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A cuddy is a small room or cupboard, particularly on a boat. [1] Sometimes a cuddy refers to a small but cosy hut. [2] The origin of the term is not clear. Cuddy was in use in colonial America as early as 1655. [3] The term may derive from the Dutch kajuit, meaning a small cabin, or from the French cahute, meaning a hut. [4]
A hand bailer is a device used for manually removing water which has entered a vessel. In the simplest case, it is merely a smaller container which can be filled and then emptied. This kind of device has been in use since early times. It is still in use on small boats and rafts, though some are self-bailing. Some regulations require either or ...
Ports of Indiana-Burns Harbor sits adjacent to the Burns Waterway Small Boat Harbor, a 5,540-foot (1,690 m)-long canal, dredged to a depth of 6 feet (1.8 m), extending inland from Lake Michigan to south of U.S
A dinghy [2] is a type of small boat, often carried or towed by a larger vessel for use as a tender. [3] Utility dinghies are usually rowboats or have an outboard motor . Some are rigged for sailing but they differ from sailing dinghies , which are designed first and foremost for sailing.
A boat is a watercraft of a large range of types and sizes, but generally smaller than a ship, which is distinguished by its larger size or capacity, its shape, or its ability to carry boats. Small boats are typically used on inland waterways such as rivers and lakes , or in protected coastal areas.
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Also in 1925, Florida began to pass laws further regulating real estate; with salesmen being required to have licenses and offices which as a result led to a boom in demand for office space. [ 16 ] Then, on January 10, 1926, the Prinz Valdemar , a 241-foot, steel-hulled schooner , sank in the mouth of the turning basin of Miami harbor and ...
A coracle is a small, rounded, [1] lightweight boat of the sort traditionally used in Wales, and also in parts of the western parts of Ireland, particularly the River Boyne, [2] and in Scotland, particularly the River Spey. The word is also used for similar boats found in India, Vietnam, Iraq, and Tibet. [3]