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Video: PT-305 moves through the streets of New Orleans
Posted on 11/20/16 at 11:30 am
Posted on 11/20/16 at 11:30 am
Eventually you will be able to take rides on Lake Pontchartrain LINK
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Posted on 11/20/16 at 11:37 am to Jim Rockford
Some places in NOLA you could land in that thing and actually get shot at like the beaches of Normandy
Posted on 11/20/16 at 11:41 am to Jim Rockford
Awesome boat. They've had it for a while but have just been restoring it right?
Posted on 11/20/16 at 12:30 pm to lighter345
Yeah, for a while. My uncle helped with the restoration, feels like he was doing so for years
Posted on 11/20/16 at 2:32 pm to Jim Rockford
This post was edited on 11/20/16 at 2:33 pm
Posted on 11/20/16 at 3:22 pm to Cosmo
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Some places in NOLA you could land in that thing and actually get shot at like the beaches of Normandy
You need a LCVP (Landing Craft, Vehicle, Personnel) aka Higgins boat to get the actual feel of that, not a PT boat.
Posted on 11/20/16 at 3:54 pm to Jim Rockford
fricking sweet.
I love anything WWII.
I love anything WWII.
Posted on 11/20/16 at 3:57 pm to LongueCarabine
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Higgins boat
Yes, for full D-Day experience.
Made in NOLA, too
Posted on 11/20/16 at 5:48 pm to HeadChange
quote:Spoke to an acquaintance a good while back that was asked to help. Wondered why until I read the article, had no idea it was made of wood.
My uncle helped with the restoration,
On a side note, used to drink with Higgins' nephew in the late '80's, he was a piece of work.
Posted on 11/20/16 at 6:05 pm to LongueCarabine
Holy fricking shite, Longue Carabine made a post without signing it, it's a sign of the end times.
Posted on 11/20/16 at 6:17 pm to Napoleon
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Holy fricking shite, Longue Carabine made a post without signing it, it's a sign of the end times.
Just keeping you guys guessing.
Posted on 11/20/16 at 7:23 pm to Jim Rockford
This thread seems like a good place to show off a sterling silver Higgins Boats lapel pin that I found with my metal detector. I don't know its age or the story behind it but it's pretty cool. I will donate it to the D-Day Museum if/when I get back to NO.
Posted on 11/20/16 at 7:25 pm to BobABooey
That's a really cool piece. You might look at their website if that's something you think you want to part with
Posted on 11/20/16 at 7:33 pm to Jim Rockford
Thats cool. And the museum is building a Higgins boat from the original plans.
Posted on 11/20/16 at 7:41 pm to Jim Rockford
I have really high hopes for the space the boat will be based I believe now offically called Lakeshore Landing.
This is the same site that the owner of Tipitina's will be building a 5,000 person capacity amphitheater, restaurant, bar, etc.
Having moved away and lived in a major city with multiple amphitheaters pulling in good tours, it's about time NOLA gets one. And on the water nonetheless.
This is the same site that the owner of Tipitina's will be building a 5,000 person capacity amphitheater, restaurant, bar, etc.
Having moved away and lived in a major city with multiple amphitheaters pulling in good tours, it's about time NOLA gets one. And on the water nonetheless.
This post was edited on 11/20/16 at 7:41 pm
Posted on 11/20/16 at 7:52 pm to BobABooey
Where did you find that?.awesome!
Posted on 11/21/16 at 9:52 am to NOLApurpleandgold
Yeah, it is.
Posted on 11/21/16 at 10:06 am to Jim Rockford
So where is it going?
Posted on 11/21/16 at 10:23 am to Cosmo
quote:
Some places in NOLA you could land in that thing and actually get shot at like the beaches of Normandy
Posted on 11/21/16 at 10:58 am to Jim Rockford
The craziest thing about those boats is how much fuel they consume. I went to the Nimitz museum and they had one powered by 3 Merlin engine so that sucked something like 2000 gallons of fuel per each patrol in one day. That's a ton of fuel for a 75 foot boat.
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