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[StartQuote] I can't believe you guys like Elco better than the obviously superior boat, the 78 foot Higgins! At least there are more surviving examples today of the Higgins 78 foot boat, as I count them there are still 4 Higgins boats around (PT305, PT309, PT659 and PT761 while only 2 80 foot Elcos survive, (PT617 and PT485) the Higgins boats ___must___ have been built better to survive for so long! And as far as speed I dont think anything could touch the Higgins Hellcat! Just In My Own Humble opinion, which may be biased since I have been able to pilot the PT658 underway at 23 knots last summer. Dont be worried we should be able to get the center engine operational by springtime, and then maybe it will go 45 knots! I cant really speak out though on this debate, since I am __not___ a WW2 PT Boat veteran, and they are the true judges! Jerry Jerry Gilmartin[EndQuote]
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