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2. Marine canvas - Wikipedia

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   The term "marine canvas" is also used more narrowly to refer specially to boat cover products. When referring to materials "marine canvas" is a catch–all phrase that covers hundreds of materials, for instance: acrylics, PVC coated polyester, silicone treated substrates and many coated meshes suitable for outdoor use.

3. Hacker-Craft - Wikipedia

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   Hacker-Craft's logo, hand-painted in gold leaf on the side of a mahogany runabout. Hacker was born in Detroit, Michigan on May 24, 1877. For four years, while working at his father's business as a bookkeeper, he attended night school and took a correspondence course in order to become an accredited marine designer.

4. Runabout (boat) - Wikipedia

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   The art of boatbuilding in wood has been largely lost since it requires a level of craftsmanship impossible in large scale production boat building. [citation needed] One exception is the Hacker Boat Company, which continues to produce mahogany boats on the shores of Lake George, New York. Other wooden boatbuilders include Graf, J-Craft, and ...

5. Laser (dinghy) - Wikipedia

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   At regattas, boats are not measured, but rather inspected to ensure conformity with the rules. [7] The Laser hull is 4.19 m (13.75 ft) long, with a waterline length of 3.96 m (12.99 ft). The hull weight is 59 kg (130 lb), which makes the boat light enough to lift onto a car-top rack. [8] The various sizes of Laser are all cat-rigged.

6. Deck prism - Wikipedia

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   Before electricity, light below a vessel's deck was provided by candles, oil and kerosene lamps—all dangerous aboard a wooden ship. The deck prism laid flush into the deck, the glass prism refracted and dispersed natural light into the space below from a small deck opening without weakening the planks or becoming a fire hazard .

7. Bimini top - Wikipedia

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   A boat with a Bimini top. A Bimini top is an open-front canvas top for the cockpit of a boat, usually supported by a metal frame. Most Biminis can be collapsed when not in use, and raised again if shade or shelter from rain is desired.