Naggr(Sudan)

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Anatol
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Naggr(Sudan)

Post by Anatol » Mon Nov 19, 2012 2:44 pm

This boat- beamy cargo carrier of the upper Nile, south of the Fourth Cataract. Carvel-planked without benefit of ribs but supported by multiple transverse beams; strakes made up of short lengths of thick sunt wood, held together by oblique spikes. Curved, rak¬ing stem; heavy keel, greatest depth forward when afloat; transom stern; flat sheer, low freeboard when loaded. Massive rudder, composed of as many as 12 vertical boards; tiller slopes downward with a marked hump just forward of the rudderhead. Weatherboard forward on some. Open; a light cabin of matting may cover part of the midships section. Under adverse wind conditions, an outrigger frame is fitted forward and aft of the mast, projecting out each side; 2 very long sweeps attach to each. Single mast steps vertically and is supported by as many as 11 stays and shrouds on each side; a halyard abreast the mast serves as an additional shroud; these help pre¬vent hogging and spreading off the hull when heavily loaded.Sets a lateen sail bent to a very long ,spliced yard ; may be boomed at the foot ; short luff. Early naggrs had a boomed square sail. On small and medium-sized boats, 2 vangs used; 4 on large craft.Crew of 3-8. Dimensions and proportions very widely; reported lengths from 8.4- 16.35m,widths 3,8-6,4m. . Other recorded names:also felukka, gharab.
Republique Sudan 1962 10p SG195
Source : A Dictionary of the world’s Watercraft from Aak toZumbra. .
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