Indian boats types

INDIAN BOATS TYPES

The fishing boat existing over the coast of India are of various types and sizes. Each region is characterized by particular design depending on the physical features of that part of the coast. Both indigenous and mechanized boats operate in various parts of the country.

Fishing crafts of Gujarat

  • Halar machwa
  • Porbandar machwa
  • Cambay machwa
  • Malia boat
  • Dugout canoe
  • Lodhia
  • Madhwad type wahan

Fishing crafts of Maharashtra

  • Bombay machwa
  • Satpati type
  • Bassein boat
  • Versova boat
  • Hodi
  • Ratnagiri machwa
  • Rampini boat

Fishing crafts of Goa

  • Dugout canoes
  • Planked boats

Fishing crafts of Karnataka

  • Rampini boat
  • Dugout canoes

Fishing crafts of Kerala

  • Dugout
  • Plank built canoe
  • Raft catamaran

Fishing crafts of Tamilnadu

Four regions can be distinguished along the coast of Tamilnadu. The types of crafts used in these regions are

  • Colachel to Cape Comerin
    • Boat catamaran
  • Gulf of Mannar
    • Boat canoe (vallam)
    • Tuticorin boat
    • Kilakarai boat
  • Palk Bay
    • Fishing canoe
    • Adirampatnam fishing canoe
    • Three masted plank built canoe
    • Kalla dhoni
  • Coromandal Coast
    • Catamaran
    • Masula boat

Fishing crafts of Andhra Pradesh

  • Catamaran
  • Nava
  • Musula boat

Fishing crafts of Orissa

  • Botali
  • Catamaran
  • Nava
  • Bar boat

Fishing boats of West Bengal

  • Batchari boat
  • Chot boat

Fishing boats of Andaman and Nicobar islands

  • Dugout
  • Outrigger canoe
  • Flat bottom
  • Round bottom
Last modified: Monday, 14 May 2012, 11:32 AM