Correction. It is not a diesel boat. Sorry. It is a steam boat that burns
oil to make steam to turn the crank to sail out to sea. Don't know much
about naval vessels. My apology if I used wrong terms.

David

--- David Kao <dtkao0205@yahoo.com> wrote:

>
> --- Mike Collum <collum@VERIZON.NET> wrote:
>
> > Well, if you're looking for list vets ... I was active Navy from Feb '59
> > to Feb '81 and spent a little time in Nam.  I was primarily a Submarine
> > Sonar Tech but I was also a diver which is what I was doing in Vietnam.
> >
> > Now, I wonder how many Westy owners are Submariners or ex-Submariners?
> > Compared to the old diesel boats, I have more personal room in the
> > Westy. Heheheheh
> >
> > Mike
>
> Ah... a living piece of history. I know of one diesel boat and like it a lot.
> It is one of the USS Hornet docked in the previous Naval Base in Alameda.
> Inside that boat there is an electrical escalator like those in department
> stores except it is very narrow. Go see it if you can. You can sit on the
> fleet commander's chair like in the movies if you want. The commander has
> his own room. It sure is much roomier than yours.
>
> David
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