The Lighthouse Page
| This high quality fiberglass
lighthouse is offered to you by Diehl Aero-Nautical Co., manufacturer of lightweight state of the art products for land, sea and air. Shown above is one of our 16 foot lighthouses in use on Grand Lake in Oklahoma. Let us build one for you to be your guiding beacon home. Diehl Aero-Nautical Lighthouses come in easy to assemble parts. This includes the base, top ring, strobe, lens and cap. All you need is a few friends, a level concrete slab and a 110 volt power supply. It's that easy! We also have a solar powered model for remote locations. The cost for the Diehl Lighthouse kit is only $3,200.00 US$. Please allow 6 weeks for shipping. All kits must be prepaid at time of ordering. |
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In 1988 the first Diehl Lighthouse was installed on Grand Lake in Oklahoma at the Gran Tara Housing addition. From there the idea grew to place more lighthouses at different points on the lake to serve as navigational aids, hazard warnings and service beacons. Some interested lake residents formed a committee to determine feasible ways to finance and install the lighthouses. Corporations, such as Budweiser, American Airlines and area marinas were approached to contribute 1/2 of the purchase and installation price of the lighthouses. Private donations were collected to make up the remainder. In the period of 3 years, 18 Diehl Aero-Nautical Co. lighthouses were installed on Grand Lake. |
| The lighthouses were purchased according to the interest and need. The private donations came from individual homeowner's associations that wanted a lighthouse on their point and from a general fund. Two marinas purchased lighthouses to promote their name and indicate a place for public phone, gas, boat service etc. |
| Two different types of foundations were used. For land application a concrete slab was poured by a construction company. For water installation, tripods were fabricated. The assembled lighthouses were trucked in or transported by barge to the point of installation. Interested volunteers met to install the units and connect them to a power source. When all the lighthouses were installed, the project was donated to the Grand River Dam Authority for their control and maintenance. If you would like more information on this type of project please contact us and we will be happy to discuss it with you. |  |
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