From time to time I miss the Twins, though as a result of our time together, I am almost deaf. Still......... Great video; it brings back both good and bad memories. Sometimes, that's what it takes. Thank you Aaron. MRF RAS-9 Dong Tam River Rats. 67-68.
@@brucemullen3889 I was with THE 458TH TC Army we had about 35-40 boats in country scattered in different parts ot the country.I was near Saigon out of Newport we had 6 boats there. Area was between Nha Be going north up river. Sept 68-69
@@jimhardwick8601 we have an Association of former 458th tc members. Check out 458th sea Tigers on Facebook and on the web. If you are interested let me know. I was at Vung Ro and Qui Nhon in 70 71 We try to have a reunion every year at different places This video shows PBR721 returning from one of our reunions thru the Dismal Canal
That thing is just straight up sexy. What's cooler than a boat? A boat with guns. What cooler than a boat with guns? A vietnam era river patrol boat with guns that is still going strong today. 🇺🇸🤘
my father made ne extra for his private boat, but e did something better then the government, a 36 foot boat, with twin 450hp motor jimmy's 2 to, into a overdrive prop, we hit 43 knots instead of the government 28 knots, thats was in 1967, and we still have her !
@@aaronapple8516 that´s fucking Awesome man, i don´t know that anyone of them survived. a good friend of mine and I have often thought about completely rebuilding one of these treasures. We even had a boat builder on hand who would help us, it's just incredibly difficult for us here in Europe to get construction plans and dimensions of it on the basis of which you could start something like that.
Far cry from a PT Boat. Great someone did a restore on this piece of history but they should have put PT boats into the rivers of Nam. At least you had some room to sleep on one.
Sanitys Void a PT boat would have run aground and had trouble making turns in the narrow rivers and canals. Plus it's torpedos would be useless. The PBR is actually more heavily armed than a PT boat. It is purpose-built for riverine use.
@@mechanshican Well ok. But you should know I was suggesting the platform not the weapons of a PT boat. They also had larger boats on the river for the larger waterways.
@@SanitysVoid They used an Aluminum patrol boat based on a crew boat 50 ft. long called a PCF - aka "Swift Boat". They did use a few "Nasty" class PT boats - but only off shore. PT boats would have never had enough room to maneuver and would never be able to utilize their speed potential - which is one of their greatest assets. Research ASPBs and River Monitors of the Brown Water navy in Vietnam.
![Mekong Delta Hunters | Vietnam river patrol [PBR & UH-1B]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/SDqRKK5-68U/mqdefault.jpg)
![Mekong Delta Hunters | Vietnam river patrol [PBR & UH-1B]](/img/tr.png)
From time to time I miss the Twins, though as a result of our time together, I am almost deaf. Still......... Great video; it brings back both good and bad memories. Sometimes, that's what it takes. Thank you Aaron.
MRF RAS-9 Dong Tam River Rats. 67-68.
Thank you for your service 🙏🇺🇲
Absolutely outstanding!!! Without a doubt the very best PBR video out there anywhere!. Superb job. Thank you, Aaron.
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I just can't help it..Have to watch this again and again..Really loud..Thank's for shearing 👍
Stunning historical boat! Incredible restoration and video production.
"All I wanted was a mission and for my sins they gave me one".
As a member of River Division 551 69-70 I can relate to this video , boat # was 779
Thank you for your service 🙏🇺🇲
Hang on Lance! Outstanding video with my favorite Rolling Stones song. Well done Aaron.
Brings back alot of memories spent a year on one of these as a gunner and then coxin. Not sure where this was filmed to new of a boat to be in VN
@@brucemullen3889 ya I know I was on a Mark 2. Just the boat in this looks fairly new
@@brucemullen3889 I was with THE 458TH TC Army we had about 35-40 boats in country scattered in different parts ot the country.I was near Saigon out of Newport we had 6 boats there. Area was between Nha Be going north up river. Sept 68-69
@@jimhardwick8601 we have an Association of former 458th tc members. Check out 458th sea Tigers on Facebook and on the web. If you are interested let me know.
