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Frank J Andruss Sr
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 Posted on: Dec 3, 2007 - 8:32am
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Here is a look at my restored V-12 Packard Marine Engine. This is a 1500 H.P. engine. The cart that it sits on is an old vintage Bomb Cart from the Viet-Nam War, and was modified by my friend to except the engine. This photo was taken at a Military Show in 2006.
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Will Day
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Posted on: Dec 3, 2007 - 3:21pm
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Lookin' good, Frank!
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newsnerd99
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Posted on: Dec 4, 2007 - 12:46am
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That bomb dolly is perfect! It looks great. How do you roll it around to different shows? Trailer?
Grandson of James J Stanton
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RON 23 PT-243
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Frank J Andruss Sr
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Posted on: Dec 4, 2007 - 1:19am
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Yes
My friends have car trailers with electric winch. We just back it up, hook up the winch, roll it on and take her where she needs to go. The tires are amazing, they hardley ever need air and roll nicely along. Don't get me wrong, it's still pretty heavy to try and push it by yourself ( you can't do it) but as you can see it looks nice as a display.
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Drew Cook
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Posted on: Dec 4, 2007 - 4:49pm
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Beautiful, Frank.
You're doing (and have been doing) a great job of keeping the World War II PT Boats "alive" with all your efforts.
Well done, and thank you, sir!
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Frank J Andruss Sr
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Posted on: Dec 8, 2007 - 7:53am
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We now have plans to get her up and running sometime in the Summer. That should make the neighbors jump a bit..............
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aronhk
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Posted on: Dec 10, 2007 - 7:34pm
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Frank......it's beautiful. Now you just need two more and an eighty foot wood boat.........why do we never hear of someone opening the doors to the barn on an old farm to find a familiar shape hidden by the dust and cobwebs?........lol.
Anyway, the local police station is likely to get calls if you start that thing up.......everything from lions roaring in their backyards to UFOs making a thunderous noise. But I'd love to be there when you do it...lol
I hope you live near an airport.....you're going to need to run a hose straight from the avgas filling station to your property.
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Frank J Andruss Sr
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Posted on: Dec 10, 2007 - 10:38pm
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You are correct in that the noise should wake up most folks in a 100 mile radious, lol, but it will be worth it to once again hear that wonderful growl from an Historic engine.
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Posted on: Dec 11, 2007 - 9:17am
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Hello everyone,
While we run the three V12 Packards on the PT658, we are burning about 65 gallons per hour per engine at cruising rpm's of 1500. The consumption rate increases a whole lot at top rpms (2800) up to about 170 gph per engine. We are able to run them on 91 octane gas but are limited to a lower manifold pressure of 35 inches compared to 50 inches when using 100 octane. Just FYI Jerry
Here is a photo from yesterday when we took the boat out of the water for some much needed underwater maintenance work.
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Frank J Andruss Sr
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Posted on: Dec 11, 2007 - 5:30pm
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Jerry
Thanks for the awesome photographs of the boat. It sends shivers down my spine. The photo's could pass for some 60 years ago when the boats were taken out of the water and put back in. Is the cradle taken from the original design? What is next now that the boat has been removed.............
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