In the case of the built canoes, outriggers are not employed, and, in truth, the general absence of outriggersis characteristic of this group.
If, on the other hand, outriggers are usually employed, it follows that, as in certain parts of New Guinea, the more effective posture of standing is preferred.
If, as in the case of the Solomon Island canoes, outriggers are rarely used, then the sitting posture will be found to be the one adopted, since the unaided stability of the canoe does not permit of the standing posture.
Boat after boat of the enemy had her outriggers hacked away and got capsized.
By Harry's orders the outriggers were to be cut away from Kara-Kara's boats as soon as possible, and every effort made to capsize them.
Still, by taking away the outriggers Harry had considerably increased the risk of capsizing in his boats.
These had proas made of one tree, well dug, with outriggers on one side; they were but small, yet well shaped.
They are narrow and long, with outriggers on one side, the head and stern higher than the rest, and carved into many devices--viz.
Their prows are narrow, withoutriggers on each side, like other Malayans.
The light bamboo poles supporting the outriggers bent as if they would break; and, if they had broken, the destruction of the boat would have been inevitable.
Putting away directly before the wind, they ran off their course for six hours, the outriggers being very much relieved by this change of direction.
As I was endeavoring to weather a point, the swivel of one of the outriggers parted at its junction with the row-lock, and it became necessary to get under the south point of the marshes for shelter.
His mechanic climbed out on the outriggers and made emergency repairs in flight, but not before the ship had lost most of its oil.
Extra wheels mounted on outriggers kept the truck from being turned over by side gusts.
The machine was next furnished with four extra wheels placed on strong outriggers and adjusted in such a manner that when it had been lifted 1 inch clear of the steel rails, these extra wheels would engage the upper wooden track.
The travel of these springs was about 4 inches; therefore, when the machine was standing still, the wheels on the outriggerswere about 5 inches below the upper track.
Four extra wheels were fitted to the machine on outriggers and so adjusted that, if the machine should lift one inch clear of the steel rails, the wheels at the ends of the outriggers would engage the under side of the pine trackway.
The machine was not fitted with a wheeled undercarriage but was carried on two skids, which also acted as outriggers to carry the elevator.
During the next three days the Achinese seamen of their party (who had been members of the crew of a native vessel seized by the pirates) had arranged outriggers to the canoe, fitted her with a good mast, and made a substantial sail of mats.
They were very dexterous with their canoes, which were fitted with outriggers on one side.
She would have easily capsized but for the outriggers made of strong poles and lashed fast and firm on each side of the vessel.
Their sailing proas for this purpose have outriggers generally to windward, above the water, on which, one or more men are placed, to move occasionally further from or nearer to the vessel as the wind freshens or slackens.
But some have theiroutriggers to leeward, which, resting on the water, support the boat so as to keep her upright when pressed down by the wind.
Run into us, and broke one of our outriggers to flinders!
All at once one of their outriggerssnapped off short, and that threw them into all sorts of confusion.
About ten years later outriggers came in, and after another ten, keelless boats.
The first race over the present course was in 1845, and in the next year outriggers were used for the first time, all the earlier races taking place in what are now contemptuously called tubs.
The propeller gear box is supported by steel tube outriggers attached by brackets to the framework of the car.
In the centre car two similar engines are placed transversely, which drive single fixed propellers mounted on steel tube outriggers through suitable gearing.
At first, by decreasing the sail, they attempted to keep to the wind, but the outriggers bent so fearfully that there was a fear of their breaking, in which case the canoe must have been overturned, and all on board have perished.
The Achinese in the meantime fitted their canoe with outriggers on each side, and made a mast and a substantial sail with mats.
Their canoes were ingeniously formed with outriggers on one side, the head and stern especially being adorned with carved work, of fowls, fish, or a human hand.
Trimming the smallest amount of sail they could venture to hoist, they steered with it, their outriggers doing them good service, for the wind pressed down the boat's side, and would have overturned her had it not been for them.
She had a substantial mast and a mat sail, and good outriggers lashed very fast and firm on each side.
Along the eastern coast of Australia, especially towards Torres Strait, we frequently fell in with canoes, some with outriggers and others double.
Reefing seemed never to be thought of, and our own men soon got into the habit of speaking of a one-man or two-man breeze, according to the number seen on the weather outriggers of the proas that flew past us.
The outriggers were mostly logs of wood sharpened at either end, and with pegs set up in them, so that the outrigger beams might not dip into the water and impede the motion of the canoe.
A little way up the creek we found three canoes, very rudely made, with outriggers on both sides.
At the latter place we found a small canoe with two outriggers concealed on shore among some bushes.
The strangeness of the seats, the toe stretchers, and the outriggers added to their confusion, so that the fatigue was almost as much one of attention and brain power as of muscle.
Why didn't they look over theiroutriggers before they came?
The water was wide at this point, and there was room for several craft abreast, even with the long oars in the outriggers which set well out over the gunwales.
You will of course notice the seats slide back and forth, that you have outriggers instead of gunwale oarlocks, and that there are stretchers, or loops under which to thrust your toes.
The ten-oar had half-outriggers in that year, but soon afterwards all the eights became fully outrigged.
Inrigged craft glide off each other when gunwales collide, whereas outriggers foul rowlocks of other boats, and cause delay and even accidents.
Even outriggers (as understood by the English oarsman) made of double loops of hide just long enough to cross each other and enclose the loom of the oar, were attached to the inner side of the gunwale.
The hoist tackle was swinging free, and the jack-beams and outriggers were taken in.
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