salt_shaker

This was about 10 yrs ago.

uncljohn

ICW @ Norfolk?

salt_shaker

yep

Boattrash1

Just north of great bridge, right??

salt_shaker

yep, are they still there? I think this was south of most of the bridges and north of great bridge. pretty sure its right next to a bridge that we were waiting to open.

Boattrash1

Don't know if they are still there. Last I went through that area was about '89

salt_shaker

yea, i went through a year ago, but dont remember seeing them.

2ntow

I believe they are gone now...you could see them from the High Rise Bridge just north of that place. I always wondered what the story was about those hulls.

JAGSARE1

Are those PT boats?

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salt_shaker

Yep PT, wood.

Bruce W

They are (were?) at the Chesapeake Yachts location on the Deep Creek canal - the one that leads from the Elizabeth River to the Deep Creek/Dismal Swamp route of the ICW. You can see Chesapeake Yachts JUST on the south side of I-64 (just before it crosses the Southern branch of the Elizabeth River, heading east).

This past August when the wife and I went to OBX, there was only ONE (visible) at Chesapeake, and that was up on blocks in the main yard. Over the past 6-8 or so years, there were several more in that same yard.

Here's a site for Chesapeake Yachts - click on the link that says "PTF-5, 6, 7, 10-12, 19" for info on the oldies in the pic, I think? Looks like as of August '09, there was only one left - probably the one we saw. Good read!

http://maps.google.com/maps/place?hl...68338286708650

Cool stuff!

Regards,

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Bruce
Boatless as of 5/14/10

salt_shaker

Machales Navy, interesting info, thanks, always wanted to hear more info on them. Which reminds me of another Norfolk story, oh never mind, lol...