enow.com Web Search

Search results

1. Results from the WOW.Com Content Network

2. Diving equipment - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diving_equipment

   Dry box to hold objects the diver needs to keep dry at depth (wallet, cell phone) [clarification needed] Dry bag to carry items that must stay dry on the boat. Dive bag to hold personal dive equipment for travel. Soft bags are traditional for local use, when the dive gear may be wet when packed after use.

3. Caisson (engineering) - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caisson_(engineering)

   In geotechnical engineering, a caisson (/ ˈ k eɪ s ən,-s ɒ n /; borrowed from French caisson ' box ', from Italian cassone ' large box ', an augmentative of cassa) is a watertight retaining structure. [1] It is used, for example, to work on the foundations of a bridge pier, for the construction of a concrete dam, [2] or for the repair of ...

4. Liftboat - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liftboat

   The boat was declared a total loss at an estimated cost of $1.14 million. The Ram XVIII was a 215-foot liftboat, built in 2015 and owned by Aries Marine Corporation in Lafayette, Louisiana . The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) determined that the probable cause of the accident was an industry failure of not providing liftboat ...

5. Dry box - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dry_box

   Another form of electronic dry box technology utilizes multi-porous molecular sieve desiccants to absorb moisture. This moisture and humidity control technology is renewable without having to replace desiccant and is capable of reaching low humidity (20%RH or less) to ultra low humidity (5%RH or less) levels.

6. Shiplift - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shiplift

   A small motor-boat lifted from the water by a boat lift at La Rochelle, France, 2016. Smaller devices called "Boat lifts" are available that simply raise yachts, sailboats, or small watercraft above the water level at a dock for storage, for reduced maintenance cost and increased security. They can be operated by cables, by hydraulics, or by ...

7. Stuffing box - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stuffing_box

   A small boat stuffing box comprising an adjusting nut, a locking nut and a sleeve. On a boat having an inboard motor that turns a shaft attached to an external propeller, the shaft passes through a stuffing box, also called a "packing box" or "stern gland" in this application. The stuffing box prevents water from entering the boat's hull.

8. Tub boat lift - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tub_boat_lift

   Tub boat lifts consisted of a moveable hoist travelling on four toothed wheels engaging with two toothed wooden rails, one mounted on each supporting wall. The hoist possessed two drums around which the lifting cables were wound. The lifting ropes passed through pulley blocks before being attached to lifting eyes on the boats to make the lift ...

9. Slipway - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slipway

   A slipway, also known as boat ramp or launch or boat deployer, is a ramp on the shore by which ships or boats can be moved to and from the water. They are used for building and repairing ships and boats, and for launching and retrieving small boats on trailers towed by automobiles and flying boats on their undercarriage .