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BUUL-ETIISr 127, UISTITED STATES NATIONAL MUSEUM. 



sharp stern; long, lean run, "with wave-shaped lines; sternpost 

 joined to stern; sheer moderate but most pronounced at bow; boat 

 open, with inside gunwales or ribbands fitted with holes for thole 

 pins; has five strong frames and two cross bulkheads, one at each 

 end; four thwarts; has two masts and bowsprit; carries two loose- 

 footed balance lug (or settee) sails and small jib. 



Dimensions of boat. — Length over all, 33 feet 4 inches; beam, 5 

 feet 10 inches; depth, 2 feet 11 inches; bowsprit, outboard, 10 inches; 

 foremast, above gunwale, 10 feet 10 inches: vard of forelug, 16 feet 



FIG. 84. JOHORE " FAST BO.\T.' 



6f inches; mainmast, above gunwale, 12 feet 8| inches; main yard, 

 20 feet 10 inches. Scale of model, li inches equal 1 foot. 



These boats are perhaps among the most remarkable examples 

 of the wave-line form in the world; their midship section closely 

 resembles that of modern yachts. It is little less than marvelous 

 that the semicivilized builders of these craft should have arrived 

 so near perfection in designing by " rule of thumb " methods. 

 Collected by Dr. G. Brown Goode. Cat. No. 76,230 U.S. N.M. 



Model of Johore " sampan." 



The natives use this type of canoe at Johore and vicinity for the 

 ordinary purposes of transportation. It is a sharp-ended, keelless 

 dugout, propelled only by oars or paddles; with moderately raking 

 curved ends; sharp floor; quick turn to bilge; straight on top; plat- 



