 This was hazardous duty, and in due course davits were installed on the Crib Light; this enabled a boat making dock at the crib to be raised, more easily unloaded, and be protected from the waves.In 1901 this station was painted white to increase its visibility as a daymark.Two years later, in 1903, the existing wooden structure was torn down to a depth of into the water and a new sturdier concrete steel structure was erected.