Any idea what these cables are for? F32 Hoyt

[tnltracy]

Hi Folks,

Found these in the companionway storage along with a few blocks yesterday (Happy Day!) and I'm not sure if they belong on the boat for a specific use or not. They appear unused, and I can't think of a place they belong. They are 6, 12 and 18 inches long, with SS thimbles at each end.

Thoughts??

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[VeloFellow]

On my boat, a previous owner had used something like this instead of a downhaul. I chose to use them for that purpose with a halyard shackle to the tack. When I was using a rope downhaul I seemed to have to readjust tension after a little sailing. With this element, all luff tensioning is with the halyard. Of course I can't read the mind of the creator. It maybe some heavy duty fishing gear.

[Rick Simonds]

No idea, but I'll take 3 completely wild ass guesses:

1) An experiment with putting a pendant on the tack of the Camberspar jib to raise it up a little and see under it a little better. (If so, I bet it didn't work very well, the Camberspar started hitting the mast when tacking. How do I know this?)

2) The outhaul mechanism inside the boom has some blocks attached with wire pendents like these. These seem pretty short but replacements for those, maybe?

3) I made something very similar as homemade lockable lanyards for stuff like outboard motors and dinghies. They won't stop a determined thief but they will stop an opportunist. Mine have soft plastic tubing over the wire to avoid scratches.

[tnltracy]

interesting ideas guys. I'm going to go with item 2 from Rick. Haven't even gotten into the boom yet, but I am unsure if I have the blocks in the middle or if the reefing lines and out haul just run straight through. I don't have the flat sided boom I've seen in docs, more teardrop shaped, with dual reefing lines and a cable type outhaul for the mainsail.

[midnightsailor]

They look like jib pennants to raise the jib higher from the deck like previously suggested. Could also be used for any number of things like hold-downs for a cabintop located dingy, or to secure a bow anchor, or locking up various types of gear , like outboards , also sugested.