THIS WWII Motor Torpedo Boat Has Been Transformed Beyond Recognition! FOR SALE For €595,000!

[@YachtBuoy]

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[@GLICKMIRE]

I am retired from the U S Coast Guard. The last ship I served on was a World War II era ATF (205' fleet tug). I was a fully qualified deck watch officer on this vessel from 1974-1975. I can fully appreciate the ship handling techniques for handling a large vessel with a single prop and no bow or stern thrusters. A hearty salute to all those who served during the war.

[@YachtBuoy]

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[@chriskelly6559]

My Pop was 2nd on the Durable in '65 out of Galveston, patrolling the Gulf. Lived in Ft. Crockett, 4traffic lanes and two sidewalks from the Gulf of Mexico.

[@petesmith9472]

I remember when that was the only way…

[@GLICKMIRE]

@@chriskelly6559 I was a radioman at CG radio station New Orleans from 4-65 to 6-66. Worked Durable a number of times on the radio.

[@chriskelly6559]

Thanx!

[@plexiglass6087]

Seeing this beaut makes me realise just how much "Ship Happens" have left to do. This is an magnificent example.

[@Freesavh1776]

WOW what a beautiful job done for this Vet of WW2. Just like all our Vets they deserve the laid back easy lifestyle. Thanks for showing this beauty.

[@glennsatt]

This gunboat took a path similar to many WW2 vets, soldier to gentleman.

[@YachtBuoy]

I love this! Well said!

[@glennsatt]

@YachtBuoy keep up the great vids 👍

[@rogerreed905]

Instead of soldier to homeless . . . 😢

[@margaretbehler4935]

I love seeing such vibrant and valiant vessels being reimagined.

[@allsearpw3829]

An amazing conversion , over the years by the owners . Thanks for the video and keep them coming .

[@PhilbyFavourites]

You can’t go wrong with a blue hull and a white superstructure, Absolutley style personified 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@nickwebb9290]

A beautiful craft for sure, thanks for the tour 🙏

[@YachtBuoy]

Thanks for watching!

[@apeiron42-j1r]

As a 'pongo' I can't possibly comment on the mirror salute!!! Excellent tour. What a brilliant conversion but retaining nods to the past! I have an acquittance on the Isle of Wight that restored one of these at the end of last century, that was then presented to a member of the Royal family, whose name escapes me.

[@YachtBuoy]

Senior Service salute lol :-)

[@Steve-Cross]

I am so pleased she has found a new lease of life. Many years ago I went out on an RAF air sea rescue launch, which had been converted from an MTB. It was an incredible experience. It still had the Rolls-Royce engines. It sounded like thunder and went like stink. 👍

[@fishingwithtednfamily]

How beautiful, great build, a vessel to be proud of

[@lancecluster]

One of the prettiest boats you have toured.

[@cookiemonster2299]

Beautiful, my surname is Vosper and I've always liked the idea of converting a Vosper Thornycroft RAF rescue tender to a pleasure boat with modern engines and tech etc, this was a glimpse of a dream for me, very cool. 👍❤️🇬🇧

[@bertiewooster3326]

Sorry you've missed your chance all gone now just 2772 at RAF museum sailed on her 1970 at speeds on excess of 45 knots !

[@jm6604-c4d]

The hull doesn’t look like an RAF rescue boat / mtb

[@bertiewooster3326]

@@cookiemonster2299 Correct plus the RAF TTLs were wooden hulls .I know I regularly went out on them particularly 2772 which now resides in the RAF Museum.

[@jayhoney2422]

I remember seeing the mayor of Pooles MTB conversion in the late seventies but this is something else.

[@heinzesser6662]

I love it , thanks for showing this beauty

[@YachtBuoy]

I'm glad you like it

[@darrellyoung9586]

A beautifully done conversion. My first boat was a 63ft AVR which saw action in WWII.

