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RANDY SMITH
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Posted on: Oct 1, 2013 - 1:01pm
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SOME PICTURES OF 305 PROGRESS
FAIRING THE RIBS
DAULFINITE
OUTER PLANKING WITH CANVAS & DAULFHNITE
A NEW ENGINE WAS DONATED
A 40 MM I PICKEDUP IN TN.
JERRY HERE IS PICKS OF THE 42 FORD I FINISHED.
BEFORE
AFTER
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PeterTareBuilder2
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Posted on: Oct 1, 2013 - 3:38pm
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Ahoy there.
Is the 40 mm operational? Where else but in the USA could a private person own a 40 mm anti-aircraft gun? I love watching videos of The Big Sandy Shoot and seeing the heavy weaponry there. One year a group arrived on a working M-18 Hellcat tank and fired the main gun (76 mm) on the range.
Great thing though to see this boat being restored.
Cheers from Peter
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David Waples
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Posted on: Oct 1, 2013 - 7:05pm
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Love the boat.... Love the Jeep!
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Jerry Gilmartin |
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Posted on: Oct 1, 2013 - 8:11pm
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Randy,
Thanks for showing me the Jeep. I had never heard of a "script" Jeep before. That makes it pretty rare I imagine. The Ford Script logo on the back bumper sure looks neat. I heard that Ford made more Jeeps during WW2 than Willys, and also that Ford Designed the iconic front grill that Jeep today uses as part of its logo. I always liked Fords! Jerry
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Jeff D
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Posted on: Oct 2, 2013 - 3:48am
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Nice Randy, thanks for the update. That rib fairing job looks tough...
Nice job on the jeep!
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RANDY SMITH
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Posted on: Oct 2, 2013 - 6:19am
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COMP PRODUCED
FORD 278,352
WILLY'S 361,339
TOTAL 639,691
FORD FIRST CONNTRACT F-1 PRODUCED 15000 SCRIPT JEEP 41 MID 42
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RANDY SMITH
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Posted on: Oct 2, 2013 - 6:45am
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THE 40 IS NOT OPERATIONAL BUT HOPE TO HAS IT RUNNING ON PROPANE OXYGEN WITH SOME OF THE 50 CALS IF THE COAST GARD ALLOWS IT.
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Frank Andruss
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Posted on: Oct 2, 2013 - 6:01pm
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Randy you should be fine using propaine unless they consider it an explosive type material on a wooden boat.
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Higgins Fan
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Posted on: Oct 9, 2013 - 9:39am
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For USCG and keeping tanks discrete - it is a matter where to locate the gun simulation gas storage tanks. The 305 has a 40mm, two 20mm, and six 50 Cal to feed gas to.
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National WWII Museum
PT-305 Restoration
Phone: 504-528-1944 Extension 375
http://www.nationalww2museum.org/see-hear/collections/artifacts/pt-305.html
Fb: PT-305 "USS Sudden Jerk"
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