Weight tube

From International Dictionary of Marine Aids to Navigation

Revision as of 12:00, 15 February 2009 by Oferiks (talk | contribs)

(diff) ← Older revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)

Jump to navigation Jump to search

7-2-695

Tube running vertically through a lighthouse tower, usually centrally, up to the lantern level, which contains the weights for clockwork operated mechanisms.

Please note that this is the term as it stands in the original IALA Dictionary edition (1970-1989)

Retrieved from "http://www.iala.int/wiki/dictionary/index.php?title=Weight_tube&oldid=5508"