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and some have another along the row of stanchion forks, while 

 occasionally in canoes with double floats, a rattan lashing connects 



FIG. 3.— Plan of a large double Manokwari outrigger. a . platform occupied 



by cabin ; b. brace. 



several of the stanchion pairs as shown in figure 4. At Manokwari 

 the small canoes with three to six booms, are equipped with but 



Fig 4. — Rattan lashing bracing each pair of stanchions, Manokwari. 



one float on each side ; a few of the smallest are single outriggers 

 with a float on one side only, usually the starboard. The end of 



