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2. Fender (boating) - Wikipedia

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   Rope fenders are still used today by historic boat owners and are still offered by a small number of sellers. Yachts, small leisure craft and support vessels typically have mobile fenders which are placed between the boat and the dock as the boat approaches the dock. Docks and other marine structures, such as canal entrances and bases of ...

3. Dolphin (structure) - Wikipedia

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   Wood pilings grouped into a pair of dolphins serving as a protected entryway to a boat basin. A dolphin is a group of pilings arrayed together to serve variously as a protective hardpoint along a dock, in a waterway, or along a shore; as a means or point of stabilization of a dock, bridge, or similar structure; as a mooring point; and as a base for navigational aids.

4. How much does a boat cost to purchase and own? - AOL

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   See if you can get boat accessories and equipment, such as trailers, used and in good condition or on sale. Renting a boat can get you out on the water without the added costs of storage and ...

5. Loading dock - Wikipedia

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   Truck loading dock with overhead door, dock leveler, dock seals, canopy, indicator lights, and truck restraint system. In order to facilitate material handling, loading docks may be equipped with the following: [1] Bumpers – protect the dock from truck damage, may also be used as a guide by the truck driver when backing up.

6. Auxiliary floating drydock - Wikipedia

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   Auxiliary Floating Docks, Light (AFDL), also known as Auxiliary Floating Docks (AFD), were 288 ft (88 m) long, had a beam of 64 ft (20 m), and draft of 3 ft 3 in (0.99 m) empty and 31 ft 4 in (9.55 m) flooded to load a ship. A normal crew was 60 men. AFDL displacement was 1,200 tons and could lift 1,900 tons.

7. Glossary of nautical terms (A–L) - Wikipedia

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   During the Age of Sail, canal boats typically lacked sail s and mast s and relied on towboat s and mules to move from place to place. [36] canal schooner. Also sailing canal boat or sailing canal schooner. A specialized type of canal boat developed in North America in the early 19th century and used on the Great Lakes and in Lake Champlain.