[@sicks6six]

I can imagine Kenneth More staring through his binoculars and whistling down to the engine room "full speed ahead"

[@skyhawksailor8736]

Just a little information about the Torpedoes. When the PT Boats were first introduced they had four torpedo launch tubes for the MK-8 torpedo. Each tube weighed over 2,000 pounds. From Wikipedia, "The primary anti-ship armament was two to four Mark 8 torpedoes, which weighed 2,600 pounds (1,179 kg) and contained a 466-pound (211 kg) TNT warhead. These torpedoes were launched by Mark 18 21-inch (530 mm) steel torpedo tubes. Mark 8 torpedoes had a range of 16,000 yards (14,630 m) at 36 knots (67 km/h; 41 mph). These torpedoes and tubes were replaced in mid-1943 by four lightweight 22.5-inch-diameter (570 mm) Mark 13 torpedoes, which weighed 2,216 pounds (1,005 kg) and contained a 600-pound (270 kg) Torpex-filled warhead. These torpedoes were carried on lightweight Mark 1 roll-off style torpedo launching racks." Just removing the four launch tubes and the slide mechanism to rotate the launch tube outwards, reduce deck weight by over 8,000 pounds. So if this PT boat was manufactured after mid-1943 it would have not have the tubes, it would have had the light roll off racks.

[@michaelsorrentino-yp7nb]

Incredible refit !!!!!!

[@billyslide7645]

Beautiful lines!

[@henrycarlson7514]

Interesting , Thank You . A nice boat for the right person

[@SlipperyFPV]

I'd love this MTB, My father served on an MTB during WW2. He started out on subs, which he said he hated as they were cramped and leaky! I think my sister still has a photo of the boat he served on.

[@Speedmaster1200]

Thanks John

[@YachtBuoy]

:-)

[@gregoryforde7447]

Absolutely Beautiful

[@TairnKA]

Great work.

[@natopeacekeeper97]

I read about MTBs in World War II via Douglas Reeman, who wrote many books about the Royal Navy as he served during World War II, including in MTBs. It's great to see one that's been preserved and outfitted for modern life. Thanks for the video. Very well done.

[@YachtBuoy]

Thanks! 🫡

[@patquinn6167]

You can keep all the ultramodern multimillion euro boats,this is my favourite by a long way...an absolute stunning boat

[@aleksandarbokan4599]

What a beauty!

[@alisavas9526]

Great tour, amazing boat ❤

[@YachtBuoy]

Thanks so much!

[@Ghost_Recon_Actual]

Beautiful boat. If I ever win a lottery, I want one.

[@aswan2140]

Gorgeous!

[@philhardwick100]

Hard to imagine that georgous vessel was once such a plain war machine

[@alcondragon]

In 1987 I bought 42ft. Wood hull lobster boat. We converted it for private use. We stripped to the bare hull, replacing some planks, then repacking and repainting 5 coats of paint and sealer. The upkeep of a wood hull is tremendous, make no mistake. Sold her 2 years later. It taught me to NEVER buy a wood hull boat again.

[@jpgo]

Gorgeous Boat and pretty cool history also... Thanks for another Great Video

[@YachtBuoy]

Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for the comment :-)

[@jasperemmer2774]

Refitted in the late 80” I first saw her then, in love with this boat ever since. Still the same layout. Clearly very personal to the guy who had it refitted. Bit hard to sell 4 toilets and 2 cabins. Might need a good re-think again

[@ktoth29]

I like it. Classy and functional.

[@jamiemcmu]

Beautiful boat.

[@sib610]

I love the variety of boats you feature. All proper boats ,not throwaway stuff, too

[@erinschlameus3628]

That is to cool!! I thought they were all scuttled after the war.

[@simonevans343]

One of these used as a livaboard in Thorpe east of Norwich until about ten or fifteen years back

[@henryvanveen5365]

A boat I would be proud to own.

[@laurirobinson8346]

Been waiting for this!

