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02-19-2011, 12:07 PM
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Veteran Member
City: Bella Coola, BC
Vessel Name: Invictus
Vessel Model: Nordic Tug 32
Join Date: Jan 2011
Posts: 27
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Mystery fitting
When I purchased Invictus in November last year it had lots of 'stuff' stored in various nooks and crannies throughout the boat. My wife and I have been gradually sorting through this stuff, discarding what is no good, and passing on things that might be of use to somebody else. We came across this strange fitting and wonder if anyone out there in Boatland can tell us what it is? So far anyone we ask has been stumped.
A brief text description to go along with the attached images: nicely finished brass fitting consisting of two identical halves that have matching pin and hole, the pins hold the bottom together and the brass shackle holds the top together. The bore has a very large radius and is approximately 1 3/4" in diameter.
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02-19-2011, 12:54 PM
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Guru
Join Date: Oct 2007
Posts: 508
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RE: Mystery fitting
I don't have one of those on my tug. It looks like it might hold up a hose or large cable...a sling, sorta.
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02-19-2011, 12:54 PM
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Moderator Emeritus
City: Home Port: Buck's Harbor, Maine
Vessel Name: "Emily Anne"
Vessel Model: 2001 Island Gypsy 32 Europa (Hull #146)
Join Date: Sep 2008
Posts: 2,846
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RE: Mystery fitting
Looks like it might clamp around a line? For a sentinel?
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02-19-2011, 01:53 PM
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Guru
City: Concrete Washington State
Vessel Name: Willy
Vessel Model: Willard Nomad 30'
Join Date: Oct 2007
Posts: 18,743
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RE: Mystery fitting
Speaking of a sentinel does anyone have one to spare or does anyone know where to get one?
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02-19-2011, 02:09 PM
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Guru
City: Fort Myers, FL... Summers in the Great Lakes
Vessel Name: Slow Hand
Vessel Model: Cherubini Independence 45
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RE: Mystery fitting
Only a guess, but maybe a strain relief for shore power cables? Thinking you might put a power cable and a water hose in the devise and maybe hold it by tying it to say a piling if you had a long span between the boat and the dock power pedestal. Keep the power cord and hose out of the water without a sharp bend in either.
Ted
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02-19-2011, 02:21 PM
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Scraping Paint
City: -
Join Date: Oct 2007
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RE: Mystery fitting
There is an ABI that is a manufacturer or supplier of all sorts of cable-related items. Fittings, tubing, clamps, etc. While I could not find a reference to your specific component I would hazard a guess that it something to hold, suspend, or lift a cable of some sort for some reason.
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02-19-2011, 02:33 PM
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Guru
City: Cruising East Coast US
Vessel Name: Grace
Vessel Model: DeFever 48
Join Date: Apr 2008
Posts: 2,420
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RE: Mystery fitting
I want one!
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02-19-2011, 02:48 PM
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Veteran Member
City: Bella Coola, BC
Vessel Name: Invictus
Vessel Model: Nordic Tug 32
Join Date: Jan 2011
Posts: 27
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RE: Mystery fitting
Thanks for all the replies. Mystery solved!! Just not sure I'll ever use it. Any idea how much weight to add? Downrigger ball?
Thanks,
Peter
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02-19-2011, 02:50 PM
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Guru
City: Bellingham, WA
Vessel Name: Happy Destiny
Vessel Model: Custom Lobster Yacht
Join Date: Oct 2007
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RE: Mystery fitting
You just beat me to it. I googled ABI Marine Products, and there it was.
http://www.sailboatstuff.com/mor_dockitem.html#RodeRide
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02-20-2011, 04:19 AM
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Guru
Join Date: Oct 2007
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RE: Mystery fitting
The weight is a matter of handiness , how easy it is to hang 20- 40 lbs of weight on it and then shakel it to the anchor line..
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02-21-2011, 09:24 AM
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Guru
City: Bellingham, WA
Vessel Name: Happy Destiny
Vessel Model: Custom Lobster Yacht
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RE: Mystery fitting
Quote:
superdiver wrote:
Why would you put that on your rode? what did it do?
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A heavy weight, known as a Kedge or Kellet is attached to the single eyelet, allowing the Kedge to hang below as the bronze aparatus slides down the rode. The curve allows it to slide easilty going down and back. The weight acts to add catenary and create a shallower angle of attack for the anchor relative to the bottom. You would slide it down until it hit the bottom, then bring it back up about ten to twenty feet (subjective distance, as it would depend on how deep your anchorage is, and in my case, it's just a wild a--ed guess.
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02-21-2011, 09:44 AM
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Guru
City: Concrete Washington State
Vessel Name: Willy
Vessel Model: Willard Nomad 30'
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RE: Mystery fitting
Peter,
I'd say about 15 to 30lbs or what ever you can pull up from whatever depth you'll be anchoring in. Seems to me you're boat's at Bella Coola so I'm going to assume you'll prolly be pushing the limit on depth.
Mike,
Thank you for the link. I had'nt found one yet. That's funny** ...I was look'in right at it and didn't even know what it was. Never dreamed the mystery thing was designed to slide.
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