m151a2 on a boat
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m151a2 on a boat
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I really think you brought home that MUTT just so you get us to ask you about the boat.
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clean A2, I like it.
Yard ornament only or will you make it swim again?
Yard ornament only or will you make it swim again?
Horst
1972 USMC M151A2 w/ROPS (ex Barstow) and M416
1962 M201 and trailer
1966 GTO,1982 E350 Skoolie, 1987 SJ413, 1987 911
Gone: 2xM35A2c, Unimog 404S, Hanomag AL28, DKW Munga
1972 USMC M151A2 w/ROPS (ex Barstow) and M416
1962 M201 and trailer
1966 GTO,1982 E350 Skoolie, 1987 SJ413, 1987 911
Gone: 2xM35A2c, Unimog 404S, Hanomag AL28, DKW Munga
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WWII Higgins LCVP?
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1963 Willys M151
1955 M38A1
1956 Hotchkiss M201
1963 Willys M151
1955 M38A1
1956 Hotchkiss M201
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Re: m151a2 on a boat
I've posted pics of the a2 before but I'm sure they're lost now due to photobucket. One of the reasons I bought it is I saw it before any work was done to it so I know exactly what it looks like underneath the paint and bodywork. Not perfect but it's solid.Horst wrote:clean A2, I like it.
Yard ornament only or will you make it swim again?
Not sure the future of the boat, it doesn't look terrible but will need a lot of work to be operational. I couldn't resist buying it; I'm real close to the water but I don't even like boats. The 6-71 Detroit engine looks great, perhaps even rebuilt so I'm hopeful about that. I'm not sure if I'll have time to get it fixed up let alone the funds.
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Re: m151a2 on a boat
It's an LCVP but it's a post war model (1968). Fiberglass construction instead of wood like the WWII boats.Jerome wrote:WWII Higgins LCVP?
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WWII LCVPs are quite rare now, although 20,000 were build. Plywood construction is definitely not the most durable option. But yours is still a very interesting one! Does it have its original engine?
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1963 Willys M151
1955 M38A1
1956 Hotchkiss M201
1963 Willys M151
1955 M38A1
1956 Hotchkiss M201
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Re: m151a2 on a boat
The engine is the correct one, not sure if it's original to the boat or not but it looks nice and turns over by hand. The boat also has the prop shaft, the prop is in good shape, the rudder is there, etc. It's a fairly simple design with just the basics to make it an operational vessel.Jerome wrote:WWII LCVPs are quite rare now, although 20,000 were build. Plywood construction is definitely not the most durable option. But yours is still a very interesting one! Does it have its original engine?
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Oh man! That's sweet!