The PT boats

nikimcbee · 10-12-10, 10:51 PM

So when we got there Saturday, I went straight to the PT boats. The only problem, the curator was gone and there was no way they were going to let me in/on the PT boats. Even wearing my pt boat uniform. I went back Monday, before my flight and he let me on the boats. The boats are generally closed to the public. The guy let me on the Elco boat, but he forgot the keys to the Higgens boat.

nikimcbee · 10-12-10, 10:56 PM

engine room:

Galley

chart room in Higgins

Just for Dowly:
Inside the day room on elco:

nikimcbee · 10-12-10, 11:10 PM

video tour inside the elco.

August · 10-13-10, 11:49 AM

Thanks for posting that Nicki.

AVGWarhawk · 10-13-10, 01:18 PM

The PT is in nice shape. The engines are pieces of work. I understand not the most reliable but hey....theres two!

Jimbuna · 10-13-10, 03:25 PM

Nice one Jason

...it never ceases to amaze me how the US maintain and look after their naval heritage yet the UK, with a far longer history do very little in comparison

August · 10-13-10, 05:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AVGWarhawk

The PT is in nice shape. The engines are pieces of work. I understand not the most reliable but hey....theres two!

Three actually...

10-12-10, 10:51 PM	#1
nikimcbee Fleet Admiral Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Patroling the Slot. Posts: 17,952 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	The PT boats So when we got there Saturday, I went straight to the PT boats. The only problem, the curator was gone and there was no way they were going to let me in/on the PT boats. Even wearing my pt boat uniform. I went back Monday, before my flight and he let me on the boats. The boats are generally closed to the public. The guy let me on the Elco boat, but he forgot the keys to the Higgens boat. __________________

10-12-10, 10:56 PM	#2
nikimcbee Fleet Admiral Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Patroling the Slot. Posts: 17,952 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	Inside the Elco engine room: Galley chart room in Higgins Just for Dowly: Inside the day room on elco: __________________

10-12-10, 11:10 PM	#3
nikimcbee Fleet Admiral Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Patroling the Slot. Posts: 17,952 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	video tour inside the elco. __________________

10-13-10, 11:49 AM	#4
August Wayfaring Stranger Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 23,197 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Thanks for posting that Nicki. __________________ Flanked by life and the funeral pyre. Putting on a show for you to see.

10-13-10, 01:18 PM	#5
AVGWarhawk Lucky Jack Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: In a 1954 Buick. Posts: 28,253 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	The PT is in nice shape. The engines are pieces of work. I understand not the most reliable but hey....theres two! __________________ “You're painfully alive in a drugged and dying culture.” ― Richard Yates, Revolutionary Road

10-13-10, 03:25 PM	#6
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,461 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Nice one Jason ...it never ceases to amaze me how the US maintain and look after their naval heritage yet the UK, with a far longer history do very little in comparison __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!