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There's one of those two part bridge boats laying sunk on Lake Erie off Camp Perry currently. It want down several years ago when some 'brass a--' thought he knew better and tried to use two of them to patrol the impact area there instead of use local patrol boats belonging to another unit...

You've got your hands full that's for sure. There are not going to be alot of places where you can get 'ready made parts' for the LCM-6. You need also to find out about when yours was built, maybe the yard that built it like Webbers Cove Boat Works, Silverships, etc. There was some difference...

As far as interest in military boats, our organization here in Ohio on Lake Erie are planning to hold a "Retired Military Watercraft Muster" for lack of a better name possibly in 2015 in the Sandusky, Ohio/Cedar Point Amusement Park area. Possibly in conjunction with a big recreational boat...

How may litters do you need (want), I've a few here I can afford to get rid of let me know.

Might be, the cover was different as I remember though.

Too bad it isn't being better cared for. There are not alot of these units around anymore. They were just too handy. There is a book kind of obscure, about the history of cranes that has some in it about them, can't remember the title though. Came across it when I was researching an old...

Yes, Welcome to the site, and good luck with your search. I had no idea there were any AMC Gremlin's still alive in Ohio. They didn't seem to do well in the weather body wise. Yours must have been kept indoors and protected. The local car shows "Cruisin By The Bay" etc have not even...

If you're ever looking for a spare winch and motor for that rig, I've got one sitting here doing nothing but getting older and looking for a home.

Thanks for the effort and the pictures. Brings back memories. Wouldn't want to sail the "ST" from that elevated house in any kind of slop. We had one in Buffalo, the "Stanley". Last Corps tug I worked was the "Cheraw", an ex-Navy YTB out of Charleston SC now in Cleveland, Ohio. One of the...

Looks like the way they used to try to get rid of the Gamma Goats, send em on a para drop mission and forget to set the chute up right. Think they're still digging for a couple of them down at Ft. Bragg.......

Speaking from experience, you're right, the gallon isn't a normal measure of fuel on tugs like that. Also pictures or at least names/hull numbers would be nice. Being a tug captain now by trade and having retired from the Corps of Engineers two years ago, a number of the older tugs I "drove"...

Gives new meaning to why it is I don't like flying...... WOW, thats quite a load to drop, bet that loadmaster was scrambling to stay out of the way.

The Ottawa County, Ohio Veteran's Service Commission in Oak Harbor, Ohio is hosting a Vietnam Veterans Welcome Home on March 29th 2014 at the Ottawa County Fairgrounds in Oak Harbor. Its a one day event and is being supported by several organizations. There will be equipment displays, food and...

I spent ALOT of time on them a long time ago too, and then allowed myself to be talked into taking three "Mike" 8's the Navy was getting rid of to use to train youngsters ages 10 to 18. It was a 'culture shock' to try to get back into being a "Gator Sailor" again. (even more so to deal with...

Just how "converted" is your LCM-3? Those boats are rare, and some nit-wit from here on Lake Erie had one 'unconverted' and didn't want it for his business anymore and he sent it to a scrap yard, they cut it in sections before we found out about it, ****ed shame really. There is a member of...

The "Mike" boats with the steering nozzles are different from the regular LCM-6 rudder systems. The bearings have to be heavier and mounted differently to handle the weight. There are several things different about them including blowers on the engines. We have a couple that we got with our...

BiffJ has it right. But I can tell you its not going to be pretty. They wanted us to cut the breech ring and cut a hole in the bottom of the pressure chamber as large as the bore. But each situation is different and only the BATF&E's Technical Branch can tell you what they want and you have...

Could somebody in the area do an inspection on a piece of artillery our historic preservation group (Firelands Military Vehicle Group, a 501 c 3 not for profit, see our website at: www.firelandsmilitaryvehiclegroup.com )has to move from Fort Screven to Sandusky, Ohio. We need to know if the...

The one thing you don't want to do in Findlay is procrastinate....... I lost out on a boarding ladder for my 5 ton that way, waiting for the owner to come back as the wife didn't know and somebody who did bought it three minutes before he got back..... Would be nice to see a couple of them...

It is a 2a, those were first civilian ones built with mostly military left over WWII parts, just got rid of one. Its worth saving. There are also at least two and maybe three outfits out there that will sell you a new body for it, complete. One even has the stuff to make it look like a WWII...