BOUTRE
Posted: Sat Mar 30, 2013 8:05 pm
A type of vessel used in the Malagasy Republic on the northwest coast where Arabs intermixed with the Malagasy peoples.
These “dhow” type vessels were built as early as the 17th century. Mostly smaller and of poorer construction than similar boats elsewhere.
Sharp bow, with curved and strongly raked stern; lightly raked square stern; maximum beam well aft.
Straight sides, shallow rise to the floors.
Usually undecked, when decked called a KOTIA.
Low mat house covered midship area.
Carried a single outrigger canoe as a ship boat.
Caulked with cotton saturated with fish oil, hull coated with lime, fat and tallow.
Two sharply raking masts set lateen sails. The small mizzenmast was counterbalanced from a stubby post above the deck level.
Ranged from ca. 150-200 ton.
Malagasy Republic 1975 45f sg337, scott?
From: Aak to Zumbra a Dictionary of the World’s Watercraft
These “dhow” type vessels were built as early as the 17th century. Mostly smaller and of poorer construction than similar boats elsewhere.
Sharp bow, with curved and strongly raked stern; lightly raked square stern; maximum beam well aft.
Straight sides, shallow rise to the floors.
Usually undecked, when decked called a KOTIA.
Low mat house covered midship area.
Carried a single outrigger canoe as a ship boat.
Caulked with cotton saturated with fish oil, hull coated with lime, fat and tallow.
Two sharply raking masts set lateen sails. The small mizzenmast was counterbalanced from a stubby post above the deck level.
Ranged from ca. 150-200 ton.
Malagasy Republic 1975 45f sg337, scott?
From: Aak to Zumbra a Dictionary of the World’s Watercraft