PARAW or PARAO
Posted: Tue Dec 22, 2015 6:57 pm
PARAW: Small light fishing boat commonly found around Siasi Islands in the Sulu Archipelago, Philippines. Plank-built onto a dugout base; slender 25 cm-tall pegs inserted into the top stroke to support the gunwales; resulting open space filled with tightly woven painted bamboo strips to form a type of wash-strake. In some areas plywood is substituted for the woven gunwale and short end decks may be of plywood. Slender bow turns up, raking forward; on some the bow piece is flat. Stern straight with fan shaped extension. “U” shape in cross section. Thwarts placed between gunwales provide strengthening and support for the mast. Ends painted in bright colors; gunwale strake curves up onto the bow piece. Double outriggers connect directly to bamboo floats by two booms that bend down at their outer ends. Floats aligned with the bow. Light mast stepped just forward of amidships; sets a boomed leg-of-mutton sail.
Crew of 2.
Length overall 7.7m, on waterline 5.4m, beam 0.36m, depth 0.46m, draught 0.2m.
Cuba 2015 20 cent. Sg?, scott?
Source: Taken from Aak to Zumbra A Dictionary of the World’s Watercraft.
Crew of 2.
Length overall 7.7m, on waterline 5.4m, beam 0.36m, depth 0.46m, draught 0.2m.
Cuba 2015 20 cent. Sg?, scott?
Source: Taken from Aak to Zumbra A Dictionary of the World’s Watercraft.