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Will Day

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Interesting armament arrangement on the 342. Don't often see a 20mm forward of the 37mm.

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Frank J Andruss Sr

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Will, your right, a very interesting set up. I also noticed the man in the helm is real high in the air. I wonder if he is on that flip down seat, or standing on one high box.


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David Buck

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Hi Frank just thougth I would bring this post forward as the film captures help a lot to answer your question.

Also just a note or two ,on the boat at dads note the original tube traverse mounting block under the mockup rear tube and the same mounting block in the 77' boat being towed off the reef , this would point to this being the same boat.

The rear of the boat being towed away by trailer appears to have none of the traverse mounting blocks, engine room covers, air vents, smoke discharger mounting blocks( the 80' have them) flag staff base, things that should be there and do not appear to be also the distance between the banks of mufflers does appear to be rather wider than the drawings of the transom of the 80' boat making the stern a fair bit wider than an 80' Elco.

Hope this helps.

D.buck

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Frank J Andruss Sr

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Dave

It seems that your good eye might just prove the boat at Dad's boat yard as being a real PT BOAT, with the boat on the trailer being nothing more than a mock up of a PT BOAT.... Good job Dave.


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David Buck

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Post a Reply To This Topic    Reply With Quotes     Edit Message     View Profile of David Buck   Send Email To David Buck Posted on: Jun 21, 2012 - 3:05pm
Frank I do enjoy the feretting out of clues that the movie makers have left us and it would be amiss of me not to point out that without the posts of Dick ,Ted, Yourself and the many others that have inputed to this post the informatiom that we have then the answers that we seek would be very hard to find.

Only glad that I could help.

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