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  2. Flyaway Deep Ocean Salvage System - Wikipedia

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    From top to bottom, visible major components include the multi-sheave Ship Motion Compensator, Traction Winch, and Take-up Storage Reel. The Flyaway Deep Ocean Salvage System (FADOSS) is a modular system used by the United States Navy to raise sunken objects, such as aircraft or small vessels. It has a maximum lifting capacity of 60,000 lb ...

  3. Rig (fishing) - Wikipedia

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    The Carolina rig. A rig is an arrangement of items used for fishing.It can be assembled of one or more lines, hooks, sinkers, bobbers, swivels, lures, beads, and other fishing tackle.

  4. Lazy jack - Wikipedia

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    Lazy jacks (or lazyjacks) are a type of rigging which can be applied to a fore-and-aft rigged sail to assist in sail handling during reefing and furling. [1] They consist of a network of cordage which is rigged to a point on the mast and to a series of points on either side of the boom ; these lines form a cradle which helps to guide the sail ...

  5. Carolina rig - Wikipedia

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    The Carolina rig. Various soft plastic fishing rigs and methods have evolved through anglers targeting specific fish species. The Carolina rig is a fishing rig similar to the Texas rig, but with the sinker weight fixed above the hook instead of sliding down to it.

  6. Rigging - Wikipedia

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    Rigging comprises the system of ropes, cables and chains, which support and control a sailing ship or sail boat's masts and sails. Standing rigging is the fixed rigging that supports masts including shrouds and stays. Running rigging is rigging which adjusts the position of the vessel's sails and spars including halyards, braces, sheets and ...

  7. Reel - Wikipedia

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    35mm film reels and boxes 16mm empty film reel with its metal container It is traditional to discuss the length of theatrical motion pictures in terms of "reels". The standard length of a 35 mm film reel is 1,000 feet (305 m), which runs approximately 11 minutes for sound film (24 frames per second ) [ 2 ] and about 15 minutes for silent film ...

  8. Rigging (material handling) - Wikipedia

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    Rigging is both a noun, the equipment, and verb, the action of designing and installing the equipment, in the preparation to move objects. A team of riggers design and install the lifting or rolling equipment needed to raise, roll, slide or lift objects such as heavy machinery, structural components, building materials, or large-scale fixtures ...

  9. Wishbone rig - Wikipedia

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    A wishbone rig, sometimes also known as fishbone ketch, is a type of rigging on sailboats. [1] This rigging is most popular on heavy two-masted vessels. The rig gets its name from the wishbone, a V- or Y-shaped bone similar to the rig's gaff. A ketch rigged in this fashion is called wishbone ketch.