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2. Pontoon boat - Wikipedia

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   A pleasure boat with two lengthwise pontoons. A pontoon boat is a flattish boat that relies on floats to remain buoyant. These pontoons (also called tubes) contain much reserve buoyancy and allow designers to create large deck plans fitted with a variety of accommodations including expansive lounge areas, stand-up bars, and sun pads.

3. Float (nautical) - Wikipedia

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   A pontoon boat is a flattish boat that relies on nautical floats for buoyancy. Common boat designs are a catamaran with two pontoons, or a trimaran with three. [2] In many parts of the world, pontoon boats are used as small vehicle ferries to cross rivers and lakes. [3] An anchored raft-like platform used for diving, often referred to as a pontoon

4. Electric Launch Company - Wikipedia

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   By 1900, electric-powered pleasure boats outnumbered [citation needed] the combined number of boats powered by steam and explosive engines (as gasoline-powered motors were called). [ citation needed ] By 1910, the advantages of the range and power of gasoline came to dominate the market and Elco converted to motor boats .

5. Tigerfish Aviation - Wikipedia

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   Tigerfish Aviation is an aerospace research and development company based in Norwood, South Australia. [1] The company has been developing a retractable pontoon system for the float plane industry, which has been patented as Retractable Amphibious Pontoon Technology or RAPT since the late 1990s.

6. Inflatable boat - Wikipedia

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   A rubber coated fabric bridge pontoon The Nonpareil inflatable boat. There are ancient carved images of animal skins filled with air being used as one-man floats to cross rivers. These floats were inflated by mouth. [citation needed] The discovery of the process to vulcanize rubber was made by Charles Goodyear in 1838, and was granted a US ...

7. Edo Aircraft Corporation - Wikipedia

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   EDO earned its original fame as the world's principal producer of pontoon floats for aircraft, starting before World War II. EDO floats were developed for the most popular aircraft, ranging from Piper Cubs to the Douglas C-47. EDO's leadership in this field continued well into the 1970s, when it began to get significant competition from Wipaire ...