bothered for harbour use?

Pete

Is the track normally visible in the saloon on a keel stepped mast?

 

[prv]

Is the track normally visible in the saloon on a keel stepped mast?

People sometimes cover the mast with pretty fabric or nautical ropework, but if it's not covered then yes, the luff groove will be visible. The aluminium extrusion is the same all the way along.

Pete

 

[Davy_S]

Does it slide down to cabin sole level, to make a neat flush finish where mast foot sits?

 

[oldvarnish]

I've got one, but without the clamps.

It's only trim. It sits on the cabin lining where the mast comes through the cabin roof. It makes for a nicer view if you are in your bunk looking upwards.

It's removable to make it easier to get the mast in and out.

 

[lw395]

Hi,

I think those of you who mentioned the mast are right - the cutout is definitely the right size and shape and the mast is keel stepped. But what on earth is it for ?

Boo2

Would it work as a step?
Above deck, below boom?
Would it stop people treading on the electrical connections?

 

[Davy_S]

It could fix around a persons neck, to prevent spillage from fray bentos pies.