What is this? Why is it on my boat?

[craigtoo]

Originally Posted by Stillraining

if you go ask the PO and dont let us in on it, were going to use that thing on you dont you?...

[Dunlookn]

It's a "gazinta."

It goes in to the place you found it...and you go sailing.

[Geosailor]

Boom support? Topping lift is busted, spring on the hard vang is worn out, need to support boom until the main halyard is attached????

[Joel73]

Although i was not born there, i've been spending A LOT of time in Oriental since literally before i was born. I expect once i die my ashes will be scattered there. Or at least that is my wish.

OK... i can't keep on topic to save my life... now where did i put that tequila?

Crap... i'm being hailed by the wife to be.... see you later. good luck with the mystery. Now i expect i'll have weird dreams about that contraption tonight. thanks!

[uspirate]

Originally Posted by billyruffn

Don't throw it away. Put it back in its bracket and wait. At some point in the next year or so, you'll say to yourself...."Now what I need for this is a bar of aluminum with a piece of hose around it so I don't mark the X when we do Y with it".

Good things come to those who wait.

yeah i agree with billy, two weeks after you toss it, you will figure out what it's for, till then use it as a hemorrhoid remover but my first guess is that it's a homemade pushpole with the rubber being used as to not scratch the deck, but then the hose clamps put that theory in the trash.

[brak]

Originally Posted by uspirate

yeah i agree with billy, two weeks after you toss it, you will figure out what it's for, till then use it as a hemorrhoid remover but my first guess is that it's a homemade pushpole with the rubber being used as to not scratch the deck, but then the hose clamps put that theory in the trash.

I had that happen - threw away a weird looking stick. Well, two weeks later when I realized that fuel tank indicator is only approximate (and 1/4 left can mean 1/2 tank or empty ) - I understood what that thing is - it was something to poke into a tank to get a precise amount of fuel left. Oh well.

[sailboy21]

I would say a flosser (i.e. removing kelp from rudder) but the hose clamps preclude that possibility

[Plumper]

Could it be to hold up the companionway steps for engine access?

[US27inKS]

Are there any marks on the rod such as a bit of grease on one end, or perhaps some scratches like it was used to push against something?

[bestfriend]

Oh! I know what it is, wait, hold on, someones at the door....be right back....

Okay, seriously, does it fit in the open part of the "u" in your galley to help keep you safe under weigh? Or maybe props open the lazerettes in some sort of configuration?