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2. Portable boat lift - Wikipedia

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   The term "boat lift" originally referred to lift locks. In modern usage the term "boat lift," as opposed to "portable boat lift," usually refers to devices permanently installed at a dock to simply lift a boat above the water, a type of ship lift. It is not specifically designed for separating a boat from a trailer. Prior to the introduction of ...

3. Shannon Launch and Recovery System - Wikipedia

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   Shannon Launch and Recovery System (SLARS) is a custom designed tractor and trailer specifically designed for the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) to launch and recover Shannon-class lifeboats. [1] The SLARS is produced by two British companies, Supacat, based in Honiton, Devon, and Clayton Engineering Limited, based in Knighton ...

4. Talus MB-H amphibious tractor - Wikipedia

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   Talus MB-H is a continuous track launch tractor which was specifically designed for the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI), to launch and recover carriage mounted lifeboats, particularly the Mersey-class lifeboat, from beach-launched lifeboat stations. [1] In total, 31 tractors were manufactured by Clayton Engineering Limited of ...

5. Travel lift - Wikipedia

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   A small motor-boat lifted from the water by a travel lift at La Rochelle, France, 2016. A travel lift or travelift (also called a boat hoist, boat gantry crane, or boat crane) is a specialised type of crane used for lifting boats out of the water and transporting them around docks or marinas. [1]

6. Capstan (nautical) - Wikipedia

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   The tensioned portion of the rope would fasten the ship to the quay, hoist a foresail, lift a spar into position on the mast or be used to transfer cargo to or from a dock or lighter. A capstan is a vertical- axled rotating machine developed for use on sailing ships to multiply the pulling force of sailors when hauling ropes, cables , and hawsers .

7. Ship chandler - Wikipedia

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   1917 photograph of Marine Supply Co., Pier 1, Seattle. Ship Chandlery, Marine Hardware, Cannery and Engineers' Supplies. Deacons Boat Yard and Force 4 Chandlery, in Hampshire Boat Mary B. moored beside the Pacific Net and Twine Company in Seattle, which sold sails and rigging and ship's chandlery items Ystads ship chandler 2021