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BUM. A characteristic feature of this Kuwait dhow is its long teakwood stempost built out into a sort of planked bowsprit. The craft has taken the place of the baghla as the general sea-going dhow, particularly in the Persian Gulf ports. Booms are double-ended, have a net tonnage of up to 115 tons, with a length of 125 ft. and is not regulated by any local Board of Trade; consequently the dhow master utilises the last inch of space. In his book "Sons of Sinbad" Alan Villiers explains how the boom Bayan sailed as much as 280 miles in a day. She had on one voyage as many as 260 passengers at one time when she was taking pilgrims to Jeddab, the port for Mecca. The port of Kuwait uses booms almost exclusively for its deep sea trade and the Persians also prefer this type of dhow.
SG484 Sea Breezes 1/71

If large types of Arab vessels were flat stern, then boom - the largest Arab ship with a pointed stern. This vessel is preserved original forms of Arab ships while under European influence on the flat appeared transom.Boom had not bent stem,outline of the vessel were very simple. Carvings absent, and the only decoration was painted stripes.Boom rigged by two masts and it was look resemble a buggala. Its displacement is from 60 to 200 tons Despite a slight displacement ganya and boom to make long sea voyage, and as a buggala,it was the trump of Indian Ocean. Homeland as the three types of vessels is Persian of the Bay.

State of Bahrain 1979;100f;SG 258
Sultanat of Oman 1996;200b;SG 445
State of Qatar 1976;10d;SG 592
Kuwait 150f; SG?
Sourse:K.H.Marquardt:Bemastung und Takelung von Schiffen des 18J.

Al Boum or Bum (Dhow)

Kuwait 1964 8f/30f sg244/47, scott?
Congo Dem. Republic 2001 5FG sg?, scott?

Bum-Dhow of Indian Ocean
State of Kuwait 2015;50fils;SG?