Digest>Jul/Aug 2015
Photo Caption:
The Ilex at Portland, stern view. Note her two booms, the forward for working buoys and the aft boom for unloading supplied into boats for delivery to light stations. The forward boom was a large 20-ton capacity boom for raising even the largest buoys. Back to the edition of: Jul/Aug 2015
Story:
Collecting Nautical Antiques
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