Outrigger canoe. To launch, the outrigger would be raised allowing the canoe to slide down the incline.
Image ID: mvey0117, NOAA's Small World Collection Location: Yap Photo Date: October 1971 Photographer: Dr. James P. McVey, NOAA Sea Grant Program • High Resolution Photo Available
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