T-16 "Luba"

SDT16 · #1 11-01-10, 17:37

Well thank god for nephews! I had an eager 13 year old that put 2 solid days of blasting in! Unfortunately that was all he had time for

But he did a great job!

SDT16 · #2 11-01-10, 17:43

Got her off our newly made beach and back in the shop!

horsa · #3 11-01-10, 17:56

At least it's cool in Florida right now so wearing a blast suit shouldn't be all that bad.

Based on your lift ring numbers, your hull was 43 ahead of mine which has a production date stamped with the serial number of 1-44. Guess that would make yours 12-43 or 1-44 depending on how fast they were cranking them out at the time. Unfortunately the TD number probably won't have any association with the FS number or serial number. The serial number will usually be lower than the FS number by about 100 in case you can make it out after blasting is done.

SDT16 · #4 11-01-10, 18:39

Cool! 43 units off?!?!?! ... They are practically Twins! Cool Stuff. Unfortunately the serial # is non existent
What is the significance of that FS 5445 number?
I also recall seeing dates on the road wheels of 43 and 44. I'll have to go through all of them and make a list.
Thanks Dave!

SDT16 · #5 15-02-16, 16:02

Wow...It has been a while folks but progress has been made. Too many other projects got in the way.

Update: The old crappy sponson repair done by random Stick Welder Magillicuty has been removed. And yes that sucked because it basically equates to 100 foot of welds to grind down!! The original pieces are actually channels that are welded on the inside of the tub where they bend down and underneath where the lip runs even with the bottom of the armor sides etc. We are using a special wire which is a bit pricey so it they are just tacked in at the moment.

Enjoy.

SD

SDT16 · #6 15-02-16, 16:04

Also, I will be making up new hull plugs complete with threaded rings to weld to the hull. I'll try to get some pictures to better explain what I mean. If anyone is interested please let me know.

Sean

sderen@mac.com

SDT16 · #7 15-02-16, 19:52

I am also looking for the oil bypass control for the T-16. It is located on the left rear of the engine. See picture below. Any leads would be appreciated..

SD