Nantucket Lightship Question

A rotating beacon. 

I took the photo while the 112cwas in dry dock. I was there every weekend taking photos

 I posted many on my FB Page Lightship Alley and FB Coast Guard Lightship Sailors

the openings your referring to above the waterline are exits for cooling water. Post 1960. There are 3 diesel generators and 4 diesel gm compressors.  The Coope Bessemer Diesel  engine starts by pumping Air into #1 Cylinder. When pressure is built up a valve releases the air into the cylinder and cranks the engine over.   The Anchor chain is also raised by Air. 

‘The mast lanterns are of course, electric, run by the Generator.

How do you post video or photos?  Asking for source? 

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How do you post video or photos? Ask

They need to be hosted (e.g. saved somewhere online).

Go to that location, copy the url (the bit at the top of the browser).  Generally, if you click on a url, it highlights.  You can them ricght click and choose Copy or use CTRL+C.

If a photo, click on the icon with a mountain on it.  When that opens, just Paste (or CTRL+V) in the source/url box.  Repeat as needed.

If a video, click of the icon that looks a bit like a bit of film, and Paste the url in the top box.

Photos will show while you are composing; videos not always.  Both should show after posting.

A video: 

After posting, I used the Edit function to go back to the video, and goose the display size from 300 to 600 pixels.

Lightship Alley - I've never tried video but CapnMac82 looks like some good information. For photos, I use https://postimages.org/  as my host. 

I usually save an image to my desktop screen. Then I use Photoshop to bring that image size to around 750. (some sites want smaller pictures) Then I go to postimages and use the 'choose image' to bring up my photo on desktop or files, and then left click on 'Thumbnail for forums' (it highlights in blue); right click mouse and hit 'copy'. Then go to your post and right click and choose 'paste' to insert photo in site or forum. 

Thanks for all of your help with answering my questions about this ship. Clarification is needed: So if I am understanding this correctly, the Nantucket did not have any of these 'exit' openings for it steam propulsion unit pre-1960? It was only after they installed diesel that they needed to cool the propulsion unit? I did add the secong rub rail to my model but am holding off on any drilling. 

I'm trying to determine what the color scheme for the three smaller boats onboard the Nantucket were in the 1950's. Most pictures of this vessel are  after her retrofit in 1960. I've seen some models showing black/red with red color scheme and others with black/ white colored hull. Some even straight white. I'm thinking they were white hull with black rails. Does anyone have any insight on this they can share with me?

Also, were the interior of the boats rails and seats wood color or were they painted USCG gray? Many thanks for any help on this one 

Fright,

That “stabilizer fin” is called a “bilge keel”. Their primary purpose is reduce the rolling when underway. I also wouldn’t bother with making actual holes for the through- hull fittings. (You are right- they are intakes/discharges for various systems.). In this scale if you want to show them, I’d drill a small hole about halfway through the hull. Then paint it with a dot of flat black paint. Remember- on this model, 1/8” equals a foot. So a 6” diameter discharge port would be 1/16” on the model. Most of the openings will be smaller than that, so a 1/32” drill bit would be appropriate. Will they show? Is it worth the effort?

rcboater - thanks for naming that bottom fin as a bilge keel. I had a hunch that was used to help reduce rolling. As for the intake/discharge openings, I like your idea of making an indentation mark into the hull and using black paint. I found a rough cutaway drawing of a lightship and I would think that any openings would be around mid-ship where the engine was placed.

Would anyone happen to know what are the three smaller boats called that go on deck of this lightship? I'm assuming that at least one would be a life boat. The directions are strictly a number system with no verbal listings as to what parts are for this model. I thank anyone for their help in identifying these boats.