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General Category => General Discussion => Topic started by: John A on March 17, 2019, 10:55:04 AM
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I have this wood thing from a boat that I don't know the purpose or name of that I want to identify. It's a turned piece about three feet long. It has a round ball on one end and the other end is tapered with a stainless sleeve, made to fit in a hole and be removable . Seems like I remember there were several laying about, some stuck in holes, maybe something to do with ropes. Any sailors out there? I've been useing it as a workout cane, it's about two inches in diameter at its fattest, tapered with a ball.
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Belaying Pin? Not a sailor but willing to guess.
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WAG.......A flag standard or pole??
Paul B :boozing:
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tiller extension for a small sailboat is my guess. My daysailer has one kinda like that. Most have a Ujoint on the attachment end, but maybe that had another connection.. Thats my guess anyway
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Hmm. Description reminds me somehow of St. Patrick's day and those Irish fighting sticks called "Sheleighly" sticks I think ...
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In the old days, the budget conscious used "Cudgeling" instead of dueling with swords or pistols. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rgu0j2G_4ic :violent1:
Ouch! Just like fencing (anyone here try that?) slow feints and probes, then lightning fast jabs. Requires great dexterity.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BfIx6QCmLkU
Sail on. Salute! :kiss:
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S'not a belaying pin. Those are shorter and fatter.
It might be a handle for a tiller but those are most often not round.
What makes you think it is part of a boat?
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S'not a belaying pin. Those are shorter and fatter.
It might be a handle for a tiller but those are most often not round.
What makes you think it is part of a boat?
That's where I think it came from, we had a 28 footer and I think I remember some of these in a row, ready to be used but I don't remember how or what they were used for. it does have three small holes in the side, like there was a fitting, maybe a cleat for rope on it at some time
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How about a better pic of the tapered end? Is that black rubber something you added? Please measure the hole diameters and the linear spacing of those holes.
I initially thought tiller extension, but that requires a pulling action and so would have to have some bracketry at the non-ball end.
Also thought about temporary life-line stanchions for railing usage while in port.
Do a Google search for Wood Burgee Pole. A burgee being a nautical pennant or flag, usually denoting membership in a specific yacht club. You will see numerous pics of exactly what you have. "burgee pole".
Patrick Hayes
Fremont CA
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I've added some pics to the original post. the rubber end is just a big cane tip and wouldn't have anything to with it. I think the rod itself is a common boating thing, but I sure don't know. Maybe its a handle for something that turns, like a windlass
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tiller extension for a small sailboat is my guess. My daysailer has one kinda like that. Most have a Ujoint on the attachment end, but maybe that had another connection.. Thats my guess anyway
i think this too.. send that pic up to Johnson boat works in WBL, the can probably ID the boat it came from.
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Do a Google search for Wood Burgee Pole. A burgee being a nautical pennant or flag, usually denoting membership in a specific yacht club. You will see numerous pics of exactly what you have. "burgee pole".
Patrick Hayes
Fremont CA
That's it, it's a burgee pole. Now I'm going to see what it's used for, besides shaking at kids.
For flags mostly
Thanks all :thumb:
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My guess is that it's a burgee mast.
The stainless end fit into a deck fitting. The crevice corrosion in the stainless steel might be a clue that it fit into a deck fitting.
If it is for flying a burgee is should NOT have a hole drilled into the top end ball. But they, perhaps, had a burgee that was just a little bit too tall.
Take my suggestion for what you will.
Bill
Life long boater, marine surveyor, marina manager and yacht broker.
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With a burgee mast like that one could swab the decks, swab the squabs and up the yardarm quicker than a lizard up a drainpipe, all the while keelhauling the binnacle.. :thumb:
Every boat should have one. :wink:
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I think its a temp ensign/flag/burgee pole. The metal end goes on a hole. At first I though it was a whisker pole for poling out the jib but its looks too short.
Kev
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I think its a temp ensign/flag/burgee pole. The metal end goes on a hole. At first I though it was a whisker pole for poling out the jib but its looks too short.
Kev
Yup, have one on the stern of my boat. At three feet, yours is probably from a 30-40 foot vessel. Sometimes they would be socketed into the top of the bow light, more commonly into a proprietary fitting on the deck.
Larry