Terminology teak rungs on trawler mast stays

[Faracasfinest]

What are the teak “rungs” called on the stays holding up the mast on a motor yacht such as a Marine Trader 34 mast? Other than climbing up the mast to change the anchor light bulb what is their use for?

 

[C lectric]

https://classic-sailing.com/article...rizontal rungs,the ratlines like ladder rungs.



Ratlines is I believe the name for those horizontal rungs to step on and lift yourself and climb.

Described in the section " How Difficult is Climbing The Mast ?. Scroll down from the top of the page.


Why ratlines I have no idea.
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[AusCan]

Ratlines are useful if you want to look like a pirate.

Ratlines are usually made from rope, the wooden ones are sometimes called ratboards.


Actually, I'm considering them myself. Besides being useful for climbing the mast, they are a safety barrier on either side of the mast - handy when I'm raising/dropping sails in rough water.
A pin rail (similar board but used for tying off halyards) would also be cool.

 

[Comodave]

Welcome aboard. Ratlines or ratboards or rungs works for me...

 

[bayview]

having a lookout standing high up is useful for improving bottom visibility when navigating in shallow but clear water and fishing

 

[Matt]

Perhaps nitpicking but “stays” run fore and aft while “shrouds” run to the sides and might have ratlines or boards...