This sounds like a wonderful new resource!   Since the title refers to all 
of Asia, is there any chance of including Western Asia (Near East) in this 
database in the future? Traditional dhow building is still alive and well in 
places like Oman and Abu Dabi, though now often for racing.   Maybe someone 
can even visit the shipyard and get visual documentation. Such data would be 
valauble for researchers from East Africa to the Malacca Straits. The 
Indian Ocean   was an Islamic lake during the 
Middle Ages.

Bob Hoover