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Nantucket Lighthouse ship davits

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  • Member since
    March 2003
Nantucket Lighthouse ship davits
Posted by LtGreg on Sunday, February 4, 2007 11:06 AM
The book of instructions that comes with this Bluejacket kit has no diagram, or foto of the three pieces that comprise the davit. Any idea where I can get a foto of what this looks like put together???
  • Member since
    May 2006
Posted by thunder1 on Sunday, February 4, 2007 3:35 PM

Hello

Google up the Lightship Modelers gallery page, or  Digital Navy Ambrose Lightship page or Chesapeake Lightship page. I couldn't find a walk around of the NANTUCKET(WLV-117) which is the ship you are building. The radial davits didn't change that much over the years, as a crewman on the NANTUCKET II(WLV-613),  I recall we had the same "crank 'em out davits as all the prewar cutters had like DUANE and BIBB. They were a pain in the *&^ to launch a small boat, took almost the entire deck force to lower a small boat. Also if you have access to the old PYRO plastic NANTUCKET, I believe they are the same type of davit.

Regards

MIKE MAYNARD USCG(Ret)

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