No. 2 (1920) OUTRIGGER CANOES OF INDONESIA 



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cut from a tough withy having a weak side branch towards one 

 end. The main stem below the fork is cut a little longer than the 

 distance at which the float is to be attached beneath the ends of 

 the booms ; a hole is bored near the end of the boom and the 

 stanchion passed through till the thickening at the fork is reached. 

 When all the booms and stanchions are in place the float is 

 brought along and the sharpened points of the stanchions are 

 driven into its upper surface. This done there remains only to 

 bend down the side branch of each stanchion till it reaches the 

 boom and to lash it thereto with rattan, in the manner seen in 

 Fig. 1. 



In the largest sizes two floats are employed on each side of the 

 canoe ; in this variety, a double row of stanchions becomes 



Fig. 2. — Double floats used in Manokwari outriggers of the largest size. 

 The stanchions in these are lashed to the sides of the booms. 



necessary (Fig. 2). The dugout hull of one such boat measured 

 at Manokwari was 28 feet in length, 25 inches beam, with a depth 

 of 26 inches. Seven booms crossed the hull and two floats were 

 employed on each side. A cabin 10 feet long by about 7 feet wide 

 is generally present in these larger fishing canoes, the greater part, 

 supported outboard upon some four of the transverse booms. A 

 stiffening bamboo bracing pole is lashed lengthwise upon the 

 booms half way between the cabin and the stanchions (Fig. 3), 



