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2. Outboard motor - Wikipedia

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   The Waterman outboard engine appears to be the first gasoline-powered outboard offered for sale in significant numbers. [11] It was developed from 1903 in Grosse Ile, Michigan, with a patent application filed in 1905 [ 12 ] Starting in 1906, [ 13 ] [ 14 ] the company went on to make thousands of his "Porto-Motor" [ 15 ] units, [ 16 ] claiming ...

3. Ducted propeller - Wikipedia

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   A ducted propeller, also known as a Kort nozzle, is a marine propeller fitted with a non-rotating nozzle. It is used to improve the efficiency of the propeller and is especially used on heavily loaded propellers or propellers with limited diameter. It was developed first by Luigi Stipa (1931) and later by Ludwig Kort (1934). The Kort nozzle is ...

4. British Seagull - Wikipedia

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   British Seagull was a British manufacturer of simple and rugged two-stroke marine outboard motors, produced from the late 1930s until the mid-1990s. Originally based in Wolverhampton, the company moved to Poole, Dorset, a centre for boating and yachting. Seagull engines were utilitarian outboards with a relatively slow-turning prop.

5. Combat rubber raiding craft - Wikipedia

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   The final chamber is an inflatable keel tube which runs the length of the craft and gives the bottom of the hull a "V" shape, imparting directional stability and additional shock absorption. A wooden "transom" board at the stern provides a mounting point for the outboard engine(s). The deck (floor) is composed of four interlocking aluminum ...

6. Heritage-class cutter - Wikipedia

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   The total value is $41.68 million, this covers various materials and parts needed for the engines, switchboards and generators, steering and propeller components, and control systems. [34] This includes meeting Coast Guard requirements, and meeting all American Bureau of Shipping Naval Vessel Rules.

7. List of equipment of the United States Coast Guard - Wikipedia

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   47-ft Motor Lifeboat: 47' The Coast Guard's 47-foot primary heavy-weather boat used for search and rescue as well as law enforcement and homeland security. [14] Response Boat – Medium: 45' The Coast Guard has signed a multi-year contract for 180 Response Boat – Medium (RB-M) boats that were delivered starting in 2008 to replace the 41 ...