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4X)NG GHP Vý GIOG GHB "- .CONSTRUCTION AND MAIUTHNANCE
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TrAdc h~t th14 da(ng ghe )am viaI khun& cho vo _The first concern of the boat builder is con
ghe Wing nan, mý thu'd.ngco- thrfdan in dtbadn. Y struction of the frame for the woven bamboo hull
It 16 mm4 thuY'n udIJ tige. GhZ nhlng cgy kre which is freqwe"',-y oh!'aied frnm a weaver. Hies
ra lm da, ghip vao mep vsghe dan, rol buc dau first consideration is the hsaping of ote gunwalev.
tire 191 vAi nhsu t# qili vA. deuOi ghe. Dang dýy
may hay d0y thpp d b.uc, nlihig &;Z buiv ro4lh
This Is accomplished by placing the halves of a
split hamhnin pale-fluuh with the upper edge of the
rhau d',66A trNn Su me'p ghe4 Nhr'niln cy tve woven hull, the drawing tha ends together at the
tr9I ra ~nig mnti va datui ghe, de iping gU va duqi atem and stern. These are held in place by wire
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ghe, dung oh~t xung bang chtt go va co day may or, rattan tie-offs which are spaced at equal
hu4c nli, adtc viu vd ghe, Intervals along the full length of the gunwales.
The poles extend far enough beyond the hull to
accommodate the nternpost and stempos t which Pre
held by woudon pegs and rattan lacing act flush to
the contour Of the hull.
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d9c ghe. xli guha cd tdc-dtng ni.
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In the next step, seven bilge stringersmre
ru' in place, with the certterstringur aoting al arn
inner-keel. Thu center ztringur Is usually the
rn3i di suot bu daIie. g:ong Nhtfng cai xu khac bI
only one extending thi full length of the hull. The
vatl phf'a %al gae, va not vdi nhau if n va duoi others are bent in towards the inner-keel and tied
ghle. ( i f ngeth(,r at the lxn toiii of the hull. at the stern
and at the hiw.
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