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.