tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6466695305125791022.comments2024-03-13T08:16:23.560-07:00Indigenous BoatsBob Holtzmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05878339327766256094noreply@blogger.comBlogger703125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6466695305125791022.post-9707406129544416392024-02-22T04:46:52.980-08:002024-02-22T04:46:52.980-08:00The book "Classic Wooden Fishing Boats fo the...The book "Classic Wooden Fishing Boats fo the Vietnamese Coast" is available at smallcraftadvisor.com as printed book and at offcenterharbor.com as e-book. AlexAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6466695305125791022.post-12087019731373918262023-12-15T03:55:04.327-08:002023-12-15T03:55:04.327-08:00Thank you Bob! I will certainly join the 2nd Early...Thank you Bob! I will certainly join the 2nd Early Watercraft Congress!Aivar Ruukelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08870171321047448727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6466695305125791022.post-57813034752095173472023-07-31T09:19:17.506-07:002023-07-31T09:19:17.506-07:00Thanks SO MUCH for the considerable work that must...Thanks SO MUCH for the considerable work that must have gone into making these available! What a treasure trove!Dave Zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13241033623115158564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6466695305125791022.post-22490170109522302442023-07-13T08:45:02.766-07:002023-07-13T08:45:02.766-07:00Calling a tribal canoe a "boat" is groun...Calling a tribal canoe a "boat" is grounds for a quick toss in the river. You've been warned. lolAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6466695305125791022.post-72727796433098024532023-06-20T14:31:59.700-07:002023-06-20T14:31:59.700-07:00Maker Shawn Brigman
http://shawn-brigman.squaresp...Maker Shawn Brigman<br /><br />http://shawn-brigman.squarespace.com/<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6466695305125791022.post-38841146914555343832022-02-13T13:56:37.438-08:002022-02-13T13:56:37.438-08:00Huszar -- would be interested to see some document...Huszar -- would be interested to see some documentation for your statement. Thanks.Bob Holtzmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05878339327766256094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6466695305125791022.post-51350490604385633032022-02-13T12:16:47.014-08:002022-02-13T12:16:47.014-08:00It was not a dhow, but a prao built and used in th...It was not a dhow, but a prao built and used in the Indonesian archipelago. It is a big mistake to tie this ship to the Arabs and imagine it was built in Oman.Huszár Lászlóhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01199109459109507923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6466695305125791022.post-14825278286219925542022-01-15T22:42:37.137-08:002022-01-15T22:42:37.137-08:00The jewel of Muscat was donated to Singapore and n...The jewel of Muscat was donated to Singapore and now on display at Santos a island accompany with a video of its journey from Oman to Singapore and on display are some of the objects the ruler of Oman gave to Singapore as gift. Prof. John MK Wonghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686819862382779747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6466695305125791022.post-35501024609069746412021-12-27T01:59:42.061-08:002021-12-27T01:59:42.061-08:00I think the raised sides would be rounded to allow...I think the raised sides would be rounded to allow fishing nets to slide over them .. instead of having a sharp point which would snag the net.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05851254496013200699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6466695305125791022.post-5314550934257931622021-11-13T03:59:08.500-08:002021-11-13T03:59:08.500-08:00Hi Jesse
The video is no longer available
But, i...Hi Jesse<br /><br />The video is no longer available<br /><br />But, if you talk about a black paste for the joints ... here in Peru a substance called pitch is used. It is a by-product derived from petroleum (a tar)<br /><br />This product is used by heating it in a container so that it becomes a workable paste (If you want to give it plasticity, you can add recycled motor oil or diesel2 even gasoline ... be careful with fires). Be careful with burns.<br /><br />Prior to applying the layer, a jute fiber, or cotton cloth, or a "manila rope", or coconut fiber, or strips of cotton cloth is inserted between the wooden plates .... The purpose is to give consistency to the breaking of the pitch when it cools.<br /><br />there is also a natural resin in the Amazon rainforest called "copal". You have to gather enough for a job ... This would replace the tar. Although, this resin being a natural aromatic, today it is used to produce incense making it even more expensive and complicated to obtain. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6466695305125791022.post-61910972703993205662021-09-09T01:27:57.484-07:002021-09-09T01:27:57.484-07:00Most probably Bougainville. There were/are two or ...Most probably Bougainville. There were/are two or three large Catholic Missions there in the south and the north coasts.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17743554458635059886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6466695305125791022.post-38535553825049882142021-05-07T02:18:03.748-07:002021-05-07T02:18:03.748-07:00No info from the exhibit. I haven't looked int...No info from the exhibit. I haven't looked into the collections data.Bob Holtzmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05878339327766256094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6466695305125791022.post-45706329040685628202021-05-06T03:00:08.482-07:002021-05-06T03:00:08.482-07:00Any evidence for which island the canoe came from?...Any evidence for which island the canoe came from?Ben Burthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02785289790722545138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6466695305125791022.post-41117184161398455982021-04-23T08:06:15.078-07:002021-04-23T08:06:15.078-07:00Hello Peter, Jon (and any other Argonauts!)
