Planning Process

• Design Plan and Boat Size "Long Boad" in the message.

• Specific material removal of the type of wood: body boad of the type of hardwood, ductile, waterproof materials such as slabs / bengkirai and easily formed; kapi / wall and other materials of the same wood or type of light wood meranti red / yellow.

• Size Boat width: between 12.5 m - 15.5 m basic body. Can finishing the stern plus the tampok could be the size increased to 14.5m - 18.5m. High between 1.5m - 2.5m; Width 1.5m - 3.5m.

• Load capacity of 6.5 ton (6500kg) - 11.5 ton (11500kg).

• Engine booster: paste / hanging 2 - 5 units of type 40pk all kinds of brands, usually Yamaha Enduro turbo / pen.

Implementation Process

• Material selected neatly arranged and dried by drying for about 10-30 days.

• After dry / cook cleaned by brushing to remove elements of dust / sand and others.

• Cleaned material processed or shaped to size with manual or diesel engine and various boat making tools: chisels, knives, axes, saws, cutters, gauges, thermometers, drills, hammers.

• Materials that have been formed are assembled into boats: basic body, wall, supporting pole, inner binding tire, rumble, buffer body base.

• How the material is nailed with a variety of sizes. The walls are glued with adhesive glue coated with paper from old newspapers, cracked or cracked parts covered with zinc by size.

• Boat is shaped then painted in accordance with the desired color taste with wood paint.

• Boat "Long Boad" has been named after the owner's name or the name specified by the owner.

Creation time:

• 7 days preparation; 2) Wood Search Materials 15 days.

  • Drying 10-30 days.

• Making 7 - 10 days.

Use of Longboat Boats

The use of boats "Longboat" as the main means of transportation of transport: human passengers, goods and various purposes. Especially to the countryside.

Shown in the picture is the process of making Boat "Long Boad" ASTAR EXPEDITION

Large Size Length with 4 40pk outboard engines, Complete Body Size 18.5 m long; 3.5m wide.
Capacity 10.5 ton (10500 kg) for in quiet and deep river. For fast-flow rivers, shallow, giram capacity decreases to 6.5 tonnes (6500 kg).

The main uses of public transport vehicles and goods.

Long boats from selected wood materials can last up to 3 years with good care and maximum.