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Balangay (carbon dated 320 AD)

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Hi,

I would like to share our oldest merchant/sail boat from the Philippines called "Balangay", my first build log from scratch.

Thanks to all the insights from my previous post which leads me in discovering this particular boat :)

As of now I have drawn the plan and created the sections & posts, kindly let me know if I am on the right track or need some changes before proceeding and wasting resources.

A little bit of history:

from UNESCO
from National Geographic
from Wikipedia

Some materials
Materials 1.jpg


The Plan (Keel & Sections)
Balangay Plan.jpgSections.jpg

A close view
IMG_7752.jpgIMG_7754.jpg

Cheers!
 
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