Anyone know what this is?

[ojingo]

Hi,
I recently purchased 1992 Beneteau Oceanis 350 with this bracket at the stern of the boat.
Anyone know what this is?

https://photos.app.goo.gl/Tf2HThrmWsbJCx3T8

Thanks!

Christian

 

[BrianRobin]

Looks like a life ring bracket.

 

[Dave Groshong]

Looks like a life ring bracket.

Yep, life ring or horse shoe

 

[ojingo]

That would make sense.

Thank You!

 

[Will Gilmore]

It DOES look like one, but...
It has an interesting curled wire hook and the wrong shape for a horseshoe or lifesaver. How about a grill mount with LP hose support? That curled wire loop looks like it would catch on the buoy's painter. Make it easy to tangle.
The horseshoe preservers we had, caught the ends of the horseshoe at the bottom. They looked like this

But then, this is one too

So, maybe. It looks like it would be hard to hang with your flag there.

- Will (Dragonfly)

 

[BigEasy]

Definitely the Horseshoe throwable PFD bracket. Standard Beneteau design and is welded onto to stern pulpit. Have one just like it on my boat. Horseshoe fits onto it just fine.

 

[Ron20324]

...Anyone know what this is?

I use my bracket in post #1 to hold the shore power cord- and even lock it on as needed. I can also mount the BBQ to the rail, then let the arm rest on the outter bracket to help support the weight.

 

[Jackdaw]

It DOES look like one, but...
It has an interesting curled wire hook and the wrong shape for a horseshoe or lifesaver. How about a grill mount with LP hose support? That curled wire loop looks like it would catch on the buoy's painter. Make it easy to tangle.
The horseshoe preservers we had, caught the ends of the horseshoe at the bottom. They looked like thiBut then, this is onetooo, maybe. It looks like it would be hard to hang with your flag there.

- Will (Dragonfly)

That curled wire is there to keep the strap secure and the horseshoe on the boat. Anyone that has sailed for any length of time has lost one of these off the transom due to the strap not being secured. Some people sail with them unsecured so you don't have to un-clip them in a MOB situation. That design allows for the deployment without having to un-clip, you just have to un-loop it.

 

[Weasel]

Yup, horshoe throwable. I use the hook to hang line from horshoe. Clever those folks from Beneteau!
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