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Kurt Konrath
Kurt Konrath
From the limited photo, I would think that they look like removable boom hinges, installed when a load is needing to be lifted or moved, and removed when not needed.
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It would appear to be an articulating gooseneck.
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They would have been used to control deployment of booms for handling nets for fishing.
They are a type of gooseneck fitting. Relying on general conventions of English language nautical nomenclature, it would seem "gooseneck" would be a proper term to use, modified by their specific purpose, i.e. "trawl boom goosenecks."
That said, nomenclature often varies according to locality, even where the same basic language is spoken. For example, in American English, the engine cover of a vehicle is called the "hood." In British English, it's called the "bonnet." Similarly, the rear cargo compartment on an automobile is called the "trunk" in America and the "boot" in Britain. Now, what these "trawl boom goosenecks" might be called in Ireland is unknown to me. I've done a fair bit of research on the húcair na Gaillimhe, which were "imported" to Boston and San Francisco Bay (my home waters) by Irish immigrants150 years ago. The various parts of those vessels all have unique Irish names. Were my sainted grandmother still alive, I could have asked her. She was a Gaeilgeoir. How about "bogha tráil cnámh gé?" (This from an internet "translator." God only knows what the exact translation may be!
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That said, nomenclature often varies according to locality, even where the same basic language is spoken. For example, in American English, the engine cover of a vehicle is called the "hood." In British English, it's called the "bonnet." Similarly, the rear cargo compartment on an automobile is called the "trunk" in America and the "boot" in Britain. Now, what these "trawl boom goosenecks" might be called in Ireland is unknown to me. I've done a fair bit of research on the húcair na Gaillimhe, which were "imported" to Boston and San Francisco Bay (my home waters) by Irish immigrants150 years ago. The various parts of those vessels all have unique Irish names. Were my sainted grandmother still alive, I could have asked her. She was a Gaeilgeoir. How about "bogha tráil cnámh gé?" (This from an internet "translator." God only knows what the exact translation may be!
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