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Wow, She looks similar to the PT-73, but the cabin is no longer hard sided. Its been removed. Ive been told she may have been a trainer, which would have been built similar to the real thing but would be built with lesser products to hold down the costs. The cabin has been skinned with .o24 gauge aluminum like an RV. I do have a set of holes on the bow right at the nose that looks like a large caliber gun was placed. What ever it was wore the holes quite a bit. I know there has been new bow plates put in both on the starboard and port sides. Where would the hull numbers be? I don't have the old transom but I do have the original Airturbine serial or model number--009. I'm working with a boat builder out of TN that spent time in the Vietnam war, and said she looked like a marine med boat trainer. To say the least after seeing her he was really excited about helping me. thank God, he's been a big help. I've got a couple of pictures, and get them to you asap. Although she has been refitted, who ever did the refitting left the original holes from everything. Whatever she was tells me she worked very hard, what has saved this girl was the great marine aluminum that she was originally built with. Again thanks for the info at least now I have somewhere to start.
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