[@YachtBuoy]

🫡🙌

[@allaboutboats]

Great Video! I am a crewman aboard the operational USS PT658, located in Portland OR and we operate the 78 foot Higgins PT Boat with her 3 1850 horsepower V12 Packard engines (2500 cubic inch) several times a year, mostly in the summertime. Running her three 100 octane av-gas engines will allow us to achieve 35 knots. If we push her, she could get up to 42 knots, but since she is an 80 year old boat we dare not push that hard! The twin 12v71 diesel engines in your Vosper MTB will not do the boat justice, only being able to go 10 knots! At that speed, you will never get the boat up onto the plane. The British Vosper MTB's during WW2 were powered by the Marinized Packard V12's (of 1500 hp) and NOT RR Merlin engines simply because the Merlins were better suited for an Airplane (like a Spitfire or a Mustang) due to the RR Merlin's superior "Power to Weight" Ratio. Early Vosper MTB's did use a couple of Merlins, during prototype testing, but the RAF soon put a halt to a perfectly good aircraft engine being wasted inside of a boat. The limited supply of the world class Merlin engines were sorely needed for aircraft. The Packard was much better suited to be used in a boat, and was widely used in many British vessels in the Coastal MotorBoat Forces and HDMLS etc. We have many videos on KZbin of PT6558 running if you search for it. Thanks again for a great tour of this wonderful old boat!

[@Cheers_Warren]

All very true , the packards were the American built version of the RR Merlin . Not identical of course but based on . Design given to USA to help with war effort.

[@allaboutboats]

@@Cheers_Warren No not at all. Packard was asked by Winston Churchill and FDR to please help out England by building more Merlin Aero-Engines since RR was at its absolute limit of production. Packard agreed to do so, and was shipped a RR Merlin engine that they could dis-assemble and copy. The RR Merlin is a COMPLETELY different engine than the Packard PT Boat Engine. It was based upon the Liberty Aircraft engine of WW1. The displacement of the Merlin was 1680 cubic inches while the Packard Boat Engine was 2500 cubic inches. A lot of people are still confused by this, since Packard made both engine types, the Aero Merlin and the V12 PT Boat engines.

[@wildcolonialman]

Fabulous fabulous.

[@GeorgeLittle-ft2yx]

These boats were built for speed not comfort, and with a deep V shaped hull she’s ok with a choppy sea when she’s at speed but at 10 kts it’s not going to be comfortable any more than a choppy sea then it’s not going to be nice going. It’s ok for European canals not so good for open sea. Plus the hulls are made of wood lots of maintenance. Nice looking boat though love the fact it’s a working boat and not a show boat. In summary if I were going to cruise the European coast and canals this is the type of boat I would go for. Thank you for sharing.

[@privateer177666]

Absolutely heavy on the maintenance. The wheelhouse could easily be upgraded w/electronics & creativeness into period furniture…. All in all a BEAUTIFUL VESSEL. I bet she could weave a sea story or two….

[@GeorgeLittle-ft2yx]

Pelorus is for keeping bearing to steer by. It’s also know as a dumb compass because it’s not magnetic

[@postsurrealfish]

This looks like an absolutely fantastic conversion in my opinion. With it having history and a really well thought out and beautiful design, both above and below deck. Plus with it having a really good size of beam and which gives it a real Tardis feel, when down in the accommodation section of the boat. But for the moment, I'll keep buoying the lottery tickets ¦:¬)

[@rickerb7196]

Excellent video and spectacular boat. If I were a perspective purchaser, the critical negative factor would be her very limited fuel range.

[@YachtBuoy]

Thanks for watching 🫡

[@CindyThornCraig]

The Detroit Diesel Series 71 are high Rev 2 stroke... v12 engine... if looked after they run for ever . But can burn fuel like it's nobody's business... Nice boat

[@spacemutt1978]

They don't actually rev that high, they just sound like they do because you're getting twice the number of combustion strokes per cylinder.

[@richnauer]

Beautiful conversion. Disappointing cruise range.

