Marine/Boat Parts

pete2009

Identifying Old Boat Parts
Hi all:

Can anyone give this a possible age?

I am trying to establish if this may have been from a trade ship, a large iron barque of about 1,500 tonnes that was wrecked in 1884.

It was found on the shore where the boat was wrecked.

Many thanks

323

Not posted here before so Hi All

No expert here but from growing up round on small boats and diving interest looking a wrecks. Would thing this gland is from a a sea-cock of a wooden vessel.
Because of the two inward pointing studs on the outer side, to grip into the hull as it is tightened.

pete2009

323 wrote: »

Not posted here before so Hi All

No expert here but from growing up round on small boats and diving interest looking a wrecks. Would thing this gland is from a a sea-cock of a wooden vessel.
Because of the two inward pointing studs on the outer side, to grip into the hull as it is tightened.

Thanks 323. Indeed the studs would be intended to grip timber. I was wondering if such a fitting could be used on both small clinker built boats and larger vessels. I'm not sure as to the build of a metal barque, I should google that I guess.

This type of fitting is still standard , but the fitting I have appears to old enough, but I'm not engineering expert, but the threads appear to have been cut in a more primitive method than one would expect today.

I might be on a wild goose chase though . Thanks for your input.

who the fug

Suggest you post the pictures here

pete2009

who the fug wrote: »

Suggest you post the pictures here

Thanks who the fug (r u)

seriously, ta muchley