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  2. Stanchion - Wikipedia

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    In yachting, metal bars that hold the life-lines around a boat's perimeter. In river rafting, metal bars that hold the yokes for oars. In ice hockey, the posts used on the dasher boards to hold panes of glass in place. This is a common vernacular term in the sport, although in the industry they are simply called posts.

  3. Rudder - Wikipedia

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    Rudder. A rudder is a primary control surface used to steer a ship, boat, submarine, hovercraft, airship, or other vehicle that moves through a fluid medium (usually air or water). On an airplane, the rudder is used primarily to counter adverse yaw and p-factor and is not the primary control used to turn the airplane.

  4. Hinge - Wikipedia

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    These H-shaped barrel hinges are used on flush-mounted doors. Small H hinges (3–4 in or 76–102 mm) tend to be used for cabinets, while larger ones (6–7 in or 150–180 mm) are for passage doors and closet doors. HL hinge Commonly used for passage doors, room doors, and closet doors in the 17th, 18th, and even 19th centuries.

  5. Rowlock - Wikipedia

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    A rowlock[1] (UK: / ˈrɒlək /), sometimes spur (due to the similarity in shape and size), oarlock (American English) [2] or gate, is a brace that attaches an oar to a boat. When a boat is rowed, the rowlock acts as a fulcrum for the oar. [3] On ordinary rowing craft, the rowlocks are attached to the gunwales. In the sport of rowing, the ...

  6. Stuffing box - Wikipedia

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    Boats. A small boat stuffing box comprising an adjusting nut, a locking nut and a sleeve. On a boat having an inboard motor that turns a shaft attached to an external propeller, the shaft passes through a stuffing box, also called a "packing box" or "stern gland" in this application. The stuffing box prevents water from entering the boat's hull.

  7. Lock (water navigation) - Wikipedia

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    The exit gates are opened and the boat moves out. [11] If the lock were empty, the boat would have had to wait 5 to 10 minutes while the lock was filled. For a boat travelling upstream, the process is reversed; the boat enters the empty lock, and then the chamber is filled by opening a valve that allows water to enter the chamber from the upper ...

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