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2. Winch - Wikipedia

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   Older vehicles may have a PTO winch, controlled via the car's transmission, a secondary clutch maybe used so the vehicle does not need to be moving while winching. Some winches are powered by the pressure generated in the hydraulic steering system. The high lift jack or come-along is used for manual winching.

3. Anchor windlass - Wikipedia

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   The combined port anchor windlass and winch of the modern ferry Stena Britannica. The hydraulically operated brake and pawl allows the anchor to be dropped from the ship's bridge. [citation needed] A windlass is a machine used on ships that is used to let-out and heave-up equipment such as a ship's anchor or a fishing trawl. On some ships, it ...

4. Crank (mechanism) - Wikipedia

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   Hand crank for a winch on a sailboat - commonly referred to as a winch handle. A crank is an arm attached at a right angle to a rotating shaft by which circular motion is imparted to or received from the shaft. When combined with a connecting rod, it can be used to convert circular motion into reciprocating motion, or vice versa. The arm may be ...

5. Davit - Wikipedia

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   Boat suspended from Welin Quadrant davits; the boat is mechanically 'swung out' HMS Victory in the 19th century, showing her boats suspended from wooden davits Gravity multi-pivot on cruiseferry Scandinavia Gravity Roller Davit Gravity multi-pivot davit holding rescue vessel on North Sea ferry Freefall lifeboat on the Spring Aeolian Frapping line Labeled Tricing Gripe Steps to launch davit ...

6. Lift net - Wikipedia

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   The handling (setting and hauling) of large lift nets, normally requires in addition one or several winches. The operations from the shore, from a canoe or a bigger boat includes the setting of the net at a certain depth opening facing upwards- the attraction of the fish over the above mentioned opening by light or bait, then the lifting and ...

7. 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]