Joe wrote:
On Aug 30, 11:53 am, wrote:

Joe wrote:

Between a Bowspirt and a Pulpit?

One is a railing, the other is a spar.

Frank Boettcher wrote:

I always thought that a pulpit denoted a handrail high cage at the
bow, while a sprit is an extension past the bow to extend the anchor
point of the forestay.

One key difference is that standing rigging and/or a sail should not
be supported by a bow pulpit, it's function is to keep personnel on
board.


So what's it called when you have a handrail and standing rigging?


On the Elissa it was called "the widow maker."

Jim