How they Build Boats in Indonesia! 

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5 Billion Rupiah is about 360,000 USD. That's amazing value considering its size when you compared similar size vessels made in western markets.

He didnt scam you for money. He sold you his time and information. Right or wrong. Kind of like a doctor.

One of my fav things about your channel is showing things like the giant fishing boat in the Philippines and things like this video. It's not just YOUR story the whole time on the boat in random places. Not terrible but you have a much cooler outlook on the actual cultures and differences every where you go than any of the other channels I follow. Sadly it's taken me 5 years to talk my husband into traveling the US in an rv so I've got a long while to go before I'm following behind you guys so it's fun to watch until I can do it myself ❤️

Cmon dude. 50k rupiah is like 4USD, for an awesome tour guide it's not a scam, and please stop calling him a scam. Don't be rude with your smartass sarcasm

Those hardwoods are precious and seeing how traditional methods are still in use ... and this story is awesome!

hey guys Canadian here living in indo for 3 years now. awesome content! you guys should really get a cheat sheet going of simple bahasa indonesia. you can get by with 10 simple sayings no prob. selamat pagi,- good morning, selamat malam - goodnight, makasih - thanks, sama sama - youre welcome, saya mau - i want, harga berapa - how much, jam berapa - what time, ... and on and on. i had a pocket notebook for a while and helped a lot, and especially in remote parts, the villagers will most likely know very little english. they love bule's (tourists) trying to speak. it will make your next indo video even more connected! cheers from Rote Island.

I am Indonesian .. I'm sorry about plastic waste .. Hopefully the public is more aware of the dangers of plastic waste to the environment and hopefully Indonesia will be cleaner in the future

He didn't scam you, you took his time out of his day

He give you good information and more knowledge only for $3 usd and you said he is scam? Come on dude..

Much respect is due to these struggling masterful shipwrights. Incredibly resourceful! Thank you for sharing this.

"Caulking ". Fascinating to use bamboo to caulk the boat. Bamboo is incredibly versatile and quickly renewable.

13:50 mybe he mean Rp5.000.000.000 it's about $350,000 I believe that's the base price for the hull with out engine, interior, etc

Since they use the metric system his estimate of 100 metric tons, would be roughly 110 tons us Yankees, incredible. I use a lot of ironwood in my woodworking projects because it is an affordably priced exotic in the USA (likely due to poor harvesting management) it is one of the prettier exotics when sanded and polished, far prettier than teak or mahogany. Thank you both for sharing.

Once again, you are just so informative and such an explorer of the world. I love how you both interact with the locals! Thank you both!

We use Iron wood on the decks of our fishing boats in Alaska the same ones you see on the the deadliest catch. It is extremely expensive and tough to find, when we replaced the deck of 163 foot pot boat we bought all the iron wood in Seattle Wa, and had could not replace the last 1/5 of the deck before we sailed to Alaska.

The Original Pinisi Ship is in Bulukumba Regency. More precisely in Bontobahari District, South Sulawesi. Already recognized by UNESCO.

he did not scam you guys money, you guys agreed to exchange info. nobody forces you guys. his time and knowledge is valueble as well.

09:01 i like it when he said "yes..!" and u repeated it 😁. I am an Indonesian and i think his english is good enough for common people

Traditional Indonesian ships are made without metal fasteners - only with those wooden dowels. I have seen the "Phinisi schooners" which are used for charter service... All hand carved wood on the inside- very beautiful boats.

This is so much more amazing than a modern shipyard with State of the art tools Thanks for posting I could listen to that guy speak broken English all day

sorry sir I just straightened, I'm from Indonesia, the ship was a pinisi ship from South Sulawesi, the ship descended from our ancestors who traveled to other parts of the world using a pinisi ship, and I want to straighten the price of the ship around 5,000,000,000 billion rupiah if in Exchange to USD around 355,628USD :D,why workers do not use safety because it has gone down from our ancestors hehe sorry if there are any of my words

I'd love to give the opportunity to someone like him to see New Zealand! Its my home after all and I've enjoyed his home.

"As" is Dutch for axle. Remember that the Dutch East India Company was a HUGE enterprise hundreds of years ago. They built what became Cape Town, as a halfway point to re-supply their traders with consumables. So a lot of ship-building terms in Indonesia and the Philippines will have Dutch origins.

