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bob10
3rd October 2017, 05:57 PM
Torpedo Boat Construction - YouTube (https://youtu.be/Rrb-J6QNsuM)
bob10
3rd October 2017, 06:58 PM
Those who know their history will remember it was an Australian Coastwatcher who was instrumental in the rescue of J.F.K. And it was the Australians who inflicted the first defeat of the Japanese at Milne Bay. But, hey, why let the truth get in the way of a good story. This is more interesting, the engine room of a Higgins boat.

PT Boat Engine Room Walk-through Tour of Higgins PT658 in Portland OR - YouTube (https://youtu.be/4sx_AxoK7Cc)
bob10
3rd October 2017, 07:05 PM
Higgins engine pre-start checks.

PT Boat Engine Pre Startup Engine Checks (No Startup) Higgins PT658 Portland OR - YouTube (https://youtu.be/Pp9ijOGo5SY)
bob10
3rd October 2017, 07:52 PM
And of course we know New Zealand invented the water jet propulsion. Don't we ?


The Great Ships - The Gunboats of Vietnam - YouTube (https://youtu.be/ZLMK7kUneeU)