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| New boat aims to make SEALs' travels less painful |
| 2008-01-14 |
| Don't take all the pain out of it or they won't like it at all! :-) Navy SEALs are tough by nature, but they take a beating from their patrol boats: bruises, bumps and sore backs, even sprained ankles and chipped teeth. An all-composite version of the aluminum Mark V patrol boat, constructed by luxury boat builder Hodgdon Yachts Inc., is aimed at reducing the wear and tear on boat operators and SEALs by absorbing the impact as the vessel crashes through the waves at 50-plus knots. |
| Posted by:gorb |
| #2 yeah i got caught in a strom in the gulf deep sea fishing. good god beer was every where and i swera io will never get on another boat.I don't think the captain liked me anymore either |
| Posted by: sinse 2008-01-14 10:48 |
| #1 No kidding. I've been battered around in an open cabin on a pleasure craft at 40mph, and that was on slightly choppy seas next to the coast. |
| Posted by: gromky 2008-01-14 09:25 |