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Will Day
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 Posted on: Mar 16, 2019 - 12:43pm
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Great stuff. Thanks, Dick!
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Arjan Wiskerke
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Posted on: Mar 16, 2019 - 1:51pm
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Thanks Dick for the info and illustrations.! Ron 34 and Ron 35 boats, however, did not have lightening holes in the 4 cm gun mount base. At least, I have never seen any in pics.
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Dick
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Posted on: Mar 17, 2019 - 3:45pm
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I've never seen a photo where I could say there were no access holes. The image I posted was a cropped photo of my REFERENCE drawings, the bottom part shows the base styles I'v seen on Pacific boats and Med boats not sure what the Channel boats had. But I can't image they would leave all the heavy steel just sitting there weighing down the boat, or not providing an access hole to reach the mounting ring from below.
I was told many, many years ago that some bases had no holes - I Just haven't Seen Any Photo evidence. Below is the un-cropped photo image and some support photos for RON 15 and RON 22 include PT 305. I also have never seen any Armament drawings on any 40mm mount. The drawings are simply eye-balled
PT 305 - in the MED . . .
PT 305 - in the MED . . .
PT 212 - in the MED . . .
PT's RON 15 & RON 22 - in the MED . . .
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TED WALTHER |
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Posted on: Mar 17, 2019 - 5:36pm
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Dick;
Awesome detective work!! Thanks for all you do!
Take care,
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Arjan Wiskerke
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Posted on: Mar 18, 2019 - 1:31am
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Really interesting Dick, I had noticed the triangular lightening holes before but what I hadn't realized is that there were also two different base shapes.
It seems that on many, if not the majority, of Ron 34/35 boats the right hand platform railing had been removed at some point. This pic shows that on this particular vessel the left side one had been removed. What is also of particular interest here (at least to me) is the litter basket stretcher .
Another pic showing the ammo clip storage :
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Arjan Wiskerke
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Posted on: Mar 18, 2019 - 5:36am
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Take two, I reduced the width of the hatch housing by 8 mm and increased that of the ready locker by some 5 mm :
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Jeff D
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Posted on: Mar 18, 2019 - 6:22am
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Nice work Dick and Arjan, lots of good info!
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Arjan Wiskerke
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Posted on: Mar 18, 2019 - 8:21am
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Hi Jeff, thanks again for the drawings you sent me, they were really helpful. By the way, I had completely forgotten to scrutinize Stuart Hurley's fantastic PT 195 build on your site. Regarding his engine room hatch, it certainly looks like I've been reinventing the wheel  .
edit: Looks like this boat also had a Stokes stretcher on board :
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Tom dK
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Posted on: Mar 18, 2019 - 12:54pm
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Hi Arjan,
The engine hatch looks great.
cheers, Tom
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Stearman
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Posted on: Mar 18, 2019 - 8:40pm
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Does any one know what the base on PT-174s later bow mount 40mm looked like? It appears to be much lower then the latter stern mounts. I have read somewhere, it was an Australian Army Bofors, with either a home made shield or one cut down. Hard to tell with the few photos of her!
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