What is it?

[bhartley]

Any idea what this is? It is made of laminated wood and is approximately 20" across. The curved section has two threaded inserts. They were in a locker on the new 25D.



I'm counting on someone out there to know! A weird strapless bosun's chair is all we've come up with so far.

Be the first to solve the mystery!

Thanks,

Bly

[Robert The Gray]

have you seen anywhere on board the matching holes for the threaded inserts?

does the finish seem to correspond with any other finishes on the boat as far as age and material goes?

they look pretty light weight so I do not imagine them being used for anything that structural. they may be simple cushion dividers so the baby will not fall out of the bunk. or temporary shelves for the galley.

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[FloatingMoneyPit]

I agree with Mr. The Gray in that they are likely not strong enough to be a bosun's chair or anything else structural. The shape of the curved piece reminds me of so many forepeak doors; the slots could be for ventilation, which reinforces this idea. But given the 25D's layout, that seems unlikely.
Oh well, I tried.

[MikeD]

I was going to mention a v-berth partition as well. How about partitions for a cockpit or stern locker, or the area under the cockpit?

[bhartley]

I just knew one of you would know exactly what this was instantly so my description is a little off. The pieces are made of laminated 3/8" plywood. The square one is 12" x 12" and the other is 12" at the back and 18" at the front. The curved piece is laminated not assembled.

It is definately not original to the boat. It was in a cockpit locker on a boat that was extremely well organized with a place for everything and everything in its place. It was in a locker with a backup Whale pump (mounted for emergency use). Clearly the boat owner had a family that liked to give them boat gifts as there are lots of extras like 2 flare kits, 2 windscoops, along with lots of other things (all identifiable however!).

The slots might be to let water run through, but they are much too large for ventilation. Keep an eye out in your Christmas catalogs for one of these numbers!



Thanks for trying!

Bly

[catamount]

Do the slots in the square one line up with the threaded inserts on the curved bit of the other one? They sure look like they do from the photos, which would suggest the two pieces are to be mated together.

Seat with adjustable (sliding) seat-back?

[Steve Laume]

Could it be something for a dinghy that you may or may not have? I have no idea what it is, steve.

[radicalcy]

this is a motor mount assembly for an inflatable dinghy.The curved board sits atop the tube,the flat board mounts vertically.There are canvas straps sewn into the dinghy to attach them. The bolts on the one piece line up with the slots on the other, and assembled make a right angle. I have the same setup for my Toyo....it's about 20 years old.If you don't have a need for them, I'd love to have them.
Larry Wilson

[bhartley]

Thanks for solving the mystery Larry! I just knew someone out there would know. I'll consult with the husband on our need to keep them (no dinghy purchased yet...).

Bly

[radicalcy]

Bly,
Glad I could help. It took me a couple of days to figure out how to install these when I got the dinghy. Works great with a small gas or electric motor.

[bhartley]

I tracked down the people who owned Pyxis prior to the guy we bought her from today. There were some concerns about the bottom after stripping that I wanted an answer on before we covered it all back up.

They were very, very nice and happily answered all our questions -- for starters, the boat sat for four years before they bought her. The growth was 2' long and the barnacles were huge. The yard used a SHOVEL to scrape the barnacles off the bow area. Finally they realized that they were ripping off chunks of gelcoat and changed tactics. That mystery is now solved.

She offered that the pumpout valve was not working when they sold the boat. The PO had never used the head. Clearly that would have been a really nasty surprise to discover at the end of the season!

They were able to explain the source of many of the little special touches on the boat (the PPO was a retired engineer). She did comment that they had never been able to figure out what those two pieces of wood were for... Thanks to Larry, we now all know!

They are sending copies of all of their receipts and work records -- in return we have promised launch day photos.

Larry, if you're out there, are you still interested in these pieces?

Cheers!

Bly

[radicalcy]

It's great when we can track down a former owner, and pick up bits of history about our boats. I didn't have any history on the CS27 that I'm currently working on. I found an old VHF license in the radio box, tracked down an address, and the PO sent me the log of the shakedown cruise from Annapolis to Urbanna, Va. Really interesting stuff.

Still out here, and still interested.