What is This, Anyone Need One?

[Rick Webb]

This was kicking around our club for a long time. The most useful purpose seemed to be for a sail loft door stop.

Somehow I ended up with it.
Hate to chuck it if it's useful.

 

[Orbweaver]

(doing my best Red Skelton impression) I don't know what that is, but it's a genuine idn't?

 

[FastOlson]

I recall seeing one in an ad, about 30 years ago. It mounted on the rear side of a spar for an external roller furling sail.
There might have been several of them, spread out over the length.
Dim memory, tho. Passed along, FWIW.

 

[Project_Mayhem]

Add-a-boom for those who want a couple extra booms on their mast

 

[rgranger]

You can’t toss that… it is just too weird

 

[Leeward Rail]

It's a henway.

 

[jssailem]

It's a henway.

And you call me sick, Groucho

 

[Leeward Rail]

And you call me sick, Groucho

 

[Rick Webb]

It's a henway.

It's about four pounds

 

[rgranger]

It's about four pounds

That’s what she said

 

[stickinthemud57]

I recall seeing one in an ad, about 30 years ago. It mounted on the rear side of a spar for an external roller furling sail.
There might have been several of them, spread out over the length.
Dim memory, tho. Passed along, FWIW.

I agree that it would attach to a spar. Maybe for attaching something to the boom?

 

[Alan K]

Looks like an old left-handed sail flaker to me.

 

[capta]

I believe you could attach the main sheet to the old boom furling system.

 

[Rick Webb]

I believe you could attach the main sheet to the old boom furling system.

That is what I initially thought. I cannot get my head around how it would work.

 

[thinwater]

I believe you could attach the main sheet to the old boom furling system.

Close.

It is a sail guide for an older in-boom system, though I can't remember which. It helps align the cloth with the feeder when hoisting. The flanges allow mounting it inside the spar. I don't believe any of the newer systems use these (better feeder design).

 

[Rick Webb]

Close.

It is a sail guide for an older in-boom system, though I can't remember which. It helps align the cloth with the feeder when hoisting. The flanges allow mounting it inside the spare. I don't believe and of the newer systems use these (better feeder design).

Thanks

That of course makes more sense than any of the other things we came up with.

Better than chucking it in the trash I am going to stuff it deep into the next boat that someone is selling. It'll be a head scratcher for the next guy who ends up with it.

Is that evil?

 

[kappykaplan]

Is that evil?

Nah . . .

 

[rgranger]

I am going to stuff it deep into the next boat that someone is selling. It'll be a head scratcher for the next guy who ends up with it.

I hope to live long enough to see the next post with a pic of this...

While you are at it, throw in all of the random bits of SS that you have stashed in the coffee can you have in your shed.

 

[thinwater]

... Better than chucking it in the trash I am going to stuff it deep into the next boat that someone is selling. It'll be a head scratcher for the next guy who ends up with it.

Is that evil?

Come to think of it, I've had a couple of Henways in every boat I have ever owned. And I passed most of them along.

 

[LloydB]

Wherever you put it you should make a label for it that says something such as 'do not install after turning on power' or label with a sharpie 'Only Install After...~&#% ^&* ~~~' while making sure to keep the secondary instructions illegible.