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Dick
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Posted on: Jan 28, 2009 - 1:10am
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TED -
Here are some Video Capturers I made tonight - Not the best quality but it was the best I could do.
I'll post the an edited 10 minute video of the Hudson River War Bond Drive tomorrow on YouTube . . . .
Dick . . .
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TED WALTHER |
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Posted on: Jan 28, 2009 - 5:19am
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Dick;
Your the best! Where did you ever find this?
Talk to you later,
TED
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Drew Cook
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Posted on: Jan 28, 2009 - 8:26am
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Dick, I'm with Ted...those captures are great. Can't wait to see some more, and the complete video.
A point of observation...those are VERY dark grey paint jobs on those boats...
That's about the shade of grey I've always thought the dark-looking PTs in the b&w photos of the early boats in the Pacific were.
Anyone know what that actual "Measure" code would be?
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Dick
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Posted on: Jan 28, 2009 - 8:29am
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Guys . . .
The video will be up in short while - its taking a long time to upload - maybe by 10 am PST, I'll have it posted.
All the best,
Dick . . .
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Gustavo Martinez |
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Posted on: Jan 28, 2009 - 11:15am
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Hi Guys
Because I´ll try to make an acurate model of the PT at the Surigao strait Battle , I studied this pictures a lot of times especially the # 4 with a full view of the bridge and I feel very confused:
All of the Boats look like ELCO 80' Class, Series PT- 486 but with the late war armament configuration (two rockets launchers, two circular base at 37mmm and 20 mm) , bridge arrangement as early models : pre 565 PT Boats throttle at the right of the wheel but some “square boxes” at the right of the wheel like post 565 PT Boats (throttle at the left of the wheel)
Could you tell me if the PT Boats were “upgraded” at the end of the war ? so the 557 looks diferent than war period ?
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TED WALTHER |
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Posted on: Jan 28, 2009 - 1:10pm
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Gustavo;
FYI: The early 80' ELCO's (PT 103-196) had the throttle quadrant to the left of the wheel, which usually ment the man at the wheel had to regulate the speed of the boat. In the later series boats the quadrant was moved to the right hand side of the wheel, allowing one man to steer the boat while the other guy worked the throttles. I am at work right now and can't tell you which series boat the quadrant was moved on(314-367 this includes the kit boats assembled by Harbor Boat Co., 372-383, 486-563) but my guess is 314.
go to John Drain's website for drawings he made of a late war Elco, but the cockpit drawing is of PT 103-196 calss.
http://www.pt-boat.com/helm/helm.html
I'll let you know later,
TED
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Hadly
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Posted on: Jan 28, 2009 - 3:25pm
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Great captures, how do you do that.
Thanks,
SH
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Gustavo Martinez |
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Posted on: Jan 28, 2009 - 5:51pm
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Ted
Thank's for your prompt answer, yes I made a mistake (the picture is clear the throtte is at the left )
About the change to the right I saw in another forum an post from Al Ross he said this changed occured from 565
Thanks again !
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TED WALTHER |
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Posted on: Jan 29, 2009 - 6:37am
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Gustavo;
Yes reading through my stuff last night, the throttle was changed starting with boats made in late 1944-1945, so PT 565 RON 38 would fall into that date.
Take care,
TED
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Frank J Andruss Sr
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Posted on: Feb 3, 2009 - 4:29pm
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A few more shots of the boats from Ron 42 on its way to Detroit via the Hudson River - 1945
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