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Here's the site address
Posted by Tony on Fri Nov 02, 2001 05:52:44 AM
In reply top PT Boats to Buy posted by Joe Scheil on Thu Nov 01, 2001 09:07:47 PM
http://www.ptfnasty.com/index.html
: : >Really, some Navy should start building them again :0)
: :
: : I belive the spirit of the PT Boat lives on to some exte
: nt
: : in the various families of missile patrol boats like th
: e
: : Pegasus hyrdofoil.
: :
: : Scott,
: The PT boat design culminated in a handsome design that ca
: me from Sweden and was operated by the USN 1965-75. They
: were called PFT and the class name was NASTY. The NASTY's
: were operated in the littorals of the Vietnam conflict an
: d were dear to Kennedy's heart, after all how could the CI
: C dislike new PT boats running around. There is an excell
: ent website and information on the Deltic Engines as well.
:
:
: PS there are several for sale and they could be restored i
: f someone has the financial heart to rescue one. I discov
: ered the engines here in a boatyard in Palm Springs, CA ju
: st two miles from the Hangar! Apparently there are 5 that
: could be built up...
: Visit the site!!!
:
: JOE