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Boat Making Descriptive Essay Final

Western Visayas in the Philippines has a long history of boat making that predates Spanish colonization. Boat making was an important industry in the region due to the country's geography and marine resources, and the availability of timber. Traditional boat builders use common woodworking tools and techniques to construct boats of various sizes out of wood. While boat designs have been scaled up over time, issues have emerged regarding wood availability, safety, and performance. Research on boat hydrodynamics and incident reports show the benefits of double outrigger designs but also the need for regulations on motorized boats. Boat making had religious significance in pre-colonial beliefs and rituals.

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Boat Making Descriptive Essay Final

Western Visayas in the Philippines has a long history of boat making that predates Spanish colonization. Boat making was an important industry in the region due to the country's geography and marine resources, and the availability of timber. Traditional boat builders use common woodworking tools and techniques to construct boats of various sizes out of wood. While boat designs have been scaled up over time, issues have emerged regarding wood availability, safety, and performance. Research on boat hydrodynamics and incident reports show the benefits of double outrigger designs but also the need for regulations on motorized boats. Boat making had religious significance in pre-colonial beliefs and rituals.

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“Boat Making”

Western Visayas is prominent in boat making industry


here in the Philippines long before the coming of
Spaniards. The construction of this wooden boat is a
flourishing activity in the region due to the archipelagic
character of the country and its varied marine resources,
and made possible by the abundant and excellent timber
on the islands.

Boat making uses


many common house tools such as hammers, crosscut
saws, power drills, bench vises. Regardless of size, the
same construction techniques are used by native boat
builders with wood as the main building material. Many
hull forms, particularly economically important fishing
boats, have been scale up, resulting in problems related
to the availability of wood for construction, safety at sea
and performance. Model experiments on craft
performance show the hydrodynamic characteristics of
the double outrigger form and describe characteristics
important for design and operation of the crafts. The
presence of outriggers has a definite effect on the
heave, pitch and roll motion of the crafts as compared to
the hull without an outrigger. Data analysis of maritime
incident reports show a high percentage of capsizing by
these motorized boats, highlighting the need for some
regulation of their design and construction. Other
concerns related to fisheries as being the main are use
of these are further discussed.

In the various animist anitism beliefs of pre-colonial Philippines, the building of


Bangka often involved religious rituals, from the choosing of the trees for timber to
rituals before voyages. Newly built Bangka was imbued with a guardian spirit (anito)
through various rituals, usually involving blood sacrifices. Ancient and early colonial-
era Bangka were also usually decorated with a
carved or painted face. Bangka had a central
role in Pre-Hispanic Filipino culture, functioning
as personal transports, fishing ships, trading
ships, and raiding warships. Motorized or
paddle-driven Bangka still remain the main
form of watercraft in the Philippines.
References:

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangka_(boat)

https://www.jstor.org/stable/29792457

https://www.jstor.org/stable/42632616

https://guides.library.manoa.hawaii.edu/c.php?g=105238&p=685462

https://google.com

-Rheny Jay Q. Bondoc BSIT I

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