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MADRAS FISHERIES BULLETIN 



VOL. XII, 



Whereas the smaller of the Bum outriggers use steering paddles, 

 the larger have a steering fitting or frame near the stern from which 

 to suspend a quarter rudder. This frame consists of a stout thwart 



laid across the canoe 

 and secured in the man- 

 ner shown in figure, the 

 gunwales being taken 

 in recessed grooves. 

 The end on the star- 

 board side projects 

 some inches outboard 

 and in this is inserted a 

 vertical peg, the upper 

 end passing through the 

 outer end of the stout 

 elbow piece likewise 



Fig. 34. -Section of a large Buru outrigger hull inserted into the thwart 

 showing the thwart that carries the peg from /T ^. \ , , 



,.,.,,, . , , (Fig. 34 , and secured 



which is hung the quarter rudder. v ™ J, ' ) 



by a long lashing. The 

 rudder of the form seen in figure 54 is hung by a rattan grommet 

 upon the projecting end of the upright peg ; its fore edge rests in a 

 groove cut in the hinder margin of the outboard portion of the 

 thwart behind the rudder peg. 



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Fig. 35. — Two forms of paddle used in Buru. a. a rowing paddle : 

 b. a steering paddle. 



The paddles in Burti are varied and elegant in form. A com- 

 mon shape of steering paddle is represented in figure 35^; it has a 

 perforated handle with carved shaft and long blade, thickened 

 along the middle line. Rowing paddles have shorter and more 

 angular blades (Fig. 35ft). 



