Vietnam War: Junk Bluebook (1962) - Paperless Archives

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VoS thuy'"h &dtdc eal btrng mot chat Chon li'rho hull In caulked with o mlxturiý of
tre butj nha Vý nhtda o am Jay () lnitlyi qiii i shreddud bambuo and resin fronilone of the local
phd.knji. Da edca'c thaych nrty Oin n2u xanh hI$I trees. Motit of these boats are~ pointed blue and
V1dbagnt %h rn auR ch dye dec~orated with a white rub atrake.
h~w, mo~i lar htl 3 thuy~a;nel nh I*ng ildng p~uil CPUi Vo ntl-fUulIng meterial@s are uned miaking
oh~ huv.B ~~P~ dd a8ech Wq~ tiiujt kI -;' t~l monthly. bottom cleaning a necessity. This is
Su Z mban thuy tri'eu Wibddng len uuons bang n Q done by having the junk drawn~ up un the beach to
'Boll Rozq.r' huy xv kuo (Trac~tor). VS thuie'l d dec the high water mark with a bull-dozer or tractor.
ba'Ly~ .1~ hy thta vh a~ nu v~ eý'h The hull is scraped by nanoC .py, tne crew and
Chbd~ng ihuybb ph~i 41~nIh '.h 3 ntm. Khii d; recaulked ata necomnary. Normally. recaulking
"4da chl3 Rong, thuyeIn ddd - u,.y bitng nh~n Joe to requlred tat threq yicar lntervaIR, After the
ktsituy tits .1 ~, -rnnir hv.e compleited. teinislaunched
at high tide by manpower.
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May thuyefl vojn hanhlw c1lan dlit ~i a c , fill The engine turns a three-bladud prolvIier
dN-LIjog kf'uh chling 30 ern, qu nv-t llý' phL~ir gidill about 12 Inchesa in diameter through a reduction
hA',tueec a mttrcd~6 I/2tX ahýgh 2ro). gear, clutch and a six and one-hailf foot hALM.
a' Ai - ~d balig mout imunkI go cr da Ll long propeller Is protccted by a wooden skeg which
c~tgoi~~?lial :ihU lni 1qI thinh go tkic. Mfv dtdic dOUbleS dS 0 strml. The engine is cooled by sea
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iamnhctbag i~c ici a ha 1.Ih ant quaiy water and cranked by hand. E~ngine controlsi are
td . tCii ho phan dit'l Mhimi 111,1N GeV~ I'l)p 0 11-ell mournic nn tie engine and inust hu pewratcd by a
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niaIv va do ni1.t nhan vicri di~ii khion kh-^ng Illu ciew meumber other than the helmsman. No spaire
nii av h -rhv -'k)n to ang thoC11 ^ parts ri~c carried, but ill the tools nece(ssairv to
priin r("I ta th0'j nhding co'mn hoc. dung disu.antlv the engine are carrica. Normunii
cy 11.1o mlay t~call i Tinidug thddn,lg kinl 01 aota repaiis ;in tI;ý. _mgmtu are not .attempted Lit seu
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bien 0 nav hd khorigk 10O sdai vi ihuyen co int ivv hc: rn ihe Jtkis , Ldllaihlu of retuttliig to port under
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tdng phidtinglICT1n hoM. Mot cmu olayhm vaýn h"Inh sail. A small enigine driven bilge pumiip Is located
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mlay Ulu de hoinl Id'l d N1 g [~il &1[.1c dji 0f to the yongin tecomfpal iileft.
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