On 7/21/2015 6:13 PM, Bruce Johnson wrote:
>> p.s. I also wonder if the US managed to improve on the design as far as such 'mishaps' are concerned. Does anyone know if the UK or Axis MTB's had similar problems?
> Well the Wikipedia page on US PT boats doesn’t really mention the issue; I could well be misremembering the book it’s been a long time since I read it.

The issue, IIRC, from They Were Expendable, was from either low octane
fuel or paraffin (or both?) that contaminated it.

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