Here is something from my collection that you just dont see everyday! My guess would be early 70s??

pretty basic!

They look scary, and definitely a contribution to the museum. Were the rams hydraulic or steam driven?

There was a piece of dock line that that ran to up to the helm. Freddy Krueger hand made these in the boiler room.

As old as Dock is they might have been on his first boat. I think it was a wooden boat with a whole bunch of aminals on it--and David painted it white for him He said he was waiting for a flood or something.
Jay

WOW, that is the Pot calling the kettle black. Jay, you were around when God was hiring dirt foremen.

Don't forget my SS number only has 3 digits---- and my birth certificate has Roman Numerals. SSSSSSSSSSSSooooooooo there!!!
Jay

Ok, you guys get to run the museum!

Those are old school marine brakes, right? Kinda like the flaps on the wings of a plane? Jus yank on the dock line, and the "Baja-O-Maitc Brake" would bring you from 60 to zero in 7.8 seconds!!!