Fiberglass reinforced plastic (FRP) sheathed canoes for north east hill regions
Fiberglass reinforced plastic (FRP) sheathed canoes for north east hill regions
Date
2013
Authors
Baiju, M.V.
Leela Edwin
Pravin, P.
Meenakumari, B.
Baiju, M.
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Abstract
A detailed survey of the fishing crafts in the North Eastern Hill
Regions was carried out during 2005-06. All the fishing crafts in
the region were being constructed in a traditional way by using
different species of timber. Few popular designs were selected
for construction of fishing craft using low cost less durable
timber species and these were provided with Fiberglass
Reinforced Plastic (FRP) sheathing for increasing their durability.
Periodic physical inspection of the FRP sheathed wooden fishing
craft was carried out for a period of one year and it was
observed that the FRP sheathed wooden canoes were in good
condition after one year and do not require any maintenance as
in the case of the traditional wooden fishing craft.
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Fishing canoe, North Eastern Hill region, fiberglass sheathing, Introduction
Citation
J. Marine Biol. Assoc. India 55(2): 88-90