Mystery parts

[Administrator]

There is an oft-repeated story around these parts about devious racing sailors casually throwing a cotter pin on the deck of a competitor's boat on race day when no one was looking.

Bill

[Surcouf]

There is an oft-repeated story around these parts about devious racing sailors casually throwing a cotter pin on the deck of a competitor's boat on race day when no one was looking.

Bill

LOL... that is indeed a famous one!! They do the same trick in the “Ford vs Ferrari” movie

[edwardc]

There is an oft-repeated story around these parts about devious racing sailors casually throwing a cotter pin on the deck of a competitor's boat on race day when no one was looking.

Bill

The preferred delivery method is to use a rubber-band stretched across your finger & thumb as a slingshot to shoot the cotter pin at their mainsail just before the start of the race. It will harmlessly strike it, and then fall nosily into the cockpit. This REALLY puts them off their game!

[lat 64]

Looks like the resistors from inside a spark plug(s).
Did you break the ceramic part of the plugs when you took them out?

Either that, or they are tachyon compressors from the flux capacitors. Don't cross the beams!!


BTW, my shirt size is a medium. Welcome,

Russ

[Al Schober]

I used to crew big boats back in the days of wood masts and sail tracks. One of our competitors was Jacob Isbrandtsen in his 54' double end 'Hother'. Our skipper used to keep a few brass wood screws in his pocket (well aged). At an appropriate moment, he'd toss these into the mainsail of a boat to leeward. They'd clatter down into the cockpit causing some distress in the leeward boat.

[alcodiesel]

You guys are too much! I've had a rivet head, and a Allen screw fall on my deck in the last few years. I don't even race and yet I was unsettled and still search where they came from!

[Administrator]

Looks like the resistors from inside a spark plug(s).
Did you break the ceramic part of the plugs when you took them out?

Either that, or they are tachyon compressors from the flux capacitors. Don't cross the beams!!


BTW, my shirt size is a medium. Welcome,

Russ

Fetzer valve upper compression spring and carbon brush?

2XL.

Bill

[lat 64]

I just want the credit! (see photo)

Bill,
Fetzer valve not used so much anymore as hair metal is lost on this young generation

[sagem57]

Ooooo I think you nailed it !!! It was really cold in the shop when I tried to remove the spark plugs and I broke 3 if them !! I can't wait to go out in the shop tomorrow and break open that 4th pulgto see for sure.

[nyvoyager]

It is indeed true. As a new boat owner 25 years ago I found myself caught in it.
Looking back it is rather hysterical...everyone had a good laugh.

There is an oft-repeated story around these parts about devious racing sailors casually throwing a cotter pin on the deck of a competitor's boat on race day when no one was looking.

Bill

[Aj@yknot]

Surcouf, how do I get that shirt in an XL? I love it.

Dave Neptune

I'll take that in a medium please. Perhaps 2 of them!!!