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Old 12-08-2012, 05:51   #1
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Can Anyone Help Identify This ?

Hi, I hope someone can help me. I purchased this item as part of a lot and I do not know what it is.

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I really need some help with this one.

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Old 12-08-2012, 06:26   #2
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It's a coffin for a fish. A very large fish

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Old 12-08-2012, 06:43   #3
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Re: Can anyone help identify this?

I think you are supposed to remove that middle panel and insert a stature of virgin mary in it. Wards off krakens.

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Old 12-08-2012, 07:22   #4
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Re: Can anyone help identify this?

It's a marina pedestal .... NauticExpo - The Virtual Boat and Marine Show: motorboat, sailboat, yacht, marine hardware, sailing dinghy, workboat ... ...

Obscure Items for 20points ... anyone?
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Old 12-08-2012, 13:56   #5
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Re: Can anyone help identify this?

I thought it was a fish shaped Jello mold.
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Old 12-08-2012, 14:28   #6
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Re: Can anyone help identify this?

Weatherproof toiletpaper holder for the on-deck head....jumbo capacity for big passages.

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Old 12-08-2012, 15:54   #7
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Floating tomb stone for at sea burials?
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Old 12-08-2012, 16:31   #8
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Did you buy it in Rome?
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Old 12-08-2012, 16:40   #9
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A casket for the Travelocity Gnome?
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Old 12-08-2012, 17:00   #10
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Re: Can anyone help identify this?

It doesn't look like anything I've ever seen on a boat.
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Old 12-08-2012, 18:58   #11
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Oh, I missed those when I followed that link...duh
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Old 12-08-2012, 19:49   #13
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I am from Roswell, NM. I saw one like that once but have been sworn to secrecy. Can't discuss it.
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Old 13-08-2012, 02:26   #14
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Re: Can anyone help identify this?

Question is, which of all these wonderful ideas are you going to use for your marina pedestal?
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Oh, I missed those when I followed that link...duh
I followed the link and searched for a while with no luck.

Maybe their site search is the same as the generic here on CF.

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