Wilmington?
Actually Brownsville, TX. 1973, where the USCGC Durable was homeported. There was a scrapyard just down the road. When I got to her, the gun mount was almost inoperable. No money for spare parts. And, oh by the way, we have gunex coming up, so it has got to work. So, I did what all Coasties learn early on, get creative, and find a way. No problem too small that it cannot become a crisis. Don't worry about how it works, just make sure it looks pretty. That is, until we need it, etc, etc.