Not a lot more to say, really.
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Brilliant John
Little things like this amuse me too!
Doesn’t meet the definition of “Masthead Light” as per ColRegs.
Zaphod beat me to it…that is a lunar “anchor light”, not a “masthead light”.
Is that a kitboarding kite just to the left of the moon? If not, what is it?
Whip Strut to keep the pennant halyard and pennant away from the mast.
Bingo!
Hi, I am currently located in a day sail environment and have not seen a “whip strut” and “pennant” on a halyard in my area. I am currently on Lake Michigan. A short search online and looking through West Marine and Defender did not turn anything up for these items. Could someone provide a little more information on these things? Also, sources for the items would be appreciated too. My wife and I are preparing our boat for cruising and are trying to ensure that we don’t miss anything prior to departing.
Hi Garry,
The strut in question was custom made. Quite simple: A piece of SS tube bent to the required radius and then a mounting plate welded on. The burgee (pennant) halyard passes through the tube. As far as I know there are no production versions of this gadget, but I really wouldn’t worry about it. For a start fewer and fewer people fly a burgee from the top of the mast (including us) and if you do, the traditional “pig stick” should work fine.
The only reason that we went to all the trouble was that we were having a new mast built anyway and the manufacturer offered to do it relatively inexpensively. The other reason is that we have an aluminium boat, so any tapping, as you can get from a “pig stick” is amplified much more than it would be on a glass boat.
Very good explanation and explains why I couldn’t find much information. Thanks for the help.
I’ve got one too!