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Originally Posted by Sledgehammer427
now that is cool
I always had a soft spot for PT boats, Schnellboots are a favorite of mine but those old Elco's are just the coolest things.
keep taking pictures!
EDIT: I just noticed it was actually afloat X_X
any ideas if you guys are going to get it running?
my guess is no but it wauld be flippin' cool if you were
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They've ran it in the past, but I guess it had some pretty bad woodrot. It's presently rated to about 15 knots. The last time they ran it the chain that is hooked up to the helm stuck/jammed (rust) and they almost collided with another boat
. They had to use the back up steering.