"I don't think they have safety regulations in Indonesia" 😂 This a great story, Ben and Ash. Thanks for inspiring me as my family starts our own journey! 👍

Selling every possession you own to travel that's just incredible. I swear to God I could do it my wife maybe not so much!

Tony & Susan here, I believe he said could be 5 Billion so $350K seams realistic . But I could not build it for that and I have skills. Time for a beer Ben

I am gonna need that bamboo fix hole trick one day. Thanks Indonesian dude for taking the time out your day on such a major project.

I think that was so cool. The money you guys gave hem was worth it plus them ppl dont have much money it mite have feed his family ..you guys are great...mark Philadelphia p.a

Just finished watching ‘building the Calico Jack’ . Similar build and boat on an island near there but much better commentary from the locals. Still great movie. Happy world sailing! Greg in South Haven Michigan.

He laughs at you when you say whole village comes out to push !!

I love this unique locally fabricated boat and the building process and the video, well done, thanks guys and to Dennox too, he knows his stuff!

You might want to know this when your in Indonesia - nama saya: my name - saya mau: i want... - harga: price Hi from Bali island

Love the continuity and ingenuity you see here. Like "As" is the Dutch word for Axle; there's some history in trade and boat building there. And they call them Phinisi most likely from the Phoenicians, another part of naval trading history story :) Cool!

I'm obsessed with Phinisi boats, amazing! love it

5 bucks for stopping the guy working and getting a nice tour is not a scam. When you're back in the states, walk into Google's office with a camera asking all your questions and see how long you last. Indonesia is awesome.

Welcome to my Indonesia...

You guys owe Denox a few more 50's. So far 712,000 people.... hes getting his own boat!

I love that the kids just want books so pure and simple

Great video! Dennox has pretty good English and can explain complex ideas with relative ease: well worth your $50. Probably looking at the legacy of hundreds of years of maritime architecture and all done with the plans in their head. Truly awesome stuff. Of course Dennox didn’t want to hang around longer than he had to: the windfall will probably do great things for his family and he was desperate to share the good news, so you’ve done a good thing.

A kamagong tree fell once after a typhoon in the Philippines. I tried to chop it (only 6 inch diameter) with a heavy machete and it took me a while to get through it (2-3 hrs). I later found out it's a type of iron-wood. Very dense, and the wood has a dark colour.

Thank you so much for many of your videos in the early days you showed all the fishing tricks all the good and the (OMG vomit) seasick. You have shown the foods, both bat soup and fur, the wonderful people in communities like PNG and gave them help with your store of medications. I am such a fan., this video and so many before like shown the windlass and rewinding of motors in other countries. Then this is just another feather in you cap on what I would call great reporting around the world catamaran style. Thank you again.

That boat is indeed Huge. As a side note we saw you had signed the visitors book in Fulanga so we did a shout out. Your signature Ben got the forensics put on it. It's pretty Huge too! FYI it's the We Caught Crabs ep..

GREAT video. Enjoyed that. Retired America product designer here so the boat building was VERY interesting

World's largest phinisi the Lamima with LOA 65 meters cost USD 700K!

This poor tour guide misjudged just because of 3$😢

Thanks guys very interesting video. That is so cool how they build and launch those boats. I'm a carpenter, I always love seeing how they work with what they have to do such a massive jobs. From your fans here in the central Florida swamps🐊stay safe we love y'all. 👍👍💕🐾

I remember reading about an Australian couple who got a boat made in Indonesia it cost them about AUD$90k and this was when the AUD-USD exchange rate was almost 1-1. The finished boat included motors and sails. It was a pretty big boat over 160 feet, 50 meters.

even if you gave him 100 rupiyah (which is what it sounded like he charged) thats basically nothing in USD or an equivalent currency

Amazing to watch these guys. Thankyou for filming it for us all to enjoy👍

For the ship they are making, pretty sure they were using round logs to go under the keel, for it to roll on, down into the water.

