Friday, 22 February 2013
More Small Boats of Tonle Sap Cambodia
I'm continuing to show photos by John Meader of boats of the Tonle Sap in Cambodia. (See the three previous posts for more on the same subject.) Today we'll look mostly at small motorized boats. The hulls appear to be virtually identical to the paddled vessels of the same size. As always, click any image to enlarge.
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| I like the decorated sternpost on this small powerboat. |
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| While mom holds the baby, her young son steers the family powerboat with an oar over the stern. |
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| Like most other female bow paddlers, this one half-sits, half squats on the foredeck as the boat approaches a floating store. |
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| It's common to see people wearing facemasks against the air pollution and generally noxious odors on this waterway that, unfortunately, is used as a sewer as well. |
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| These little boats move out right smartly and seem to get at least partly up on plane. |
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| Note the boat in the left background. The (automotive?) engine is mounted on the after deck, and it's swung 180 degrees from its operating position, so that the prop shaft extends over the hull. This is probably just to save space on the crowded waterway. When the boat will be put into use, the user will simply swivel the engine and prop shaft 180 degrees on its pivot so that the shaft extends over the stern. |
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| A non-motorized boat. Note the position of the paddle grip of the aft paddler. This appears very awkward to me as a North American canoeist, but as these people literally live on the water, I have to assume they know something I don't about efficient paddling. The bow-down trim is also something that I'd normally try to avoid. |
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| A gam. |
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| In spite of their lack of finish, these are very pretty boats when seen in profile. |
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