Makina

Deck is ready for coating with floor mat.

We tested for the first time how the engine sits.

Word of the day: makina = engine

Bamboo for arms

Transport of big bamboo, meaning long, is ofcourse with tricycle. He could not make the last double turn with tarik-bamboo, so we had to carry them in the last few meters.

Word of the day: kawaian = bamboo

Transom 2

Stern is now ready. Next doing sanding with fine sandpaper #400 for final paint. Still have work to do with deck and inside.

Word of the day: pintal = paint

Transom

Cutting tugas hardwood with handsaw is like cutting stone. Transom is where the engine sits. Transom height a critical mesure for good engine economy and power performance.

Word of the day: bato = stone

Sanding mano mano

Stern is left to dry with epoxy. Meanwhile finishing the sides with plywood; now You can start to see the final form.

Manual labour sanding all wood/plywood with sandpaper # 38.

Other things we secured are rubber mat for the deck, bamboo for floaters, wire, rubber tube for deck roof, and more paint and the outboard engine. One backslash that there is no black anti-fouling paint, we must use epoxy paint; algae growing more fast on bottom.

Word of the day: liha = sandpaper

Stern of tugas

Bow is done and now start with stern. Must make strong 'cause the big bad motor sits here.

While epoxy in stern is drying, boys building the deck.

Word of the day: ngitngit= dark, hayag = light

Signal Red?

Marine Blue or Signal Red? That's the question.

Word of the day: red = pula, blue = asul

Bow of tugas 2

Fitting the bow. If You didn't know tugas is very heavy and strong hardwood.

Word of the day: dalo = selfish

Bow of tugas

Tugas is the strongest (and most expensive) wood. Naturally bowed piece of tugas here worked for the bow beam.

Hull before flooring.

Word of the day: panulong = bow, ulin = stern

Plywood skin

Before putting up You must paint the plywood sheets on inside, after You cannot reach all places.

Problem in our small town is often things "No stock, Sir". Takes time and gazoline. And 'patiencia'.

Word of the day: salog = floor, deck

Work on agreement

Now hull frame ready and we start coating the sides with plywood.

Boatbuilders work on agreement or paqiau. They get a fixed sum after work done. While working they have full pension, i.e. they sleep ant eat at Your place.

Word of the day: paqiau = agreement, settlement

Sawdust

Every joint is glued with epoxy and eventuell gaps filled with sawdust epoxy mix. Every inch of wood must be treated with epoxy products for protection. Still bancas have limited life expectancy due to to tropical climate and tropical seas.

First pic shows how hull frame coming up. Second pic of pilling sawdust mix in a joint - mano, mano.

Word of the day: bahala na = shit will happen or que sera

Marine Blue ofcourse

Epoxy is the word in banca building. Marine epoxy in every joint, piece of wood. Epoxy paint also to protect wood. There is dry rot and wet rot, sea borers, clams, algae etc. Wooden boat takes many a hit in sea water. And every year You must take the boat up, inspect and repair what needed. Maintainence is the key for long life.

Here kasco painted with epoxy paint Marine Blue. Next pic shows how the ribs coming up.

We orderd bamboo for outriggers and rig. Must be a special kind of bamboo for any specific use. Funny it showed that this bamboo-connection family also relatives to Ali.

Word of the day: katig = outrigger spars (arms), tarik = outrigger floaters

Banca is pumpboat is outrigger canoe

Traditional banca is ancient means of transport in Philippines, and in all SE Asia. Only name differs; banka, bangka, waka ama, vaka, va'a, wa'a. Pasific island all the way to Hawaii were settled with Yi people sailing bancas.

Firstly I planned for a sailing banca, called paraw in here. Still I dream of paraw. Maybe one day...

This project is a 24' banca, in waterline. Also with outboard engine which is slightly more expensive but pros so many. I go with Yamaha 2-stroke, lighter than 4-stroke (36 vs 50 kg). 15 hk should be (more than) enough, not a racing boat. Folks joking that banca's ideal position is upside down and seeking this all the time ;-)

You start with the keel. We go with sandwich construction, 2x 1" Santa Klara plywood. Traditionally karot wood is used but plywood getting more popular 'cause they say plywood lighter and stronger. And sea borers wont eat plywood.

Our builder from Santa Rosa, an island out of Lapu Lapu. He's been building many a banca. He knows what to do. No hesitation what to do next.

Word of the day: kasco - keel, hull

It will be a...

Dream project starts today. A friend said You only happy two times with it; when You start it and when You sell it. We have some plywood and some timber. What will it be? See tomorrow.

Word of the day: susunod - to be continued