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sternpost ; steers with an oar ; straig:ht on top ; short curved spaces 

 fore and aft ; carved and open washboards, or bulwarks, along open 

 portion of boat; four thwarts; single mast stepped in forward 

 thwart ; single lugsail with yard on foot. 



Dimensio7is of boat. — Length, 31 feet 6 inches; beam, 7 feet 6 

 inches; depth, inside, 3 feet 3 inches; mast, above gunwale, 16 feet 

 9 inches; upper yard, 16 feet; lower yard, 15 feet; sail, 12 by 13 

 feet; steering oar, 13 feet 3 inches; oar, 13 feet. Scale of model, 

 1 inch equals 1 foot. 

 Collected by Dr. G. Brown Goode. Cat. No. 76,231 U.S.N.M. 



Model of Johore '' sampan panjang." 



A type of boat employed at Johore, India, and vicinity for trans- 

 portation purposes. Ordinarily it is propelled with paddle-shaped 

 oars, but with a leading or fair wind a small cotton lugsail is used 

 to increase the speed. 



The model represents a dugout, keel canoe, sharp at both ends; 

 long, sharp, hollow bow ; curved cutwater, raking strongly and pro- 

 jecting forward in a sort of snout, with carved head of dragon; 

 sharp floor; long and very lean run; nearly vertical, slightly con- 

 cave sternpost ; rudder worked by rude yoke — a treenail transversely 

 through the head, with lines attached; moderate sheer; entirely 

 open framework, from forward of amidships aft, to hold light cargo ; 

 three oars on a side, hung by fiber beckets to a long round rowlock, 

 the ends of which rest in cleats, and which is supported by three 

 upright posts or tholes; a single mast stepped near the bow; on 

 this is set a small lugsail. 



Ditnensions of vessel. — Length over all, 37 feet; beam, 6 feet 

 7^ inches; depth, inside, 2 feet 9 inches; mast, above gunwale, 12 

 feet, 6 inches; yard, 10 feet 1\ inches; sail, mean height, 10 feet; 

 mean width, 8 feet 6 inches; oars of varying lengths, mostly 10 

 feet long; steering oar, 10 feet 9 inches. Scale of model, 1 inch 

 equals 1 foot. 

 Collected by Dr. G. Brown Goode. Cat. No. 76,217 U.S.N.M. 



Model of Johore " fast boat." 



This type of lug- rigged dugout, locally called " banting " or 

 " atcheen " boat, but generally designated as " fast boat " by Euro- 

 peans, is commonly used at Johore, Straits Settlements, India. It 

 is one of the most remarkable forms of dugout canoe in the world, 

 and its fine sailing qualities have earned for it the cognomen of 

 " fast boat." 



The model represents a dugout canoe with long, sharp, hollow 

 bow; stem joined to bow, raking, curved, and projecting strongly 

 forward at top; hollow, sharp floor, shaped so as to form a keel; 



