Ngā kōmponenti waka, pērā i ngā paenga, ngā kōmponenti kāika me ngā poripeli, ka whakangungu hoki i a mātau mō ngā whakamahi tū tonu i roto i te whenua o ngā waka. Ko te tuhituhinga matua o mātau hanganga kōmponenti moana ko ngā whaiwhai matewai. Ki te mea ko ēnei whaiwhai he whakaeke whakaaeae i te whakamutunga i te inu pūni, e hoki ana i te mana pai nui e hiaia nei ki te whakarite i ngā mahi moana nui. I runga anō i te whakamahi i ēnei momo rangahau ā-mātau, pērā i te anodihi nui, ka whakapakari ake anō i ngā kōmponenti i te whakahē mai i te koronihi. Kei reira he reta nui o ngā kōmponenti whaiwhai moana-e-whakarite-ki, ka hanga hoki, ka whakawhitiwhiti i te ao katoa kia kitea ai ēnei waka ki te mahi, kāore i te marae nonoti.