What Are These Horseshoe Looking Things?

[Mikado]

Hello CF,


Does anyone have a clew what these are? A small and larger one came with my boat and I've been hauling them around for years thinking some day I might need them, but first I need to know what they are :-)


Thanks!!


Jeff

[Montanan]

Jeff:

You need to attach a picture of the horsethingies. Use the paperclip button at the top of the messaging box to attach a file, be sure to "upload" after you select and open the picture file, else the file will not become an attachment to your post.

Welcome to CF.

[Mikado]

Hi,
I'm looking at my post and the picture takes up half the page. You don't see it? Not sure why?

[Montanan]

Originally Posted by Mikado

Hi,
I'm looking at my post and the picture takes up half the page. You don't see it? Not sure why?

Nope, I just see your words from Hello CF through to Jeff. No images embedded or thumbnails attached.

I guess we can wait to see if anyone else sees your horse shoes.

Perchance do they look anything like either of these two?

[JoeRobertJr]

Confirming that I also see no image in the original post.

[mcgann454]

You need to size down the picture for it to post.

Look in the sticky for the parameters on the pictures.
Cruisers & Sailing Forums - FAQ

[lvictorlucas]

I have no picture also.

[Montanan]

Sailor's superstition: It is said that if you place a horseshoe on a ship’s mast, it will turn away a storm.

[Pete7]

Lets wait for the OP to post the photos shall we. He is after all one of us.

Pete

[pyroray]

I'm going to take a shot in the dark, toilet seat cushions?

[Mikado]

OK, it's obvious that no one can see the image except me. Here's another go at it. I hope it is worth the wait !!

[Lowcountry]

My guess is that it's a preventer. The hoseshoe goes on your boom and the line goes forward to a cleat to prevent accidental gybes.

[HopCar]

I’m not a sailor but I think those are boom vangs used on roller furled sails.
The real sailors here will correct me.

[JoeRobertJr]

How big are they? Where the line is attached seems too week to handle any load.

[AlanR]

HopCar is correct, with roller reefing on the boom, the vang cannot be attached to the boom. The larger one is for deeper reefing.