It is built with planks instead of single log, and used for fishing, trading and transport of people and goods near Madura island.
[3] The name bedouang is used by western observer such as admiral François-Edmond Pâris, possibly a mispronunciation of the name.
[7] The hull is built on a dugout keel, both ends closed by simple vertical board.
The rudder is always positioned under the direction of the wind, with such configuration that it can be switched to other side easily.
[2]: 81 Large paduwang disappeared in the early 20th century, not long after the emergence of golekan.