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ť Topic: PT305 ENGINE TEST
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Packard startup Saturday[:-smoke-:]

Posted By: RANDY SMITH | Posted on: Sep 14, 2014 - 12:31pm
Total Posts: 182 | Joined: Jul 16, 2012 - 7:16pm

Thats coooool . . . Congrats to your motor macs.
Thanks Randy

Posted By: Dick | Posted on: Sep 14, 2014 - 2:07pm
Total Posts: 1489 | Joined: Aug 27, 2006 - 6:36pm

Imagining how three of them would sound together. Thanks for sharing!
Dave

David Waples

Posted By: David Waples | Posted on: Sep 14, 2014 - 7:11pm
Total Posts: 1680 | Joined: Jan 2, 2007 - 9:55pm

WOW, now that has to rattle the fillings in your teeth. With all three running in the shop, those fillings will rattle for days !! Awesome job guys.

Posted By: Roy Forbes | Posted on: Sep 14, 2014 - 7:16pm
Total Posts: 371 | Joined: Sep 5, 2012 - 4:57pm

Robert Stengle had sent me this, I love it each time I watch it. Nothing better than the sound of a Packard.

Posted By: Frank Andruss | Posted on: Sep 14, 2014 - 7:28pm
Total Posts: 3964 | Joined: Feb 9, 2007 - 11:41am

Randy,
Congratulations on your engine test! It sounds great! I liked watching the smoke coming out of the exhaust. How soon will you be testing the other two?

David? Just in case you have trouble imagining how 3 running Packard PT Boat engines sound while running together you could just come to Portland and hear them on Sept 25th when we take PT658 out for one last trip this season! Last Thursday we had her up to 27 knots on all 3 engines.

Jerry Gilmartin
PT658 Crewman
Portland OR

Posted By: Jerry Gilmartin | Posted on: Sep 14, 2014 - 7:51pm
Total Posts: 1498 | Joined: Oct 8, 2006 - 11:16pm

ONE NEXT SATURDAY AND ALL 3 0N THE 27

Posted By: RANDY SMITH | Posted on: Sep 14, 2014 - 8:37pm
Total Posts: 182 | Joined: Jul 16, 2012 - 7:16pm

Randy;
What a beautiful sound!
Congrats!
TED

Posted By: TED WALTHER | Posted on: Sep 14, 2014 - 8:45pm
Total Posts: 3091 | Joined: Oct 16, 2006 - 7:42am

Jerry, you need to get the boat up to speed and Video the inside of the engine room so people can hear and feel the power of all three engines purring that sweet sound of Music.

Posted By: Frank Andruss | Posted on: Sep 15, 2014 - 8:48am
Total Posts: 3964 | Joined: Feb 9, 2007 - 11:41am