What is this? Why is it on my boat?

[sailingdog]

The previous owner cut that one page out of the manual to drive you crazy.

Originally Posted by craigtoo

I've even read my manual. How the heck did I miss this!?!

I knew SailNet couldn't let me down for long!

Thanks to all...!

Craig

[Sabreman]

Don't forget to read the section about how to paint your bottom without hauling. :;

[Sabreman]

SimonV, Been at sea on a big gray boat, working. Just got back to Sailnet. Glad to help.

[Liberator38]

Hello All:

Glad that you were able to figure out that it is a ramrod for your centerboard, should it become stuck. We have had a Sabre 38 w/centerboard since 1990, and never had a problem w/ our board not dropping when needed. However, last summer a centerboard version of the Sabre 36 in our charter fleet did have the board get stuck in the "up" position. After releasing tension on the centerboard winch, upcapping stainless steel cap nut in boat bilge, and enjoying a great Roman fountain for a brief period in the main salon, we tried to use this device to push the board down, but to no avail. Cause was actually a few mussels which had broken free from inside the trunk and became lodged alongside the board. Short haul and some long thin prods allowed the board to fall. Incidentally, you can move the rubber hose if more or less length is required, but it is there to keep one from losing the rod through the bottom of the boat. I hope that this experience sheds some light on this mystery Sabre apparatus! Fair Winds!

[bob chaisson]

Is it by any chance a manual bilge pump handle or extension and is there a reward for guessing what it is? ;-)

Bob s/v Valkyrie, Citation 35.5

[tjaldur]

I have seen something like it in Norway. But if that is the case something is missing. That is a contraption to catch the eye of a buoy, but the carabine hook (or whatever it is called in English) is missing. It may resemble a sort of trap that locks and threads the rope thru the eye of the buoy.

[tomaz_423]

Bob and tj.
Good work on posting after the mystery was solved. Is this an attempt to pump this thread to new post count record area according to this plan:
1) We all post several wild guesses.
2) The answer from Sabreman will be lost somewhere in between hundreds of posts no-one would read and the game will continue. . . .

[Sapperwhite]

Good thinking Tomaz,

Is it a poor mans fishing pole? Just tie a line and hook to the end, dip it in the water and fish the day away?

[bubb2]

Originally Posted by tomaz_423

Bob and tj.
Good work on posting after the mystery was solved. Is this an attempt to pump this thread to new post count record area according to this plan:
1) We all post several wild guesses.
2) The answer from Sabreman will be lost somewhere in between hundreds of posts no-one would read and the game will continue. . . .

Sabreman who?

[Sabreman]

Sabreman = Me!

The device is a centerboard un-sticker (technical term). See the procedure on the previous page for how to use it. It's a Sabre thing.