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cbear is right, your boat was never intended to be an LCM. It was built as a shipyard/naval station work boat. They quit building LCM-3's after WWII. Your boat had no ramp, the open end of the well deck was boxed in and the deck covered over. And Andrew H is also right, Marinette Marine is...

You've got your hands full that's for sure. There are not going to be alot of places where you can get 'ready made parts' for the LCM-6. You need also to find out about when yours was built, maybe the yard that built it like Webbers Cove Boat Works, Silverships, etc. There was some difference...

I spent ALOT of time on them a long time ago too, and then allowed myself to be talked into taking three "Mike" 8's the Navy was getting rid of to use to train youngsters ages 10 to 18. It was a 'culture shock' to try to get back into being a "Gator Sailor" again. (even more so to deal with...

Just how "converted" is your LCM-3? Those boats are rare, and some nit-wit from here on Lake Erie had one 'unconverted' and didn't want it for his business anymore and he sent it to a scrap yard, they cut it in sections before we found out about it, ****ed shame really. There is a member of...

The "Mike" boats with the steering nozzles are different from the regular LCM-6 rudder systems. The bearings have to be heavier and mounted differently to handle the weight. There are several things different about them including blowers on the engines. We have a couple that we got with our...