[@Ralffful]

What a great boat…👍🤗 and for sure another great video, thankscalot. Move on

[@YachtBuoy]

Thanks 👍

[@bobg1685]

So, in the refit, the owner decided to have only two cabins forward, with FOUR heads to service those two cabins? One full head in the master cabin, one day head two feet from the master cabin, and two wet heads to service the one twin-bunk cabin. Seems like they could have designed a head with a proper standing shower instead of the two wet heads, and maybe saved room for something else, maybe another small cabin.

[@franksteyn]

my thougts exactly...!

[@Evangelium]

Have you done a video showcasing different yacht refitters? Shipyards don't seem to advertise.

[@davidcook3508]

Why no photos of the transformation ?

[@YachtBuoy]

The owner did not have any, unfortunately. But it was done 40 years ago, so not very surprising in the pre-digital age.

[@niek1954]

A navyguy should be able to tell a compass from a pelorus... But a beautiful boat indeed!

[@YachtBuoy]

I spent most of my time down in the ops room 😅 Never actually heard of a pelorus before 😱

[@niek1954]

Not many windows in the ops room... A Pelorus is an instrument to visually take a bearing on some item outside your own ship. For example another ship that will cross your course. If you keep seeing that on say thirty degrees from your starboard and it comes closer, then your courses will collide.

[@saltydogashore]

I think there is a little hyperbole about this splendid vessel's history. Only her hull is original. But today she is a beauty

[@fernando758]

La carena o casco es de madera ?

[@miri1234ish]

Yes, but looks like with fiberglass coat.

[@JOSEPHDANCE75]

Used from evil to good. Exquisite creation.

[@adampoll4977]

Now you need to do a piece on the neighboring boat, "Haddock", if only for the Tintin reference 😉

[@YachtBuoy]

Funny you should mention that: €449K STEEL Classic 1962 Canoe Stern FEADSHIP For Sale! | M/Y Haddock! kzbin.info/www/bejne/d4TNdKuQg5WElc0

[@adampoll4977]

@@YachtBuoy Why, thank you good sir!

[@PaulR-ob2gw]

Hi John possibly need a captain to bring a MV around from Norfolk to princess 50 but will be in touch Paul

[@phedrob3735]

Beautiful boat. Has the hull been sheathed

[@mrshort2379]

that was sweet

[@hartoz]

It seems pretty sad that the lovely Vosper Thornycroft hull is not able to get onto the plane anymore.

[@outback109]

A beautiful job on a fine piece of history...but what were they thinking with the FB ladder😂

[@raymonddevries6261]

Another great video from a true gentleman's yacht!

[@YachtBuoy]

🫡🙌

[@miri1234ish]

Any idea what MGB # she was ?

[@jamesgraham6122]

One stunning looking craft.. quite rare to see an ex- military boat with such an exquisitely designed conversion. My disappointment was learning of the speed. These lightweight, double-diagonal hulls with their hard-chine were designed for speed. With their shallow draft it was the speed that provided their stability, at 10 kts I would expect the boat to be quite uncomfortable in any seaway.

[@sheepdog1102]

And the American PT Boat!

[@spacemutt1978]

Do we know her original number?

[@bikersoncall]

3:35 Turning this beautiful boat into a beautiful Yacht doesn't sound like a lot of ''dedication'' to preserving naval history. It's a shame that they didn't save or provide photos of 'her' before the transition.

[@Fargo2.0]

I love the Vintage look and history of the boat but the only pet peeve I have is that there's way too many bathrooms on the lower deck. In my opinion I would have turned those two bathrooms into a third cabin and they would share the wet head with the other cabin it would also be the day head.

[@paulthompson8613]

Three Merlin Engines the sound alone would be worth the price

[@Insolation1]

Missed out what it's top speed is?

[@kelvindebra7273]

G’day from Australia what is the price of the boat and the apes please send me a reply thanks again kelvin

[@coolhand1964]

It's certainly not "The Ship That Died Of Shame".

[@christopherpardell4418]

Its a pity that hull can’t do 40 knots anymore.

[@jpmbih]

AAAwesome

[@PaulR-ob2gw]

Either Norfolk YA or Scotland to portishead Bristol

[@GaryBrown-m3p]

The is how original?

