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ť Topic: Boon on 658
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Jerry,

How do we acquire a copy of the book on 658 with Dick's cutaways?

Al Ross

Posted By: alross2 | Posted on: Feb 26, 2010 - 6:27pm
Total Posts: 993 | Joined: Oct 30, 2006 - 8:19pm

Hi Al,
We are selling them for $15 each. I can mail it to you if you want to. I will need your address. You could send the check or money order to our address on our website to Wally Boerger or myself and I will make sure it gets sent asap. PS You could email me separately if you want to discuss this in more detail. Thanks! Jerry

[url]https://www.savetheptboatinc.com/index.htm[/url]

Jerry Gilmartin

Posted By: Jerry Gilmartin | Posted on: Feb 26, 2010 - 10:18pm
Total Posts: 1472 | Joined: Oct 8, 2006 - 11:16pm

Thanks Jerry

Posted By: Hadly | Posted on: Mar 1, 2010 - 12:24pm
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Hello Message Board PT Boaters , Modelers and enthusiasts! If you are interested in obtaining one of these books, feel free to email me and I will make it happen. They are 28 page books that are chock full of excellent cutaway drawings and interior/exterior photos. Dick Washichek outdid himself on filling this book with numerous cutaway drawings of every aspect of the boat. All of the Board Members were overwhelmed at the level of detail and professional look of the entire book. We have obtained enough for fundraising and It would make an excellent addition to your PT Boat collection. Thanks! Jerry

PS Dick, could you fix the spelling on this topic heading from PT658 Boon to PT658 Book? Thanks! Jerry

Jerry Gilmartin

Posted By: Jerry Gilmartin | Posted on: Mar 1, 2010 - 12:37pm
Total Posts: 1472 | Joined: Oct 8, 2006 - 11:16pm

Jerry

I am deffenatly trying not too bee no athor but I does believe that whats i've seens of Dick's drawings the word boon is the correctist word for this here's headen.

But if you still want to correct it to book you are probably right to do so.

( Injecting Humor Here )

Denny

Posted By: djwhite | Posted on: Mar 1, 2010 - 1:02pm
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Knaves! The boon I ask is a book.... :-}

Al Ross

Posted By: alross2 | Posted on: Mar 1, 2010 - 1:29pm
Total Posts: 993 | Joined: Oct 30, 2006 - 8:19pm

Jerry . . .

Lets add that the Vets and other Board members including yourself were involve to keep my "Shady Self" in line and to see that the illustrations and other items were correct.

Below, I transferred the image from an earlier post:

Dick . . .

[image]http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p249/ptboats/Webmaster/658-001.jpg[/image]

Posted By: Dick | Posted on: Mar 1, 2010 - 2:26pm
Total Posts: 1417 | Joined: Aug 27, 2006 - 6:36pm

Dick,

How much is that book?

Garth

Posted By: TGConnelly | Posted on: Mar 1, 2010 - 3:10pm
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Garth . . .

See Jerry Gilmartin's two post above, they are used for donations. They are from our Portland friends "Save the PT Boats, Inc." in Portland, Oregon

Thanks,
Dick . . .

Posted By: Dick | Posted on: Mar 1, 2010 - 4:37pm
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OK OK I did not recognize that it is supposed to be BOON not BOOK. Sorry Al. I think it attracts more attention anyway the way it is! Yes Garth $15 is all we are asking. But it IS for a good cause after all! If either one of you ever come to visit Portland I would give you a personal tour of the boat! That should be worth something, right? Jerry

Jerry Gilmartin

Posted By: Jerry Gilmartin | Posted on: Mar 1, 2010 - 4:52pm
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I'm just a newbie here, but is that your restored boat on the cover - cool

Posted By: Buddy | Posted on: Mar 1, 2010 - 11:52pm
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Hi Jerry,

As much as I'd love to have a tour of the 658, I am not sure my wheelchair would fit below decks ........... HA!

I don't think a trip to Portland is in the cards as well as I don't have an income to pay for it.

Garth

Posted By: TGConnelly | Posted on: Mar 2, 2010 - 6:01am
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Jerry, what is your e-mail? Also, is the an equivalent publication for the Elco PT-103 series?

SteveS156

Posted By: SteveS156 | Posted on: Mar 2, 2010 - 8:36am
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Hi Steve my email is listed on this link.

[url]http://www.savetheptboatinc.com/contactus.htm[/url]

I think Dick Washichek made an equivalent calendar for PT103 class that is available through PT Boats inc.

Buddy, yes that is our boat pictured on the cover. It was underway on Packard engines going 33.5 knots in the photo!

Jerry

Jerry Gilmartin

Posted By: Jerry Gilmartin | Posted on: Mar 2, 2010 - 10:22am
Total Posts: 1472 | Joined: Oct 8, 2006 - 11:16pm

Jerry,
I would like to make a donation and also receive the lilterature too. Is there something special I need to do?
Thank you
Dave

David Waples

Posted By: David Waples | Posted on: Mar 2, 2010 - 7:47pm
Total Posts: 1679 | Joined: Jan 2, 2007 - 9:55pm

$15?

Darn it.

And, me without an income .............. and, the hits just keeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeep on comin' ...........

Yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeah.

Hello Garth.

Would you please contact me at petertarebuilder@yahoodotcom

Thanks and cheers from Peter

"Give me a faster PT boat for I'd like to get out of harm's way!"

Posted By: PeterTareBuilder | Posted on: Mar 3, 2010 - 5:26pm
Total Posts: 494 | Joined: Jun 24, 2008 - 5:59pm