Alternative use of a C & H hand spike

[Ray T]

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Edited March 15 by Ray T

[Hudds Lad]

I thought this was going to be a post about deterring the undesirable element from your boat with a bit of wooden persuasion  

[Ray T]

8 minutes ago, Hudds Lad said:

I thought this was going to be a post about deterring the undesirable element from your boat with a bit of wooden persuasion  

 

I believe the term is "Weapon of opportunity."

A "weapon of opportunity" (also known as an improvised weapon) is any object not normally associated as being a weapon, being used as a weapon out of necessity.

 

 

[Midnight]

9 hours ago, Hudds Lad said:

I thought this was going to be a post about deterring the undesirable element from your boat with a bit of wooden persuasion  

 

Works for me! 😉

[billh]

The canal to railway use works the other way as well: Shunter's pole, for coupling wagons ( and  applying brakes  as shown) makes an ideal tool for decluttering props on boats without a new-fangled weed hatch.

[davidg]

1 hour ago, billh said:

The canal to railway use works the other way as well: Shunter's pole, for coupling wagons ( and  applying brakes  as shown) makes an ideal tool for decluttering props on boats without a new-fangled weed hatch.

The tool in use is a brake stick, a specialised tool for use as a lever to apply brakes. A shunter's pole is a longer round pole with a pig's tail hook on the end for lifting three link couplings over coupling hooks and deftly twisting the pole to disengage the pig's tail.

[billh]

3 hours ago, davidg said:

The tool in use is a brake stick, a specialised tool for use as a lever to apply brakes. A shunter's pole is a longer round pole with a pig's tail hook on the end for lifting three link couplings over coupling hooks and deftly twisting the pole to disengage the pig's tail.

Yes, I know  all that. I was pointing out that the railway shunter's pole transferred to a canal use and could  also be  used as a brake stick, probably with a short life in that application😄

I  can see how my original post  could be misunderstood,sorry.