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  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,667
    natrix is on the right lines, and I suppose you could say it comes on a penknife, but it has a very specific use in a specific sport, so the penknife would also have tools also specific to that sport.
  • simonhead
    simonhead Posts: 1,399
    Is it one of those odd things for rope splicing / sail making / cigarette rolling all combined?
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  • pinno
    pinno Posts: 52,315
    Is it a climbing hook?
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  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,667
    simonhead wrote:
    Is it one of those odd things for rope splicing / sail making / cigarette rolling all combined?

    not that
  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,667
    pinarello001 wrote:
    Is it a climbing hook?

    nope
  • laurentian
    laurentian Posts: 2,548
    Used in sailing?
    Wilier Izoard XP
  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,667
    yes
  • natrix
    natrix Posts: 1,111
    A sailing spanner???????????
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  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,667
    Close but definitely not close enough to win.

    The words sailing and spanner are not in the name
  • simonhead
    simonhead Posts: 1,399
    nautical nut wrench?
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  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,667
    You're going the wrong way with this....
  • pinno
    pinno Posts: 52,315
    Maritime accessory adjustment tool.
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  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,667
    Yes but what's the accessory and what's the name of the tool?

    It does have a specific name which isn't stupidly anal
  • pinno
    pinno Posts: 52,315
    coriordan wrote:
    Yes but what's the accessory and what's the name of the tool?

    It does have a specific name which isn't stupidly anal

    What yer sayin' like?

    A water transport vessel widget valve metering facility operation lever?
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  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,667
    You didn't mention sheep, so no
  • natrix
    natrix Posts: 1,111
    A sailors sheep spanner????? :mrgreen:
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  • pinno
    pinno Posts: 52,315
    Is it for tying up drunken press-ganged sailors?
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  • simonhead
    simonhead Posts: 1,399
    Is it so sailors have a stencil for waxing
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  • jordan_217
    jordan_217 Posts: 2,580
    Knot or lanyard related?
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  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,667
    Nothing to do with tying knots
  • simonhead
    simonhead Posts: 1,399
    Is it for tightening those metal loop things
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  • jordan_217
    jordan_217 Posts: 2,580
    Can it only be used on a boat or are there other applications?

    EDIT: Does something fit inside the loop or do you put the whole thing inside something else?
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  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,667
    simonhead wrote:
    Is it for tightening those metal loop things

    this. But what's it called?
  • Phil_D
    Phil_D Posts: 467
    coriordan wrote:
    simonhead wrote:
    Is it for tightening those metal loop things

    this. But what's it called?

    Shackle Key.

    But I googled it to put us all out of our misery.
  • natrix
    natrix Posts: 1,111
    Phil_D wrote:
    But I googled it to put us all out of our misery.

    :mrgreen::mrgreen::mrgreen::mrgreen::mrgreen:
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  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,667
    Shackle key indeed. Over to you Phil D
  • Phil_D
    Phil_D Posts: 467
    Nominate Simonhead.
  • simonhead
    simonhead Posts: 1,399
    Dont have anything to hand and will be offline all weekend. Any takers?
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  • pinno
    pinno Posts: 52,315
    This is a watch!:

    cabestan_1.jpg

    Stumbled across it whilst looking for something unusual.

    Here goes:

    pic3240b.jpg
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  • arran77
    arran77 Posts: 9,260
    Is it a Cox's Till?
    "Arran, you are like the Tony Benn of smut. You have never diluted your depravity and always stand by your beliefs. You have my respect sir and your wife my pity" :lol:

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