M2 Assault boat
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M2 Assault boat
Anyone have detailed pics or plans for the M2 Assault boat? Have you seen one for sail?
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"Army Motors" issue #45 (Summer 1988) has an article with a pen and ink dimensioned drawing of the M2 Assault Boat. Also, there are some on display at the National War and Resistance Museum / Marshall Museum at Overloon, The Netherlands.
It looks like it would be easy to make a reproduction of the M2 Assault Boat. Are you interested in making one? Let me know what you find.
It looks like it would be easy to make a reproduction of the M2 Assault Boat. Are you interested in making one? Let me know what you find.
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Hi John -
I was just looking at that picture again and realized how much I missed the first time. At first all I saw was the boat on the ground with the motor. Then I realized there was a whole stack of 'em on the trailer. That's pretty cool. It would certainly be easier to haul that around than an LCVP.
Peter
I was just looking at that picture again and realized how much I missed the first time. At first all I saw was the boat on the ground with the motor. Then I realized there was a whole stack of 'em on the trailer. That's pretty cool. It would certainly be easier to haul that around than an LCVP.
Peter
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See http://www.surfacezero.com/g503/showgallery.php?cat=916 for the rest of my pictures.John Phillips wrote:Also, there are some on display at the National War and Resistance Museum / Marshall Museum at Overloon, The Netherlands.
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There are about 8 pages of pictures, drawings and text of the M2 Assault Boat in TM 5-271 Light Stream-Crossing Equipage (dtd 27 March 1944). There is a drawing there with dimensions that might be enough to work from I suppose. It also list the materials used:
"The sides are 7/16 in mahogany plywood, the bottom is 3/8 inch fir plywood, and the transom is 3/4 inch fir plywood" There is more on the fasteners used and all that. BTW it weighs 410 pounds.
I bought my copy(ies) off Ebay. If you just want the section on the M2 I'd be happy to provide high quality copies just send me an address but I recommend the entire manual as there is more good stuff in there about other boats, rafts, ferries, & light bridges.
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"The sides are 7/16 in mahogany plywood, the bottom is 3/8 inch fir plywood, and the transom is 3/4 inch fir plywood" There is more on the fasteners used and all that. BTW it weighs 410 pounds.
I bought my copy(ies) off Ebay. If you just want the section on the M2 I'd be happy to provide high quality copies just send me an address but I recommend the entire manual as there is more good stuff in there about other boats, rafts, ferries, & light bridges.
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Hi Greg -
Thanks for the info, I knew there was a manual that would cover it, but hadn't seen it yet. I remember reading somewhere that they were heavy! I'll definitely watch for that manual, but would love to have a copy in the mean time. I can paypal you some money for copy and postage fees. Or do you have the ability to scan and email the pages?
Can you imagine the weight of those 4 boats on the trailer? I haven't seen the "assault boat trailer" in the military vehicle catalog so I wonder if that trailer is specific for the boats or adapted from something else? And what do you think about towing the boat trailer and boats behind my ambulance
Thanks,
Peter
Thanks for the info, I knew there was a manual that would cover it, but hadn't seen it yet. I remember reading somewhere that they were heavy! I'll definitely watch for that manual, but would love to have a copy in the mean time. I can paypal you some money for copy and postage fees. Or do you have the ability to scan and email the pages?
Can you imagine the weight of those 4 boats on the trailer? I haven't seen the "assault boat trailer" in the military vehicle catalog so I wonder if that trailer is specific for the boats or adapted from something else? And what do you think about towing the boat trailer and boats behind my ambulance
Thanks,
Peter
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Peter,
Where are you located? Just pm me your address and I'll send the copies. I don't need any money. There is a trailer illustrated in the manual but it wasn't in the section on the assault boats. I'll look closer at that and see if it was also intended for the assault boats.
No, I haven't seen any of the boats for sale but I keep my eyes open.
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Where are you located? Just pm me your address and I'll send the copies. I don't need any money. There is a trailer illustrated in the manual but it wasn't in the section on the assault boats. I'll look closer at that and see if it was also intended for the assault boats.
No, I haven't seen any of the boats for sale but I keep my eyes open.
Greg
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I always wanted to maKe the canvas assult boat like the ones off " A Bridge Too Far". Would be easier to store and lighter.
Been looking for the plans for years now.
Pat
Been looking for the plans for years now.
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Page 8 of TM 5-271 says this about transportation of the boats:
"The boats are nested for transportation. They may be carried on 2 1/2 ton trucks or on two wheel trailers."
The exact trailer is not mentioned but a pole type trailer is shown a chapter or two later carrying another type of boat. That trailer looks like the trailer in the picture John posted but it's hard to be sure.
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"The boats are nested for transportation. They may be carried on 2 1/2 ton trucks or on two wheel trailers."
The exact trailer is not mentioned but a pole type trailer is shown a chapter or two later carrying another type of boat. That trailer looks like the trailer in the picture John posted but it's hard to be sure.
Greg
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