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Topic: (almost) OT: color footage of 1944 Schnellboote |
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sparky51
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Posted on: Feb 4, 2010 - 11:43am
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WOW...what an amazing sound. Have never heard anything quite like it. There is a 50' Hacker design Stephens built mahogany boat at Tahoe that Bill Harrah had rebuilt in the late 70's. Had Jack Cochran re engine it with 2 Allison Aircraft engines from a P-38. Used PT trannys. The droning throbing sound comming from those engines makes the hair stand up on the back of my neck. Thanks for posting those vids.
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sparky51
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Posted on: Feb 4, 2010 - 11:57am
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I would post pix of the Thunderbird but dont know to upload them.
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alross2
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 Posted on: Feb 4, 2010 - 1:53pm
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Here's an inboard profile of T-56
Power was three 1500 shp Isotta Frascini 184 engines and the hull was 1.5 to 2.5mm steel.
This and other material I have on the Swedish boats came from CDR Curt Borganstam, who designed the post-WWII boats. We corresponded quite a bit several decades ago.
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sparky51
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Posted on: Feb 4, 2010 - 2:00pm
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What is the length of the 56 Al? Googled 'Sweedish motortorpedo boat 26' and clicked on each boat. Great pix of a few buzz jobs and some eng room stuff while running. Awsome sound. I'd post them but dont know how.
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alross2
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Posted on: Feb 4, 2010 - 2:04pm
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What is the length of the 56 Al?
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23m x 5.7m
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ducati650
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Posted on: Feb 5, 2010 - 3:38am
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Thanks for the background on the captured boat. I thought it looked familiar!
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Frank J Andruss Sr
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Posted on: Feb 5, 2010 - 4:35am
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Was their design taken from the PT BOATS of WWII. Did any of the American PT BOATS end up in Swedish hands after the war, thus were somewhat copied.........
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