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Boats (Prahu) Ultimate discovery that although the Indonesian people have lived close to sea for a millennia.Trade and travel were almost by sea.
Back to the history... The proof of the oldest history of a ship you can find carved on the panel of the 8th century Buddhist temple BOROBUDUR central Java.
Sources from the Chinese records, that large Indonesian ships carried on trades with parts of China from the 8th century trade of goods reached Roman Empire by sea to Arabia Persia Gulf.
Far east drawn in the period 1620 you would find ships up to 200 - 300 tons. The size and the number astonished the Portuguese and importance of maritime trade and ship building in this region before western arrived.
Centuries old tradition of boat builders has been constructing ships with knowledge of construction methods inherited by generations for many years.
Our ships are fitted out to meet modern travelers for comfort and safety. The 20th century comfort and centuries old grace.
Full length double keel, hull is fully laid in Iron wood (Ulin: Eusideroxylon Zwageri Teeijsm & Binn) with the traditional ribbing (spacing 15-20cm) for post knee, knee carvel construction, full lengthy wood planks are fitted to edge to edge are a complete frame work. Highly skilled construction of the craft ensure strength, stable, and water tight hull.
Full length planks are great advantage of our boats.
Our selected timber from varieties of available in Indonesian rain forests, after milling, selected and sorted the first class timber then kiln and dried (seasoning). In order to guarantee the durability, stability of the construction and products.
In our yards we are specializing minimum 25m on the deck, maximum 40m length of the ship.
Duration to complete 6-12 months (environmental factors are consideration).
We deliver boat to South East Asia and Asia Pacific.
We are specializing repairing and refitting, bottom jobs, painting, wood works and electricity etc...
Our boat builder has been building boats for centuries. Ancestors are known for sailing around vase Indonesia and countries around.
Boat build in our yards sailed in modern days with sail as far as Madagascar (Puri Gappa).
Nusantara which sailed to Canada.
2003 August the ship carved on the 8th century the Buddhist
temple (Borobudur) replica (re-creation) will departure to Madagascar.
Rebuilding of this ship took for 4month and 5 days.
Size of the ship is Length of 18.29m, Width of 4.25m, Draft of 2.25m with original traditional rigging will sail across Indian Ocean.
Estimated the time about 4-5 months.
This is the proof of our capability and quality of the boat construction.
