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2. Niederfinow Boat Lift - Wikipedia

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   Today the boat lift is too short for some barge trains which must be separated to pass the lift. The lift is running near to its capacity with about 11,000 boats passing through each year, [1] so in 1997 the decision was made to build a new, bigger lift. The Niederfinow lift is a popular tourist destination with about 500,000 visitors per year. [1]

3. Topping lift - Wikipedia

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   The topping lift (more rarely known as an uphaul) is a line which applies upward force on a boom on a sailboat. Part of the running rigging, topping lifts are primarily used to hold a boom up when the sail is lowered. [1] This line would run from near the free end of the boom (s) forward to the top of the mast.

4. List of boat lifts - Wikipedia

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   Geheyan dam boat lift, also in Hubei Province, capable of lifting vessels of 300 tons displacement. The dam was completed in 1994, but technical difficulties delayed the opening of the ship lift for four more years. Longtan dam boat lift, capacity to lift vessels of 250 tons, in a basin 40×10.8×1.8 meters, and a vertical lift of 68.5 meters. [2]

5. VB-10,000 (ship) - Wikipedia

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   Beam. 314 feet (96 m) Draught. 20 feet (6 m) Propulsion. (8) 1,000 HP azimuthing thrusters (4/barge) The VB-10,000 is a heavy-lift twin- gantry catamaran consisting of two truss space frames atop two barges. The design was derived from Versabar's earlier VB-4000 (aka Bottom Feeder), [1][2] which was developed to clear debris from toppled oil ...

6. How much does a boat cost to purchase and own? - AOL

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   If you love cruising the open waters, fishing or just docking-and-dining, buying a boat may seem like a great idea. While boat costs vary significantly, you can expect to pay anywhere from $15,000 ...

7. Boat lift - Wikipedia

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   The ship lift at the Three Gorges Dam, completed in January 2016, is 113 m (371 ft) high and able to lift vessels of up to 3,000 tons displacement. The boat lift at Longtan is reported to be even higher in total with a maximum vertical lift of 179 m (587 ft) in two stages when completed.