I'...Hello Peter, Jon (and any other Argonauts!)<br />I'll keep this short as several years have passed since this post was live but I'd very much like to have the benefit of your experiences aboard Argo. I would have loved to row on her but was too young, though I did row on Olympias 10 yrs later. <br /><br />I have a novel due out in Nov '21 and am making final edits for the publishing house. Is there any chance you might message me at mark77knowles@gmail.com?<br />Yours in hope!<br />MarkMark Knowleshttp://www.markknowles.infonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6466695305125791022.post-45985335191362283432021-04-15T19:08:21.003-07:002021-04-15T19:08:21.003-07:00The one you could not identify and put "left:...The one you could not identify and put "left: "...West Coast" (presumably Africa; we failed to capture the full label text)" for is a Coastal fishing canoe from Ghana. I have seen many models like it and modern ones look the same.Redwallzylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09670547807675258761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6466695305125791022.post-39814453089020280032021-03-04T23:01:14.642-08:002021-03-04T23:01:14.642-08:00Hello
About the skin, here is the small trick :
(...Hello<br /><br />About the skin, here is the small trick :<br />(from frame to external)<br />1 - skin layer (the "inside" skin)<br />2 - two heat-shrink plastics (waterproof over 9000 ;) )<br />3 - tear-proof fabric (if i hit a rock, wood or whatever)<br />4 - skin layer (the "outside")<br /><br />People who don't know the sandwitch composition can't imagine this skin hide a "secret" about its resistance ^^<br /><br /><br />On this picture you can see the tear-proof fabric (the black) on the Mk-4<br />(from left to right : Mk-1, Mk-3, Mk-4)<br />https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img924/904/FlRTAd.jpg<br /><br />"h" knots everywhere<br />(you can see the tear-proof fabrif before i place the exteranal skin)<br />https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img923/230/NZYaBc.jpg<br /><br />profile view<br />https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img922/2047/fTVGzX.jpg<br /><br />The canoe on water (7:30)<br />https://youtu.be/lm--rxWMOyA?t=450Xellosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02589702359736220106noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6466695305125791022.post-52952449817494147682021-03-02T12:39:50.699-08:002021-03-02T12:39:50.699-08:00Xellos: thanks for these photo links. What did you...Xellos: thanks for these photo links. What did you skin the boat with? Got any profile (side view) photos? Bob Holtzmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05878339327766256094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6466695305125791022.post-1354105955761467412021-03-02T04:29:35.402-08:002021-03-02T04:29:35.402-08:00Hello !
Here some pictures of the canoe i had made...Hello !<br />Here some pictures of the canoe i had made with the documentation in this page one year ago ;)<br />Mark-IV (payload 250 Kg)<br /><br />Frame : baseboard and string<br />https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img924/6645/IfVfrE.jpg<br /><br />Sandwich skins<br />https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img921/6262/C3RhKi.jpg<br /><br />paddles<br />https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img923/8418/7NMrir.jpgXellosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02589702359736220106noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6466695305125791022.post-87384600827465367142020-11-10T01:07:55.557-08:002020-11-10T01:07:55.557-08:00We've written often about jangadas. See:
http:...We've written often about jangadas. See:<br />http://indigenousboats.blogspot.com/search/label/jangadaBob Holtzmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05878339327766256094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6466695305125791022.post-57250209792200409002020-11-09T12:48:54.452-08:002020-11-09T12:48:54.452-08:00The richest culture when it comes to rafts (jangad...The richest culture when it comes to rafts (jangadas) comes from Brazil ... Until today they are used on a large scale ...1000 BARCOShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07020723969285768725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6466695305125791022.post-85256746130876540182020-11-07T15:17:53.722-08:002020-11-07T15:17:53.722-08:00Hi friend!
I'm looking for plans for a 20 and ...Hi friend!<br />I'm looking for plans for a 20 and 50 foot bangka. Can you indicate any?<br />Thanks,<br />Valter<br />valter.f@uol.com.br1000 BARCOShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07020723969285768725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6466695305125791022.post-74301883460582267472020-09-16T16:58:38.207-07:002020-09-16T16:58:38.207-07:00
this link to a series of videos detailing Northw...<br /><br />this link to a series of videos detailing Northwest coast dugout construction is informative as well: https://vimeo.com/showcase/2481973Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16681155049211709594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6466695305125791022.post-66676906526192990472020-08-26T08:41:58.953-07:002020-08-26T08:41:58.953-07:00Much of the information contained in this article ...Much of the information contained in this article is false. My family were friends with Norman Luxton and I had access to the actual diary of the Tilikum. First of all Voss is NOT Canadian. He was born in Germany and lived in California for many years. I wrote a book on Norman Luxton based on the diary and letters pulled out of the walls of his home (quite the treasure trove).Baxter Kinshellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09719436759932056572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6466695305125791022.post-83452917088856440582020-08-03T23:04:09.310-07:002020-08-03T23:04:09.310-07:00Tom, thank you for this excellent input. Tom, thank you for this excellent input. Bob Holtzmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05878339327766256094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6466695305125791022.post-33118597282324313982020-08-03T15:17:21.385-07:002020-08-03T15:17:21.385-07:00Bob, great blog but I regret to say that I think I...Bob, great blog but I regret to say that I think I've found a .....mistake! When it comes to the asymmetry of the Vaka section, it is the lee side which is flattened and the windward side which is curved. If you don't believe me, take a look at Gary Dierking's T2 (p23 of his book).<br />I remember reading somewhere, maybe in @East is a big bird' by Thomas Gladwin, that the sailors and builders of these Waa had no notion that the asymmetry had anything to do with preventing leeway. To them it was all about wanting the canoe to tend to head down wind rather than to luff. This was because what they feared most was luffing through the wind and being caught aback, which could lead to serious injuries as the rig came crashing down on crew and craft.<br />I've been vaguely wondering if, among the shunting proas of the Pacific there is any correlation between having mast props and not needing asymmetric sections. (Probably not). With a mast prop, being caught aback is a lesser crisis. see Gary's post on mast props here:http://outriggersailingcanoes.blogspot.com/2020/03/mast-props.htmlTomnoreply@blogger.com