Does anyone know what these are

[Just Don]

Does anyone know what these are? I seen them when I was a kid 5-10 and they where in my 1965 boat.
Must be something to do with fishing.
Couldn't before rod storage.
Thanks

 

[Stand Up]

My guess is boat motor clamps.

 

[LDUBS]

Commonly called a "thingy".

 

[FuzzyGrub]

Commonly called a "thingy".

What-cha-ma-call-it

 

[airshot]

Doohicky

 

[KMixson]

Thingamabob

 

[WeeHooker]

Could it be a portable/add on anchor line jam cleat? Clamp it to the gunnel/transom and then wind the line through the 3 slots to retain. the flaired end might be a fairlead to keep the line from chafing on the rail.

 

[perki307]

Can't resist - Rod holder?

 

[LDUBS]

Gunnel mounted doohickey to hang fenders.

 

[Still Afloat]

Commonly called a "thingy".

My wife would call it, “A rusty clampy thingy.”

The first thing that came to my mind was paint bucket holders. Clamp a couple on top of a ladder and hold the paint can handle in the notches. One clamp on each side of the handle. That’s just a guess.

Or maybe a gunnel clamp to hold a seine net or trot line.

 

[LDUBS]

Assuming they were used on the boat. And, if we assume it was clamped to the gunnel, then those notches would be facing up. The angle of the notched side would make the notched side more horizontal on an angled hull side. The question is still why & what.

Where else could you put a clamp -- transom or benches?

This is a head scratcher.

 

[Still Afloat]

That’s it! They are head scratchers.

 

[Lost But Happy]

We call it a "hoosey"

 

[CRB357]

That blacksmith named Carmen Legge on The Curse of Oak Island would know what they are!!! Dude knows everything that is metal.

 

[flatheadsteve]

Maybe used to aid in winding up a trot line for crabbing.

 

[kazzer]

Does anyone know what these are? I seen them when I was a kid 5-10 and they where in my 1965 boat.
Must be something to do with fishing.
Couldn't before rod storage.
Thanks

 

[kazzer]

I'm pretty sure they are the transom mounts for a small engine, and they allow for a different pitch to the engine, which has a horizontal bar.

You can see a similar setup on this old British Seagull engine --

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:BritishSeagull2.JPG

 

[LaqueRatt]

I'm usually pretty good at stuff like this, but even Google Lens couldn't solve this poser. I will say though as a former house painter I'm nearly positive they're not for holding a paint can. I think kazzer may have nailed it.

 

[KMixson]

I'm pretty sure they are the transom mounts for a small engine, and they allow for a different pitch to the engine, which has a horizontal bar.

You can see a similar setup on this old British Seagull engine --

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:BritishSeagull2.JPG

I believe you are correct.

 

[LDUBS]

I'm pretty sure they are the transom mounts for a small engine, and they allow for a different pitch to the engine, which has a horizontal bar.

You can see a similar setup on this old British Seagull engine --

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:BritishSeagull2.JPG

You and @Stand Up seem to have the best explanation. They just seem too light weight to me, but who knows. Maybe they were transom mounts for some vintage trolling motor.