The movie is about the Leftover war machines in the ocean off Omaha Beach.
But a few seconds of the movie showed two guy slinging Frames into a Keel.
What a great setup for Machine like assembly.
at the rate those guys worked, they could have Framed the whole 30' boat in a few minutes.
I think after I'd been working on a Wood boat for a few days, I could have used an assembly plan like that.
Intersting NOVA movie on D-Day
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Re: Intersting NOVA movie on D-Day
Higgins boats.
You can look these boats and the eccentric Higgins up.
New Orleans of course.
The ARMY bought a few of his boats and discovered the GI's had to jump off the sides, taking a whole minute to unload a boat.
Higgins says: "Come back tomorrow..." and he had the Drop down door on the front of the boat working.
It took less than 30 Sec to unload the boat. And...it could carry a Jeep.
His wood boats were made for the swamps and shallow rivers. They went ashore on D-Day powering above the Mines the Germans had laid.
I knew there were lots of reasons we have wood boats.
You can look these boats and the eccentric Higgins up.
New Orleans of course.
The ARMY bought a few of his boats and discovered the GI's had to jump off the sides, taking a whole minute to unload a boat.
Higgins says: "Come back tomorrow..." and he had the Drop down door on the front of the boat working.
It took less than 30 Sec to unload the boat. And...it could carry a Jeep.
His wood boats were made for the swamps and shallow rivers. They went ashore on D-Day powering above the Mines the Germans had laid.
I knew there were lots of reasons we have wood boats.

Re: Intersting NOVA movie on D-Day


Don't be afraid to attempt anything. You might surprise your self in the attempt.
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