Years ago .....

[Boathook]

Clearing out my Dad's 'stuff' following his death I found this. I know that PBO did plastic items years ago but nothing like this as far I can remember.

 

[Wansworth]

Obviously clued up in those distant days,what else does a sailer need!,

 

[Poignard]

I have one onboard and it gets used quite a lot (and not just for opening beer bottles).

 

[RichardS]

Sorry about the circumstances ..... but do the long slots in the middle fit anything?

Richard

 

[mjcoon]

Sorry about the circumstances ..... but do the long slots in the middle fit anything?

Richard

Depends if you have any shackles with pins. Not sure about Fray Bentos tins...

Mike.

 

[Boathook]

Sorry about the circumstances ..... but do the long slots in the middle fit anything?

Richard

I suspect shackles, but the whole item is only 4.5" long and round 1/16" thick so any done up tightly wont be undone by it.

 

[r_h]

That would date from when Sailing Today launched. Future Publishing was well-known for useful cover-mounted items (usually CD-ROMs for its gaming and techie titles, though ST had the John Goode cockpit plotter)... so IPC responded with cover-mounted gifts.

 

[Lightwave395]

Got one in my chart table too, found the long slots actually undo shackles quite well

 

[Aja]

That's my keyring!

 

[Wansworth]

Now if they could have worked a corkscrew......

 

[DownWest]

Now if they could have worked a corkscrew......

Luckily Champers does not need a corkscrew.... Also, not so many philips screws heads back then.

 

[Wansworth]

.........well yes,what else !

 

[LittleSister]

I have long treasured a very handy measuring device that came free with PBO years ago - a bit of plastic about 3" x 2" with a ruler along the edges, a V shaped cut out marked to measure thickness, and holes to measure screw sizes (IIRC the screw sizes are wrongly labelled, though).

You didn't need a corkscrew on your bottle opener/shackle key in them days - when men were men, and drank only beer and spirits. (That was before the EU cruelly forced us to drink wine, thus diluting proper British blood and leading to namby-pamby expectations of space, hygiene and comfort on board. )

 

[Wansworth]

Those pesky Frenchies I recall crossed the channel with gay abandon in little plywood boxes,reeking of vino long before Brits managed in their westerly s

 

[Thistle]

If the shackle pins fit the slot it will be able to undo them. Don't underestimate simple tools. KISS!

 

[ShinyShoe]

Still available:

Stainless Steel Shackle Key with Two Varying Size Shackle Slots for Marine | eBay

And yes middle slot is a shackle key

 

[dk]

Yep, still have one in the boat kit!

 

[CAPTAIN FANTASTIC]

Yes, I have one and it is used a lot.

 

[JumbleDuck]

I have long treasured a very handy measuring device that came free with PBO years ago - a bit of plastic about 3" x 2" with a ruler along the edges, a V shaped cut out marked to measure thickness, and holes to measure screw sizes (IIRC the screw sizes are wrongly labelled, though).

I found one of those in a box of stuff from my late father's house ... ten minutes ago. Spoooooooky.

 

[chwarae]

I have one,still working!