Restoring A T-Boat

*nhboy* ^(Premo) · 12-07-2007, 08:39 AM

"So what do you do after the kids are grown and gone from home? Sam and Judy Haigh had an unusual idea. They weren't just going to become liveaboards. Anyone can do that. No, the couple decided to buy a retired military vessel—a 1953 Army T-boat—and restore it as their own home-sweet-home.

At least that was the plan."

Vessels: Restorations: Restoring A T-Boat | MadMariner.com

huntr1 · 12-07-2007, 09:00 AM

I'll find it eventually, but there is another site showing a couple's conversion of a navy tug into a liveaboard.

*desertrat* ^(Premo) · 12-07-2007, 12:26 PM

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Originally Posted by nhboy

"So what do you do after the kids are grown and gone from home? Sam and Judy Haigh had an unusual idea. They weren't just going to become liveaboards. Anyone can do that. No, the couple decided to buy a retired military vessel—a 1953 Army T-boat—and restore it as their own home-sweet-home.

At least that was the plan."

Vessels: Restorations: Restoring A T-Boat | MadMariner.com

That's pretty neat and a lot more pratical than what I would like to restore.
One of these.PT Boat PT Boats PT658 - Save The PT Boat

bohman · 12-13-2007, 03:06 PM

I had no idea that PT boats were wooden.

JEB · 12-14-2007, 12:04 PM

Natty,
Annapolis Maritime Museum - Eastport Walking Tour - Site 4

bohman · 12-15-2007, 09:38 PM

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Originally Posted by JEB

Natty,
Annapolis Maritime Museum - Eastport Walking Tour - Site 4

Thanks for the link.

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bohman Registered User Member Since: Aug 2005 Location: lexington park Posts: 1,705	I had no idea that PT boats were wooden. __________________ From the land of pleasant living
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