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David Waples |
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Posted on: Mar 25, 2010 - 4:42pm
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Frank, it's too bad that you can't ask a question about a book without somebody turning this into their personal battleground with a competing author and I'm not talking about Dr. Ross. I can not begin to tell you how tired I am of this bickering and how much I wish it would go away. I look forward to visiting the site and learning and it makes me sad when a simple question from the group turns into a shit storm of somebodies personal agenda. Trust me, I'm restraining myself.
The information that Jerry gave you is correct. I think you would like the book.
It saddens me that Dick has put together this great site and it's being abused. If you're listening Dick, I'm sorry for venting. I apologize that I find myself contributing to this juvenile behavior.
Dave
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Frank J Andruss Sr
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 Posted on: Mar 25, 2010 - 5:12pm
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Dave
Thanks for your response. I will purchase the book and see just what it is all about. Sounds as though it could be worth the price.
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TGConnelly
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Posted on: Mar 26, 2010 - 6:13am
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David, please contact me off-site ... thank you.
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TED WALTHER |
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Posted on: Mar 26, 2010 - 10:40am
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SWEET !!!!! I can't wait!!! I got my tickets in the front ROW!!!
Take care,
TED
p.s. I have your book Garth, and the new one Doyle just released of 617.
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Frank J Andruss Sr
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Posted on: Mar 26, 2010 - 11:12am
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Ted
E-Mail is acting up again. I got your message, did you get mine about calling me...........
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TGConnelly
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Posted on: Mar 26, 2010 - 11:29am
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Ted,
Mr. Doyle gave me a copy of the ON DECK book.
Although, I will probably be haragned for saying this, but I really do think he did a good job on it, although some of the color drawings aren't as good as they could be, but that is just MY PERSONAL opinion.
My 'professional' opinion? It's a VERY GOOD book.
Because it is, I'm sure that his work on my former PT BOATS IN ACTION will be as good if not better ...
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Drew Cook
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Posted on: Mar 26, 2010 - 6:02pm
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Garth,
I agree with you about the 80' Elco ON DECK book. The vintage b & w and current color shots of below-decks is almost worth the price of the book alone.
I also agree with you on the color drawings -- they're pretty good, but no all-green boats, and what happened to the aft twin-.50 turrets on the last two drawings? The rear half of both the gun depression railings disappear, and neither turret has a canvas splash skirt..?
Other than a lot of (what I consider somewhat wasted) color shots of small areas of the reconstructed topsides of PT 617, the book's got some great PT photos I never seen before -- like the iconic one of Elco's famous crane lowering the brand-new PT 103 into their boat basin, and the color ones of PT 132 running at sea.
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Frank J Andruss Sr
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Posted on: Mar 27, 2010 - 4:53am
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I have just ordered the book "PT BOATS in ACTION", so when it arrives we shall see how good it is. I am hoping to find many new photos in this book that we have not seen before.
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Dick
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Posted on: Mar 28, 2010 - 9:46pm
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David . . .
No problem, and I might say my sentiment exactly. Thanks for being brave and speaking your mind.
Dick . . .
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