why???

Wheres Mc Hale !?

There use to be one used as a Rottnest Island ferri. I think it was burn at the Barack St Jetty years ago, fowl play suspected?
The old man use to tell me you could buy the hulls for 50 quid after the war, alot where turned into house boats.

One of my favorites is this Swedish Boat. It would be awesome in the Whitsundays.

GKandCC said...
Is that RAAF on the side of the bow? Wonder why

They bought it off the navy

GKandCC said..
Is that RAAF on the side of the bow? Wonder why

They were part of the air farce for use as crash rescue boats.

One used to be the ferry to Heron Island.

And Boyce had a HDV, similar, for years. Iron fastened, not meant to last long.

Ramona said..
I grew up watching McHales Navy, top show. Would be interesting to know whether these are the original Packard aero engines.

Cant remember the motors name USA made had a feeling it had Scott and B some thing its got two V 12 petrol engines and can cruise at 30 knots
think it uses a litre a minuet at idle each engine . Was told this is one of three and this is the last one still in operation in private hands the other two PT's are in USA.

Ramona said..

MorningBird said..
Yep, there was one at RAAF WILLIAMTOWN (operating out of Nelsons Bay) into the 70s or 80s. A mate of mine drove it for awhile.

There was one at Cerberus in '64. The one in the photo was probably for East Sale or Laverton.

Ill find out next weekend she only out for a week should be still on the hard on Saturday

Sorry blokes . That was 6mths

Here they are

Stop watching that show and do your home work you probally heard that

http://www.ptboats.org/20-01-05-ptboat-005.html


http://www.ptboats.org/20-01-05-ptboat-005.html

The Packard 4M- 2500 - PT Boat Engine
This engine was based on the 1925 Liberty aircraft engine

Cylinders: 12 - V angled arrangement
Supercharger: Gear driven - centrifugal
Cooling: Fresh water
Maximum RPM: 2400 rpm, 2000 rpm sustained
Rating: 1200, 1350, 1500 depending on year of manufacturing
Fuel: 100 Octane gasoline
Fuel Consumption at 40 knots: Top speed at 40 knots, running three engines, 474 gallons per hour
Full fuel load (3,000 gallons) 6.3 hours.
Fuel Consumption at 40 knots: Maximum sustained speed at 2000 rpm, running three engines, 292 gallons per hour
Full fuel load (3,000 gallons) 10.3 hours, range radius of 259 miles at 35 knots, 518 miles total.

The US Navy PT Boats never used the Packard Merlin engine as is often stated.

The third engine was on the centreline and its thrust was aimed directly at the rudder, it was placed a bit over one engine length aft of the other two engines.

HG02 said..
Stop watching that show and do your home work you probally heard that

Yup I'd forgotten how good the theme song was ! Thanks for posting that episode watched it at lunchtime today