. Bulletin - United States National Museum. Science. CATALOGUE OF THE WATEECRAFT COLLECTION. 269 Dimensions of hoat.—Length, 28 feet; beam, 10 feet; depth, 5 feet; length of bottom, 9 feet; width, 5 feet 6 inches; steering oar, 16 feet one-half inch; other oars vary in length from 14 feet 6 inches to 15 feet 3 inches. Scale of model, 1 inch equals 1 foot. " The Madras masula mancha is used all along the eastern coast of the peninsula. It is formed with a flat bottom, for the purpose of taking the beach in the surf, when European boats can not ap- proach it. These boats are beached in the
. Bulletin - United States National Museum. Science. CATALOGUE OF THE WATEECRAFT COLLECTION. 269 Dimensions of hoat.—Length, 28 feet; beam, 10 feet; depth, 5 feet; length of bottom, 9 feet; width, 5 feet 6 inches; steering oar, 16 feet one-half inch; other oars vary in length from 14 feet 6 inches to 15 feet 3 inches. Scale of model, 1 inch equals 1 foot. " The Madras masula mancha is used all along the eastern coast of the peninsula. It is formed with a flat bottom, for the purpose of taking the beach in the surf, when European boats can not ap- proach it. These boats are beached in the third surf, and taken most. FIG. 89. LACCADIVE ISLANDS CANOE. " The planks * * ing the seams over a and prevents leakage. completely out of the water, on the immediate receding of the swell, by the natives. * are sewed together with coir yarns, cross- wadding of coir, which presses on the joints By this peculiar means of security the vessel is rendered pliable and yields to the shock which she receives on taking the ground, whilst boats with framed timbers and planks, nailed or treenailed fastened, would be broken to pieces from the heavy surf that at times runs as high as from ^x to ten feet. " The masula boats receive their cargoes and passengers from the ships outside the surf and land them in perfect safety, provided the. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original United States National Museum; Smithsonian Institution; United States. Dept. of the Interior. Washington : Smithsonian Institution Press, [etc. ]; for sale by the Supt. of Docs. , U. S. Govt Print. Off.
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