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2. Better Business Bureau (BBB) complaints and accreditation ...

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   With a legacy of more than 100 years, the Better Business Bureau (BBB) is the go-to watchdog for evaluating businesses and charities. The nonprofit organization maintains a massive database of ...

3. Spar varnish - Wikipedia

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   Without elasticity, the varnish would soon crack, allowing water to penetrate the wood beneath. Prior to the development of modern polymer chemistry, varnish production was rudimentary. Originally, spar varnish was a "long oil" varnish, composed primarily of drying oil with a small proportion of resin, usually boiled linseed oil and rosin. [1]

4. Better Business Bureau - Wikipedia

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   The Better Business Bureau (BBB) is an American private, 501(c)(6) nonprofit organization founded in 1912. BBB's self-described mission is to focus on advancing marketplace trust, [2] consisting of 92 independently incorporated local BBB organizations in the United States and Canada, coordinated under the International Association of Better Business Bureaus (IABBB) in Arlington, Virginia.

5. Spar (sailing) - Wikipedia

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   A spar is a pole of wood, metal or lightweight materials such as carbon fibre used in the rigging of a sailing vessel to carry or support its sail. These include yards , booms , and masts , which serve both to deploy sail and resist compressive and bending forces, as well as the bowsprit and spinnaker pole .

6. Brightwork - Wikipedia

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   In the past, due to the environmental exposure experienced by boats, corrosion and UV damage made maintaining brightwork both Sisyphean and extremely labor-intensive. However, with the development of improved UV-absorbers and filters in the chemical composition of the various marine varnishes ( spar varnish , polyurethane , or linear ...

7. Varnish - Wikipedia

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   Varnish on wood stairs Varnished oak floor. Varnish is a clear transparent hard protective coating or film. It is not to be confused with wood stain. It usually has a yellowish shade due to the manufacturing process and materials used, but it may also be pigmented as desired. It is sold commercially in various shades.

8. Mast (sailing) - Wikipedia

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   The mast of a sailing vessel is a tall spar, or arrangement of spars, erected more or less vertically on the centre-line of a ship or boat. Its purposes include carrying sails , spars, and derricks , giving necessary height to a navigation light , look-out position , signal yard , control position , radio aerial or signal lamp . [ 1 ]

9. USCGC Spar (WLB-206) - Wikipedia

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   Spar was able to secure a tow line on the fishing boat, but it broke in the heavy seas and high winds. The broken tow line wrapped around Spar's propeller, disabling the ship. She was towed back to Kodiak by a commercial tugboat. [14] In 2012 Spar was part of a large Coast Guard response to the drifting Kulluk drilling platform. [15]