Long-tail boat

Ruea Hang Yao (English Long - tail boat or Long -tailed boat, Thai: เรือ หางยาว, German: Long tail boat) is the Thai name for a narrow long boat, which is used in Southeast Asia. Ordinary Ruea Hang Yao are 14 to 18 feet long and no wider than 1.80 meters. The drive is a combustion motor, which is fixedly, but pivotally mounted about 180 degrees on the stern of the boat, by which the thrust vector control is possible. So the missing rudder is replaced. The long propeller shaft - it measures up to 6 meters - which connects the motor directly with a propeller, has given its name to the vehicle long-tail boat. About it can be the propeller, which usually has two wings with a large pitch, raise and lower; he may at any time be placed in the lowest position and even lifted completely out of the water. In particular, this also allows the Beschiffung of shallow waters. The drive described occupies a special position between outboard and inboard engine. The Ruea Hang Yao are used as transport for the carriage of passengers and freight via rivers, canals ( Khlongs ) and coastal island traffic. For special boat race easy and very fast variant of Ruea Hang Yao will be used. It is less than 5 feet long.