Hatteras PBR

[nyrussell]

Dang it, I want one!!!!!!!


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FtED6jqykFk


Noel

 

[krush]

Any idea on the original show that clip is from?

 

[Vincentc]

Great Clip,
I'd never heard of the Hatteras PB.

 

[st.tully]

Nver heard of this - but I sure do want one!!!!!!

 

[StratPlan61]

Check eBay under Military Vehicles. I see a few every year for sale. I think there may be some on there now.

 

[saltshaker]

I always thought PBR was Pabst Blue Ribbon

 

[Fanfare]

I have always heard that after Willis Slane conceived the idea, built the prototype with his own money in record time and gave it to the Navy that the USN then measured it, wrote up its specifications, and put the job out for bid. Uniflite then won the contract. Some say this contributed to Slane's untimely death. No good deed goes unpunished.

 

[Vincentc]

Thanks Jim,
I recall the aluminum crew boat manufacturer and Uniflite now that you mentioned it. Were any Patrol Boat River purchased from Hatteras?

 

[fissioneng]

Buried in this thread are all the details starting with post #47.

http://www.samsmarine.com/forums/showthread.php?t=14652

 

[Vincentc]

Thanks for the cross reference. Obviously no Hatt PBR, only Uniflite. Interesting aside regarding the fire resistant resin and the company's demise.

 

[krush]

I keep seeing this topic and go "damn, I could use some PBR right now". But they don't sell it here

 

[Pascal]

Reviving this old thread ... anybody watched the just released new Grand Tour special on amazon prime? Hatteras is mentioned and a PBR replica is used throughout the show