Where PT Boats Dare Mission Report

[Reaper90]

I saw a snail.... crawling along the edge... of a straight razor...

 

[Bruv119]

excellent story ! 

I remember on trinity one of the PT spawns went close to an enemy town and we managed to take the place down and grab it with a goon! 

[bangsbox]

  awesome guys. My grandfather served on a Pt in the Philippines so I get a spot in my heart for those speed boats of death

[RotBaron]

Croduh: Thinking outside of the box to find fun 

awesome guys. My grandfather served on a Pt in the Philippines so I get a spot in my heart for those speed boats of death

Bangs: There is a old Pt boat converted to an offshore fishing vessel that runs trips year round in S. Cal. In the "prime" offshore season for tuna and other pelagics they are out of San Diego and the rest of the year Channel Islands (Oxnard.) Someday I'd like to get a chat in with the Capt/owner about its history. On the wall in the galley is the original blueprint for the boat and has a date stamp of '42 (iirc.) In case you ever get a chance: www.Ranger85.com

 

[Zacherof]

Croduh: Thinking outside of the box to find fun 


Bangs: There is a old Pt boat converted to an offshore fishing vessel that runs trips year round in S. Cal. In the "prime" offshore season for tuna and other pelagics they are out of San Diego and the rest of the year Channel Islands (Oxnard.) Someday I'd like to get a chat in with the Capt/owner about its history. On the wall in the galley is the original blueprint for the boat and has a date stamp of '42 (iirc.) In case you ever get a chance: www.Ranger85.com

 

Ill have to go see her

[bangsbox]

Thanks for the info. There is also another one in the Florida keys that's part of a museum.

[icepac]

Our extended family has been visiting ocean city, NJ since the 1940s for about 2 weeks every year and a converted PT boat ride was what I looked forward to as a kid.

I also spent a lot of time pestering the old man who owned it and got put to work.

At the age of 11, the owner was telling me what he did to increase the total boat horsepower to 5400 from 4200 and I later used that knowledge to talk my way into the crew of a couple of unlimited hydroplane teams when they came to miami marine stadium.

It's probably what sent me down the hotrodding engines path resulting in engine management system design work I do at this time.

I missed the pilgrimage this year for only the third time in my life.