Hi Ben & Ashley , my appreciation for the video report , a nice story , hope you will find it worth visiting our country. Moee stories are welcome, and hope you will stay longer here. Iron wood = kayu besi , we have quite many in Maluku, Kalimantan and Papua. Such boat builder are many along our coastal area , and most of them are built like the Pinisi style boat. Also my admiration for the skill & knowledge that they have. I am looking forward to your next expedition videos - good luck and save journey

Thanks for the insights. Iron wood is incredibly heavy hard to believe they can even move it around by hand. Cool folks

I am Mormon and have a few friends who had done missions in Indonesia.... and the first word it seems most of the locals learn in the American dialect is FANTA (which is universally ORANGE Fanta), they further say since the local water is not terribly trustworthy, if you want something to drink the locals will offer visitors mostly Fanta. I was reading an article in WWII Magazine a couple of years ago talking about the history of Fanta (it is actually a German brand), when the United States cut off the cross-Atlantic telegraph lines during the war they were unable to receive the (top secret) formula to make Coca-Cola, so the plant managers asked employees (anyone with an idea) to come up with some ideas for flavors that they could make with ingredients available there. The first flavor they made..... STRAWBERRY!!! (made without any kind of fruit!) Fanta is short for Fantazee (fantasy) because it did not have the actual stuff for make the flavors.

"haha ok" means "I have no clue what you're saying, but thank you for paying me to tell you about this ship" In Indonesian

His knowledge and time was worth the money.

Your videos continue to amaze and inspire me. I truly admire your adventurous lifestyle and how many new things you guys get to experience and more importantly that you are willing to share it with the world. Keep up the great work and enjoy your journey!

Fantastic Vojage guys!!! Thumbs 🆙 thnx 4 sharing!!!

Primitive and crazy cool! What people can do! Just goes to show if these folks can build a boat like this in modern times using primitive methods think what the ancients were also capable of too...I think the technology has always been there. Amazing video guys!

Ironwood very good, strong, make really good boat. You can see how powerful is boat to be pulled into water and not break. Well made wood boat is a very strong hull. Larges steel boat while strong has a limited lifespan, whole thing rust, but a wood boat can be more easily repaired.

Pricelist for that kind phinisi is about 700k up to 1,5 milion dollar, interior and other it's not include

Iron woods means "kayu besi". Its really strong type of woods. And this is in Bira located in Bulukumba regency in south sulawesi province.

"I dont think they have any safety regulations" Bro these poor people are in such poverty they cant even deal with their garbage. They cannot afdord to pay people to slow down their building processes

He esplained everything very well.

Are you two living the life or what? Thanks for taking me along!

hey Ben and Ashley,, the only difference between you and the other sailing channels, is that they upload more often like a video a day,,, so please do more uploads, because, I love watching your videos than the other sailing channels, you deserve more subs and you will definitely gain more subscribers if you upload more of your videos,,,

How many people stopped the video 15 seconds in after they saw the guy running a chainsaw in his bare feet just to read the comments. YIKES!!!

Terima kasih saudaraku. anda memperkenalkan negaraku ke dunia. Sukses untukmu. 🇮🇩🌏

Is it just me or does Dennox sound like Yoda?

Thank you I'm watching here in philippines,

lmaoooooo ''hes the best tour guide'' *asks for money* ''oh..'' lololol

Wow, One billion Indonesian Rupiah is $72,000 US dollars. $50 dollar tip is $700,000 Rupiah. Their guide just made 5 days wages with that tip. Good businessman.

All that iron wood must make a very heavy boat.

Hey everyone, IF You skip to past Thailand, NONE of their videos are anything like these!!! They will be SHORT videos. They will video their kids more than this kind of informative stuff. The videos will be more about the RU-vid money than the viewers Interests!!!!

This is the best Chanel on RU-vid, when the notification come of new video y leave everything to watch! Regards from 🇦🇷

If no one has already commented on the method used to launch the boat, when dennox was describing it I have seen many ships beating launched using rubber rollers, almost like the fenders found on vessels.. I assume (from his explanation and how I’ve seen boats / ships launched )they use bambo poles or other round long times as the rollers they use along the beach. Often there will only be x amount of rollers and they are moved from the rear to the front as the boat rolls along them.. Great video thanks guys.

