Patent ID: 7367276
Filing Date: 2008-05-06
Classification: B63H

Abstract:
1. A bowsprit for a sailboat, comprising: a base adapted for mounting on a deck of the sailboat; a collar mounted to said base; a stay connected to said collar; an outer elongated tubular member extending through said collar, said outer elongated tubular member having an end adapted for fastening to a mounting position on the sailboat; an inner elongated tubular member in said outer elongated tubular member; a line running through said inner elongated tubular member and extending from an end of said inner elongated tubular member, said line being adapted for attachment to a sail; a connection to said inner elongated tubular member, said connection being operable from outside said outer elongated tubular member to move said inner elongated tubular member within said outer elongated tubular member between a retracted position and an extended position.