Anybody know what this is?

[MrRagu]

One of my hobbies is photography. A guy was cleaning out the garage of a house he bought and found this. He thought it might go on the bow of a boat. Nobody there knew for sure. So, I thought I would pose the question here.

Thanks!
Mike

[brak]

some sort of bracket, for a self-steering system may be?

[camaraderie]

Actually that is a sexual device CD uses called "the punisher" ....The Hawg loves it!

[Valiente]

So that's where my jockstrap went!

(we aren't helping, are we? Actually, it looks like a piece from a very, very old windvane.)