Building small wooden boats in Myanmar - 12 ft and 18 ft Multi-purpose boats

Daniel Davy, Kilian Svensson;Fisheries and Aquaculture Management Division

Building small wooden boats in Myanmar - 12 ft and 18 ft Multi-purpose boats

Immediate Rehabilitation of Subsistence Fisheries Livelihoods in Areas Affected by Cyclone Nargis (OSRO/MYA/805/SWE) Funded by the Government of Sweden

Year of publication 2009

Author Daniel Davy, Kilian Svensson;Fisheries and Aquaculture Management Division

Product type Project

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Synopsis (short abstract) This step-by-step manual contains information on the construction of small multi-purpose boats typical of those found in the Ayeyarwaddy Delta in Myanmar. Its purpose is to give organizations access to detailed information on boatbuilding, which will allow the production of small boats appropriate to the Delta. The manual is also intended to assist organizations in their understanding of the boatbuilding process and to provide guidelines on good practice. It should assist in the review o f contracts and quality control in boatbuilding. The manual provides information on two boat designs: 12 ft and 18 ft boats. It also gives the scantlings and material requirements as well as the guidelines for selecting and using timber for the boat construction. The largest part of the manual describes how to build the boats step-by-step. Finally, the manual contains boatbuilding guidelines for wooden boats of less than 7 m in length and operating at speeds of less than 12 knots.

Language English

Also available in:

Burmese

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