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We followed this boat through a narrow canal at low tide, staying back far enough not to get sprayed when he had to lift his prop. His discharge water would vary in color from light chocolate to dark chocolate depending on the amount of mud in the cooling water.
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Hand propulsion was still around. She will sell you a plain baguette or make you a sandwich (banh mi).
Smaller boats had lawn mower size engines. Steering with your feet seemed to be popular. He might be looking for his flip flop.
All of the larger vessels were loaded beyond USCG regulations. Where's the bow lookout?
We followed this boat through a narrow canal at low tide, staying back far enough not to get sprayed when he had to lift his prop. His discharge water would vary in color from light chocolate to dark chocolate depending on the amount of mud in the cooling water.
A typical fancy setup. Some of the larger vessels appeared to have petrol auto engines. Most had rudimentary or no muffler.
The props were often entangled with plastic bags, rope and other garbage. Lifted out of the water, the engine would race and throw some off. No reverse on most, so you need a fellow boater and shut down if it won't fling off.
Here is the ingenious engine cooling water system. The prop blows water into the funnel that feeds the engine cooling system. The feed pipe keeps the prop out of the mud (sort of). Grit in the intake water doesn't matter because there is no impeller blade.
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We followed this boat through a narrow canal at low tide, staying back far enough not to get sprayed when he had to lift his prop. His discharge water would vary in color from light chocolate to dark chocolate depending on the amount of mud in the cooling water.

We followed this boat through a narrow canal at low tide, staying back far enough not to get sprayed when he had to lift his prop. His discharge water would vary in color from light chocolate to dark chocolate depending on the amount of mud in the cooling water.
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The Mekong has been used commercially for centuries and it shows.
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