The tour guy sounds like Yoda from Star Wars - with his high pitch voice,

Ok, first thing to say is that the technique itself of making that boat is ancient... millennia ancient. The technique is called lashed-lug and it can be found all throughout the austronesian region... New Zealand, to Easter Island, to Hawaii, to the Taiwan, to Madagascar, to Indonesia. This means that this particular technique of boat building was developed before the Polynesians left from Taiwan and the Philippines and before the Malagasy left from Java and Champa. The basic gist of this technique is that the hull is built first by attaching planks together edge to edge using cordage or dowels. Then the ribs are made to fit the hull.

These daddy's are serious craftsmen with minimal basic tools, they have safety regs cause I saw your wearing Indonesian work boots lol. I'd hate to be the guy facing out the bilges ..., Safety glasses bare feet and one hand cutting, if he chops his leg off they got about 1900 in the closet for spares.... Seriously Indonesia and Vietnam build some mad ass boats, love it...

Seeing the littered beach @ 2:55 points out to me that you may live in paradise but mankind can still make a pigsty out of it. Beaches in Florida after some event look awfully close to this scene. Why are people so ignorant?

Only thing missing for the safety police is a safety beer.

Phinisi....that makes sense! The Phoenicians were maritime traders back in antiquity and these vessels, and smaller ones called Prahus in Indonesia, were powered by Lateen sails until only a few years ago. Lateen sails have their origin in Arab design and powered all boats from east Africa to the Indonesian archipelago.They are still used on new vessels (dhows) built along the north Indian Ocean coast. Powerful and easy to handle these vessels were nearly ubiquitous throughout thousands of years of history! The bamboo caulking is not very different to oakum used in Europe (the busted up and rolled fibres of the oak tree bark) for centuries. Thanks, that was a very informative video!

"They don't have safety regulations in Indonesia" . You visit a traditional boat building on a remote island and you make a statement like that.

Thanks for coming to my country,, Greeting from Indonesia,,

That is one of my all time favorite boats !!! I have seen these as far up as Thailand.. cheers , love you guys!!

What I admire about traditional wooden boat building in Indonesia , is selecting high quality timber ,pre cut as per order , fitted for designated section of hull . Pre bend from branches of a tree then it will be cut when order comes .they like rounded bottom hull for speed . Traditionally their skills came from their Malayan Polynesian ancestry .

BTW. "Dowel" = trunnel (AKA treenail), used in most wooden ships to hold planks to frames. Bamboo shreds appear to be the equivalent of tow (shredded hemp in the old days) as a first layer when caulking a seam.

Hi I am Indian Hyderabad your videos super👌👌👌

would be interesting if you go back there when its done and see how its launch to the water.

1,000 Tons...It's not so much the weight, as it is spread out over a large area. He said they lay down wooden beams and use bamboo rollers. Standard old school boating practice. For reference, The takeoff weight of a Saturn 5 rocket was 3,250 Tons...and it flew! These are coastal craft as they do not have the keel weight needed for deep ocean travel.

And I thought my neighbor was a pain in the ass with all his noise working on his cars.

Thank you for this video!

Like a "Hansa Kogge" in the north or baltic sea.

Please do tell us WHERE the oceans 'bend' around a ball - there has to be a point at which the bend occurs given that the earth is 'supposedly' a spinning ball...............you should know using COMMON SENSE that water will ALWAYS lie flat ( taking into accound surface ruffling/waves and tides)

"I don't think they have safety regulations in Indonesia" LOL. You guys have just sailed across the entire Pacific. You didn't notice the same lack of safety regs in every island you visited? Workplace health & safety only exists in the West. BTW, I have lived in and visited Indo since the late 70's...... Enjoy! Salamat Jalan.

5 billion equals about 356,000 USD for the big ship. Iron wood is one of the few woods to naturally sink in water, it's that dense and heavy. You thought that planking on the side was thick at 2 to 3 inches, but Old Ironsides (made of American white oak) was 16" thick.

the second one said "nama saya" which means my name is...

A billion Rupiah is around $71,333 USD. When you see how hard these people work, and honestly, you can have nothing but respect for them.

if it's iron wood , then it's more then a billion , and that's without the engine .

I used to patrol the Indonesian/Australian border in the Australian Navy. The big ones are about $350,000.