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2. Davit - Wikipedia

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   Davit systems are most often used to lower an emergency lifeboat to the embarkation level to be boarded. The lifeboat davit has falls (now made of wire, historically of manila rope) that are used to lower the lifeboat into the water. [3] Davits can also be used as man-overboard safety devices to retrieve personnel from the water.

3. List of sailing boat types - Wikipedia

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   El Toro (dinghy) 1939: Charles McGregor: Moore Sailboats W. D. Schock Corp [92] E Scow: 1924: Arnold Meyer Sr: Johnson Boat Works Melges Performance Sailboats [93] Farr 3.7: 1971 Bruce Farr: Homebuilt [94] Firefly (dinghy) 1946: Uffa Fox: Fairey Marine Rondar Raceboats Whitecap Composites [95] Flipper (US dinghy) 1966: Carter Pyle Joe Quigg ...

4. Phil Bolger - Wikipedia

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   The book includes plans for Gypsy (15' sail/oar/outboard), Nymph (7'9" dinghy with sail option), Diablo (15' motor boat for up to 25 HP outboard) as well as 8 more "traditional instant boats" using the chine log method: 16' Lug-rigger Windsprint, 6'5" Tortoise, 8' Skimmer, Dynamite Sailboard, 16'June Bug, Madeline a 19'6" Pedal-driven ...

5. Axel Welin - Wikipedia

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   However, his main interest was davits. He invented a new and improved davit for lowering boats on board ship, a quadrant davit for double-banked boats which simply became known as the Welin davit . The RMS Titanic was equipped with Welin davits, [ 1 ] and after the disaster the demand for his product skyrocketed.

6. SCAMP (boat) - Wikipedia

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   The boat is 11 ft 11 in (3.63 m) long, and capable of accommodating four persons on a daysail or one to two for overnighting or extended cruising. Craig Wagner and Josh Colvin, editors of Small Craft Advisor Magazine , teamed up with noted New Zealand boat designer, John Welsford , to create what they call a "Mini Microcruiser" sailboat.

7. El Toro (dinghy) - Wikipedia

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   The El Toro is an American pram sailboat that was designed by Charles McGregor as a sail training dinghy and yacht tender, first built in 1939. It is now often sailed as a singlehanded one-design racer. [1] [2] [3] The boat is a development of McGregor's Sabot design, the plans for which were published in The Rudder magazine in 1939.

8. Skipper dinghy - Wikipedia

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   The Skipper Dinghy is a centerboard class of sailing dinghies designed by Peter Milne (boat designer) for recreational use and racing. There are three models of the Skipper Dinghy: the Skipper 12, the Skipper 14 and the Skipper 17. The Skipper sailboats was sold in large numbers, and has retained a devoted owner base. [1] [2]

9. Wayfarer (dinghy) - Wikipedia

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   [4] [5] The Wayfarer's size, stability and seaworthiness have made it popular with sailing schools, and led it to be used as a family boat in a wide variety of locations. Not only a versatile cruising dinghy, Wayfarers are also raced with a Portsmouth Number of 1105. As of 2013, it has a Portsmouth Yardstick rating of 91.6. [6]