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[SeaSpectre]

We finally got a Boatguy forum------'bout time.

Spectre out

[skimmer]

COOL, now I really feel special

[tvlr]

I saw a Mk-5 on display at the SEAL Museum down at Ft. Pierce during the last Muster. Talked to the crew for awhile and was really impressed with both the crew and the boat.

Things have come a long way in 35 years

tvlr....................

[A62]

Hey guys,

Bout time yous speedy boat drivers got a forum.LOL So, which one of yous guys gonna be the moderater?LOL

A62 out

[tvlr]

speedy boat drivers


A62,

If that were only so.

If we were running with the current, had the sails rigged and throttle maxed we might make 13 knots.( converted mike 6s)

But we did carry a punch.

tvlr....................

[A62]

we might make 13 knots


Dang bro, I can hump that fast. I think. How many MPH to a knot?



But we did carry a punch.


That one of them boats that had morters and 105's on them? Kinda looked like the old Ironclads? betcha it would have been cool to cruise the scenic waterways of the delta, sunnin yourselves and drinkin a cold one.LMAO You guys did get to do that, didn't ya?

A62 out

[SeaSpectre]

How many MPH to a knot?


Somewhere around a mile and a half mph per know------simple as I can make it so a jarhead can understand.....hehe....

My boats were a shade faster than that.

Spectre out

[skimmer]

My boats were a shade faster than that.


BOATS?!?..... Crap, by the time we were done with school, we could SWIM a shade faster.... LOL

skimmer out

[tvlr]

Skims & Spectre,

Sure, make fun of the old guy lol

A62,

Yep, they was the ironclads.

The Modile Riverine Force was designed to work with elements of the U.S.Army's 9th Inf. Div to clear Mr. Charles out of the Delta.

There were 4 basic boats and the weapons varied from boat to boat.

1- The Monitor ( Mike boat ) was the battleship . She carried a 40mm cannon foward, a 20mm cannon and two 50 cal. machine guns aft and two 30 cal. machine guns amidship. There was also a 81mm mortar.

2- The Command & comm. ( CCB ) was pretty much the same .

3- The Armored Troop Carrier ( ATC or Tango ) She carried a 20mm cannon and two 50 cal nachine guns aft. Some of them had 40mm granade launchers. They were designed to carry a reinforced Inf. Plt.

4- The ASPB ( Alpha boat) was the speed demon of the group. She could make ( all right kids, don't laugh ) 16 knots. She carried a 20mm cannon foward, a 50cal machine amidship and a 81mm mortar aft. They were later rigged to function as mine sweepers.

Some of the newer Mike boats came with a 105. There were also boats designed as "Zippos". I also remember a boat that was equiped with a high pressure water pump. It could actually wash away bunkers that were dug into the banks of the rivers and canals.

glossary for A62-----

1- foward= front of boat

2- amidship= middle of boat

3- aft= back of boat

tvlr................

[dartjunky]

We finally got a Boatguy forum------'bout time.

Congrats guys on getting your forum. I worked on a few boats in Little Creek when I was on a Tender, it would have been fun I think to go that route.

[A62]

glossary for A62-----

1- foward= front of boat

2- amidship= middle of boat

3- aft= back of boat


bwhahaha,

Bro, remember, "everyone like a little a**, nobody likes a smarta**.ROTF I TOLD you I took 2 power squadren courses. hell, I couda been a squid if I coulda gotten past those GD buttons.LOL



Some of the newer Mike boats came with a 105


Arright, a Redleg boat. Who trained your guys on "care and maintenance and firing" of one each Howitzer-105MM?LOL

BTW, did the math on 13 knots. Can't even run that fast.

A62 out

[llarko]

Been a while since anyone has posted here!! Was qualified on the 24 and 30 ft RHIBs myself.

[wannabeUSNS2004]

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glossary for A62-----

1- foward= front of boat

2- amidship= middle of boat

3- aft= back of boat

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hehe ok A62 whats a 1 bow 2 stern 3 port 4 starbard? lmao

[A62]

hehe ok A62 whats a 1 bow 2 stern 3 port 4 starbard? lmao


Bow=front
stern=rear
Port=left
starboard=right

Take it to the next step, what side is the red bouy when returning.Bwahahaha

A62 out

[John_H]

Isn't the bouy on the port side when leaving the harbor and on the starboard side when returning?

[wannabeUSNS2004]

hey A62 whats #1 the Head #2brass monkey #3 what the hell is this lolz