page_title: Pelang
section_title: Description
hierarchical_section_title: Pelang / Description
caption_attribution_description: English: A pelang that has been fitted with lamps and generator for light fishing. This vector image is a reproduction of an image by Aziz Salam Bahasa Indonesia: Sebuah pelang yang telah dilengkapi dengan lampu dan generator untuk pemancingan cahaya. Gambar vektor ini adalah reproduksi gambar oleh Aziz Salam
context_page_description: Pelang or pilang is a traditional boat from Indonesia and Malaysia. It may refer to several different type of boats in the Nusantara, but commonly they refer to outrigger canoe. The function differs from where they were used, from transporting people, fishing, to trading. Pilang has been known from at least the 14th century.
context_section_description: In western part of Nusantara, it refers to a large, flat bottomed canoe-like boat with one mast, stepping a lug sail made of cloth. Usually built of giam wood. H. Warington Smyth noted the dimensions of a pilang: About 42 ft (12.8 m) long, 5 ft (1.5 m) wide, 2 ft 3 in (69 cm) draught, with 1 ft (30 cm) of freeboard. The capacity was 1 koyan (2.419 metric tons). The mast itself is about 40 ft (12.2 m) tall.
  In the eastern part of Nusantara, the name refers to small, canoe-like outrigger boat. In Northern coast of Sulawesi, pelang refers to outrigger fishing boat. North Sulawesian pelang is about 6-8 m in length, 1 m in width and crewed by 4-6 men. This pelang has an operational range of 5-7 miles (8-11.3 km). The Mahera (dugout base) does not have enough height to be used as a boat. Thus, the mahera is in the form of the flat keel of wood with a slight curvature. To improve the seaworthiness, additional side planks were added. The side planks are made of marine plywood with some frame construction and side beams as reinforcement. Modern pelang of Northern Sulawesi were equipped with outboard motors. The motor gradually replaced the sail in the 1970s.
  There are also pelang that are equipped with lamps and electric generator for light fishing. Lights were used to attract fish for improving the quantity of the catch. The raw material is marine plywood with a length of about 7 m.
caption: A pelang that has been fitted with lamps and generator for light fishing.
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