Fishing Craft Technology

Unit 1 - History and development of fishing craft

1.4.5. Fishing boats of Andhra Pradesh
Being surf beaten coasts without shelters, the following surf – landing crafts are predominant

1) Catamaran (Teppalu)

• Made of 4 logs, it is 6.6 m long and 1.35 m broad.
• All logs end in a line unlike coromandel catamarans. Wash boards are attached at the sides.
• Triangular sails are used from bamboo mast. Paddles of 1.5 m long are used.
• Used for operating gill nets, lines and boat seines

2) Masula boat

• Similar to the one described under coromandel coast excepting some minor details its planks are made of mango wood and stitched with palmirah leaf fibre keeping a continuous rope in between the seams.

3) Nava

• It measures 10 x 2 x 0.7 m
• Narrow round bottom boat without keel, heavy framed and carvel planked with a short fore deck and longer aft deck
• Carries one mast and a lateen sail
• Mainly used for operation of gill nets