I recently got the opportunity to play a second Ship Ahoy (Add-A-Ball version of Buccaneer) and quickly noticed how differently a like machine can feel. One obvious difference was the center swinging target, which activated on the first machine as soon as the ball moved it as opposed to the second machine which did not activate until the ball made it do a full spin. With the playfields up, the first machine had the rod weight positioned below the switch while the second machine had it positioned above the switch (see pics). Positioning the weight below the switch seemed to make more sense, but considering how many incorrect things I’ve already found and unable to find any diagrams of an original assembly, was hoping someone here might know how a swinging target is supposed to operate.
Thanks,
Jeff