I was at Vung Ro and Qui Nhon in 70 71
We try to have a reunion every year at different places
This video shows PBR721 returning from one of our reunions thru the Dismal Canal
This was filmed near Elizabeth City, NC. This is PBR721 that was restored. You can read all about its history at PBR721.com
@@tomfarrell4584 Thank you for your service 🙏🇺🇲
Perfect. I've been waiting 40 years to see something like this since Apocolypse Now
Nicely done! Could not have picked a better song also
Bravo Zulu
Great video, well done! The song is perfect for it too.
Everyone wants a brand-new boat with fancy extras- give me a flat-green tub with 360hp and a lot of of American steel on it.
It's been 51 years since I lost my boat, my crew mates. I needed to honor them and posted this on my feed. Hope you don't mind.
USN '69-72
That thing is just straight up sexy. What's cooler than a boat? A boat with guns. What cooler than a boat with guns? A vietnam era river patrol boat with guns that is still going strong today. 🇺🇸🤘
dood, this is fucking amazing.
A boat powered by one of the most ignored and undervalued engines of all time...
Great video hope you don't get a takedown notice.
Thanks! It’s be up for over three years and I haven’t got one yet. 🤞
I love these Boats.. I wish i could get one 😃😃 Much Greets from Germany..
bau dir eins, ist nur ein Fiberglasrumpf mit zwei fetten Impelleraggregaten und nem überdimensionierten Motor
Wow you guys made a pbr ! Damn that’s awesome. Water jets propeller rules !
Repowered with conventional shaft/propellers.
What an amazing video! Nice job! :)
Badass and great music!
Love how all these pbr vids have CCR music
Rolling Stones in this one..
sic! I want one!
Super Film , super Fahrbild !!
Outstanding!
Unbelievable
I would love to travel down to NC to ride on this girl.
my father made ne extra for his private boat, but e did something better then the government, a 36 foot boat, with twin 450hp motor jimmy's 2 to, into a overdrive prop, we hit 43 knots instead of the government 28 knots, thats was in 1967, and we still have her !
Hi, very good. What sounds make the sirene? maybe you can it recorded?
I want one for chirstmas
I played with the riverine warfare unit at mare island CA when I was in Navy sea cadets...
Outstanding......
Now, I can build a PBR, and doirama.👍⚓🇺🇸
Judul film apa
Awesome!!!
Where Is This Being Filmed? -Or Is This All A.I. ? -Because If It's The Latter, And You're Trying To Recreate Vietnam, Then You Got The Foliage Wrong!
is this a Repro Boat or a Original?
looks nice . one of these would be cool for having fun here on the big lake.
It’s an original haul that was refurbished. You can see the full history at PBR721.com
@@aaronapple8516 that´s fucking Awesome man, i don´t know that anyone of them survived.
a good friend of mine and I have often thought about completely rebuilding one of these treasures.
We even had a boat builder on hand who would help us, it's just incredibly difficult for us here in Europe to get construction plans and dimensions of it on the basis of which you could start something like that.
A Dream , thx
That's fucking awesome
Apelley in the flesh
Awesome
Far cry from a PT Boat. Great someone did a restore on this piece of history but they should have put PT boats into the rivers of Nam. At least you had some room to sleep on one.
Sanitys Void a PT boat would have run aground and had trouble making turns in the narrow rivers and canals. Plus it's torpedos would be useless. The PBR is actually more heavily armed than a PT boat. It is purpose-built for riverine use.
@@mechanshican Well ok. But you should know I was suggesting the platform not the weapons of a PT boat. They also had larger boats on the river for the larger waterways.
@@SanitysVoid They used an Aluminum patrol boat based on a crew boat 50 ft. long called a PCF - aka "Swift Boat". They did use a few "Nasty" class PT boats - but only off shore. PT boats would have never had enough room to maneuver and would never be able to utilize their speed potential - which is one of their greatest assets. Research ASPBs and River Monitors of the Brown Water navy in Vietnam.
Great !
get on them 50s
PBR - SWCC = who you gonna call when the natives are restless and you need an uber out the shit?
its a brick! digs deep. way better hull designs! that boat will get you killed! i like the boat. just saying!
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Nice restoration. I have a beef with the Vietnamese flag flying higher than the US flag. Not correct protocol