Armadahan
Armadahan, or armada, is a traditional two-masted single-outrigger fishing boat from Laguna [de Bay] lake in the Philippines. It is a type of bangka.
Description
Armadahan were dugouts typically long and wide. They were equipped with two masts, at the middle and the front middle of the boat, which were rigged with either crab claw sails or two square spritsails. It has an open deck with a flooring made of removable sections of bamboo or wooden slats.The single outrigger float on the starboard side was either two bamboo poles lashed together or a flattened elongated beam. It was connected to the hull by a length of bamboo around long, known as the batangan. It also featured a counter-balance beam projecting off the port side known as the paltek. The batangan is connected to the hull by a wooden outrigger beam collar, with braces on the forward, cross, and aft.
At the stern is a small socket for the rudder tiller. Three or four other small holes are also drilled along the midcenter of the dugout to let the water enter the craft, allowing live fish to be stored in the hull when fishing. These holes are also used to drain the craft when beached. Each boat also has a cooking area on the aft, usually a wood or kerosene portable stove.
In modern times, these types of boats are usually motorized or paddled.