Hi list,
A while back, the Admiral Nimitz Museum acquired and initiated restoration
efforts on one of the few remaining PT boats still out there. PT-309 is a
historically significant boat. Somewhere along the way the so-called
"volunteers" involved in the restoration efforts undertook to make the old
girl their very own due to a difference in opinion as to what was to be the
final disposition of the boat, i.e. the museum wants her in Fredericksburg
and the volunteers (quite understandably) want to keep her close to their
homes and in the water but they also want the rightful owner (Nimitz Museum)
to foot the bill for their activities. The plan to bring PT-309 back to
Fredericksburg, Texas was the plan from day one. This group of modern-day
pirates has vowed to block any efforts the museum might make to exercise
control over the vessel.
To be honest, I am really not sure which plan is ultimately best for the PT
boat's health but speaking strictly as an MV owner I think I would be quite
perturbed if I took on volunteer help with the Scout's restoration only to
have the volunteers start telling me what I would have to do (or ont do)
with the Scout when she was done!
My opinion is my own, but these fellows (more like privateers & pirates who
feel they should control someone else's Mil Veh's future), have posted a
website that very bravely (gotta give em credit) allows the rest of us an
opportunity to cast a vote on what WE think should be done here. With that
in mind, please visit http://imakenews.com/jtyson/ and vote according to
your conscience.
Regards,
TJ Smith
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