Gary;
As the others have said, it is for attaching a vang or preventer and the roller reefing system puts the sail inside the loop as it is rolled around the boom. Tom, if the boat has the original boom and end boom sheeting (like my 25 mk1) the stainless plate on the end of the boon, to which the sheet is attached, has another hole at the top. If you still have a topping lift, that hole is where it is attached. Someplace on the boat there is probably a crank handle that fits into a hole in the boom near the gooseneck and serves to roll the boom up for reefing. Rick Brass Washington, NC From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Gary Nylander via CnC-List Sent: Wednesday, August 1, 2018 4:08 PM To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Cc: Gary Nylander <gnylan...@atlanticbb.net> Subject: Re: Stus-List mystery item That is a bit of an antique. Your boat probably came from the factory with roller reefing for the main. The boom was hooked to the mast at one point and there was a crank to wind the boom – thus rolling the sail around it. That roller gizmo was wrapped around the boom and hooked to the topping lift so the boom could rotate freely. If your boom is original, it probably has a single bolt in the aft end and a flat piece of stainless where the main sheet attached. The first ‘big’ boat I sailed on back in the day had one. Gary 1980 30-1 From: CnC-List <cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com <mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com> > On Behalf Of Steve Staten via CnC-List Sent: Wednesday, August 1, 2018 3:37 PM To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com <mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com> Cc: Steve Staten <steve-sta...@cherokee.org <mailto:steve-sta...@cherokee.org> > Subject: Re: Stus-List mystery item OK, I’m just GUESSING but you have it upside down. It slides on a pipe and is used to hang your drink off the little clevis. The four nylon wheels will allow the drink to stay steady as the boat rocks. Did I win a prize? Steve Staten C’Est La Vie C&C 26 Langley, OK USA From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of T Smyth via CnC-List Sent: Wednesday, August 01, 2018 2:32 PM To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com <mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com> Cc: T Smyth Subject: <EXTERNAL> Stus-List mystery item I’m trying to determine the use of an item I found on a recently purchased 1974 C&C 30. It’s probably obvious but I just can’t quite identify it. See photo at https://photos.app.goo.gl/bUs1Qcb3DdsuaFz89 Tks Tom
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