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PARAW or PARAO

Post by aukepalmhof » 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.
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Re: PARAW

Post by aukepalmhof » Sun Jul 25, 2021 8:31 pm

A paraw used in deep-sea waters either for fishing or raiding. Those seen among the Bicole were small seacrafts but those found in the Sulu Sea in the 18th century were large boats made from fine hardwood. When used for raiding they were fitted with cannons.

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The stamps are designed after drawings made by the Spanish artist Rafael Monleon y Torres before 1890, it took my some time to find the illustration after which the stamp was designed.

The drawing gives that it is a “parao mercante” (parao merchant) the Spanish name for the craft, she has on the drawing no outriggers, and is armed with three swivel guns which looks that she is also used for raiding

Aak to Zumbra gives on the “parao”.
Philippines central. Double outrigger coaster that moved goods, fish products, and passengers between the Visayan Islands. Raked stem; square raked stern; steep rise to the floors; keel.
Decked, cabin abaft the mainmast; open railing. Quarter rudder. Four, sometimes 3, light booms crossed the hull to the two long slender bamboo floats; central booms placed close together. Two mast stepped in the bottom and secured on deck by stocks; mainmast roughly amidships, foremast well forward. Sails originally battened lugsails later cotton sails that were a cross between standing lugsails and gaff sails, boomed at the foot. Jib to a rising bowsprit. Also employed large oars with rounded blades.
Reported lengths 9 – 21m.

Aak to Zumbra, a dictionary of the World’s Watercraft.
Philippines 2021 12p sg?, Scott?
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