[@billchasser8978]

Though this yah t is nicely constructed I would much rather see her in her original configuration. So few MTB or PT boats exist anymore. I live in California. The Rio Vista Sea Explorer Post ( Boys Scouts of America) had a Vosper PT that was still in her original configuration with three Packards V-12s. Sadly this grand old girls up keep was deferred and eventually was cut down to the waterline, her drivetrain discarded on the shoreline and the remaining hull left to rot in place. Though she never saw service as war ended before she could be moved to the South Pacific theatre she was sold off into private hands. Known as PT Joe in southern CA she eventually came to the Sacramento River Delta were she met her intimely demise. I was a Sea Scout in Sacramento where we had a WW II AVR. ( Air/Sea Rescue Vessel). She was also a double plank wood hill design dimensionally similar in design as the PTs. She was in deplorable condition and actually condemned by the Coast Gaurd. After my time aboard she was eventually hauled out and a complete hill restoration was done. Last I knew of her existence she was in private hand along the Sacramento River. But that was 20 years ago.

[@brokerhc]

Great project but the owner should at least kept her as a two engine boat.

[@YachtBuoy]

She has twin engines :-)

[@brokerhc]

@@YachtBuoy You are right, I only saw the right side throtle.

[@jpmbih]

Awes

[@dennispatrick4999]

John Wayne did this too.

[@greatpix]

From what I've read PT boats could go over 45 knots.

[@JedemPoKucama]

That thing needs MTU v12 diesels,sad that it's potential can't be used

[@darylwilliams7883]

Beautiful vessel, but why? This is like buying a gorgeous old Edwardian mansion and completely demolishing then rebuilding it, all to save the arched-ceiling wine cellar.

[@spacemutt1978]

Because when it was converted it was just an old navy boat. She would have spent most of her life in the Dutch navy. Her WW2 life would only have lasted a few months, but would have spent years of service with the Dutch. Without this conversion she would most likely have been scrapped as they do not make good pleasure boats. Expensive to run and uncomfortable to use. Remember, the same amount of time has passed between the war and her conversion, and her conversion and now.

[@brianlackie5093]

Power boats are poorly designed. It's a big boat I like how it's got a spacious cabin, sleeping quarters a washer and dryer but it's very very very ver very inefficient. Live aboard powerboat is not a live aboard. The operating cost to run it doesn't make sense. You can't go nowhere. because of the cost to run you would have to powerboat back to work everyday. makes absolutely no sense

[@robertkreamer7522]

10 knots ? She lost a lot of speed since the war . A third engine made that difference? No those Merlin’s or Packards punched out 1200 hp each ! She is now way way underpowered so pull those old Detroits they are very tired . Replace with Cats at 1200 hp each and then let’s go for a ride 😃

[@johnbrightman282]

what no water maker.

[@peterrayden8357]

How many toilets??????

[@fat_biker]

It's a lovely enough restoration, better than lovely, but taking a 40 knot spitfire of the sea & turning it into a 10 knot canal cruiser is gelding it :-(. Replacing 3 1500bhp Packard M2500s [probably], total output 4500bhp with 2 x 500bhp worth of cooking grade diesel engines seems more than a bit sad :-(.

[@miri1234ish]

You are correct about the power, but she had 3 Rollsroyce -not Packards.

[@joebeach7759]

They could have had a bathroom and a shower rather than 3 heads. I hate wet baths. Great bot though. Just not my style.

[@harrykreia5371]

Not very smart, taking a planing hull and convert to displacement yacht.

[@marvindebot3264]

OK, she looks beautiful but to emasculate one of the best planing hulls ever designed by installing a couple of grossly underpowered Detroits is just wrong. She deserved a pair of bloody great MANs or a single one with a pair of gas turbines in the wings. 1000hp in the centre for cruising and 2000hp a side for getting and running as God and Thornycraft intended. Also, Detroits, ug, the fuel bill . . .