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The Sealight is a West Highland Coaster or large "Puffer".
Built in Greenock in 1930, the Sealight plied its trade until 1963 when
it ran aground on "The Maidens". The full size vessel had an
overall length to suit the locks of the Crinan Canal, which could accomodate
vessels up to a maximum length of 88 ft.
The hull is made from fibreglass with rubbing strake and plate detail
moulded in. The white metal casting set is packed in its own box and the
individual parts packed in numbered bags, each of which are for a particular
stage of construction.
Other parts are pre-printed and plain plywood, wood and plastic strip,
dowel, alloy tube and propshaft and a fulls size plan, fibreglass superstructure,
ship's boat, instruction manual and a bag of bits which also contains a
block of beewax to lay the threads of the rigging material.
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