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Gunner Mike
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Posted on: Nov 19, 2012 - 8:23pm
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Yes I was referring to the decks. I think part of the helm floor may be a rubber matt.
Thanks for the info. BTW all of the non-skid on our LAV's were applied at the factory. It was pretty uniform. I still got the scars on my forearms and elbos from this stuff. But it's better than breaking an arm or a leg falling off a turret.
Mike Witous
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TED WALTHER |
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 Posted on: Nov 19, 2012 - 8:26pm
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Guys;
This is the photo I was speaking of. In this photo the 77' boats are switched as a result of return from patrol. In this photo PT 61 is outboard with MK 15 torpedoes, John Iles PT 48 is inboard and JFK's PT 109 is inshore.
Take care,
TED
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Gunner Mike
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Posted on: Nov 19, 2012 - 8:26pm
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Yes I was referring to the decks. I think part of the helm floor may be a rubber matt.
Thanks for the info. BTW all of the non-skid on our LAV's were applied at the factory. It was pretty uniform. I still got the scars on my forearms and elbos from this stuff. But it's better than breaking an arm or a leg falling off a turret.
Mike Witous
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Haud Sceptum Haud Sentio Haud Forsit
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Gunner Mike
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Posted on: Nov 19, 2012 - 8:27pm
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woops.... I stuttered
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TED WALTHER
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Posted on: Nov 19, 2012 - 8:30pm
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Mike;
The "floor: area at the cockpit of both 77' and 80' ELCO's was a teak/wood lattice flooring about 5 'x3'
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Jerry Gilmartin |
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Posted on: Nov 19, 2012 - 9:40pm
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Welcome aboard Mike!
As I am a crewman of the restored PT658 in Portland, OR which is a Higgins 78ft, I am partial to the Higgins. That being said, I met a WW2 PT Boat crewman, Bob Machnik, last June who rode our boat at the Rose festival Fleet Week. He gave us copies of some photos he had from his boat, the 80 foot Elco, PT150. The most surprising thing was that there were several COLOR photos! I noticed the PT150 was also painted green. These are pretty good color pictures that Bobs son scanned for me, and I just thought you and several other PT Boat nuts may appreciate seeing them, especially since you dont see that many good color photos of PT Boats! Even so, I still think Ted has better pictures that he posted already. Jerry PT658 Portland
PT150 cook Wendell Innskeep at helm off Samar 1945
PT150 Signalman Wm Garfield
PT150 skipper LT William J West
PT150 crewman Woodlell (or possibly Woodell?)
PT150 in Ormoc bay
PT150 Wiese, Smiles, Machnik, and LT West
PT150 cook Wendell Inskeep climbs from deck hatch on bow
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Will Day
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Posted on: Nov 19, 2012 - 10:56pm
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Nice, Jerry. Thanks!
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David Waples
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Posted on: Nov 20, 2012 - 4:53am
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Thanks for posting those photos Jerry. That is the first time I've seen the inside of the funnels painted red. I found the port side photo interesting. The standard .50's in the port turret, 20mm Oerlikon on the port side of the foredeck, a mirror image of the .50 cal deck mounted between the torpedoes, and some mystery barrel close to the deck mounted .50! What's that about! Any ideas? The mount for the light is very unique. I haven't seen that before. I keep looking and seeing new things.
Great stuff Jerry! Our thanks to Mr. Machnik as well.
Dave
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Jerry Gilmartin |
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Posted on: Nov 20, 2012 - 8:28am
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Hi David, I think your Mystery barrel is the 40mm Bofors on the stern? Did you notice the particular shade of GREEN that the boat was painted in? Any opinion on that? Jerry
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Drew Cook
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Posted on: Nov 20, 2012 - 9:21am
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Those are great photos, Jerry. Thanks to Mr. Machnik for providing them, his son Bob for scanning them, and you for posting them.
Lots of fascinating details on the late-war configuration of this boat, the most interesting of which, to me, is the cut-down port cockpit bulkhead/armor.
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