I'm gonna guess at a couple of oil injection 30s or 40s. On a 5.4, twin 30 / 40 is not inconceivable and they're bulky, but not as big when you compare them to the steering cable & the toob.
Yea, all the grab rails are fully covered in whipping then another spiral that you can see raised up then painted orange. It was like this when we bought her, the fact she was the MSG Pilot rib down in Gibralter might explain this to give the pilot a better grip?
My brother wanted to cut it off but I convinced him to keep it on.
Leaving a little uninhabited beach to go back home after a fantastic day out in the Scottish West Highlands Last summer Barbecue .. some beer.. and some wine for the laydees