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Posted by Wolfwere88@reddit | sailing | View on Reddit | 24 comments
What in the wide world of sailing are these?
Posted by Wolfwere88@reddit | sailing | View on Reddit | 24 comments
What in the wide world of sailing are these?
Millennialfalcon1995@reddit
Almost looks like some kind of drogue line. Creates a little drag to stabilize the boat while going downwind in heavy weather? I don’t think that’s what they are but it looks like it would work as one…
CreativeBasil5344@reddit
That's what I thought at first, but it seems the plastic thingamajigs are not attached to a certain part of the rope, so they would just slide to the end of the rope. It seems likely it's to prevent rats from taking over the boat.
Millennialfalcon1995@reddit
Ahh that makes sense. We await the purpose of the thingymajigs in suspense over here
CreativeBasil5344@reddit
I could not bear the devastating thought of keeping you in suspense over the purpose of the thingamajigs, so I called our AI Overlords for support:
"These red plastic objects are interlocking anti-rat guards (also known as rat guards or rodent deterrents) designed to prevent rats from boarding a boat via mooring lines."
Scronje@reddit
Look up "baggywrinkles".
LastTreestar@reddit
I'm not falling for this again.
manhands007@reddit
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LateralThinkerer@reddit
Crew morale improver.
LegitMeatPuppet@reddit
I like this answer.
Wolfwere88@reddit (OP)
It does look like a cat-o-nine due to the 9 ribs, I think we have a theory
Independent-Air-146@reddit
Plastic pollution
instantredditer@reddit
someone forgot to put away the toys
NaturalMiserable@reddit
Just dont pull those out like you were starting a chainsaw
CoolAndyNeat@reddit
It Stihl hurts!
ManWhoIsDrunk@reddit
I remember that post!
FredIsAThing@reddit
You're not the boss of me!
Popeye-SailorMan@reddit
Does look like they interlock at right angles. Maybe stops halyard slap. Maybe on dock line it stops rats.
squeaki@reddit
I'm gonna say... Something to do with stopping rats at the dock
MDdadbod@reddit
That is the 8 piece version of a licorice stopper knot.
For when you are just too sweet to use a regular figure 8 knot.
tench745@reddit
Don't know what they're for, but it looks like the might interlock into a semi-caltrop kind of shape.
MedicalTrick5802@reddit
Maybe some sort of improvised Jacob’s ladder?
OldBowDude@reddit
Hard to tell without a banana for scale.
LizardTentacle@reddit
Classic