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  2. Mooring hitch - Wikipedia

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    The mooring hitch can be used to tie a small boat to a post, pole, bollard or similar. As it is a quick-release knot, it can be easily untied by pulling the working end E. [1] If the working end is long enough, this can be done from the boat. [2] It is considered rather insecure though. [2] [3] Tying the mooring hitch

  3. History of the anchor - Wikipedia

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    Bruce Anchor Co has its primary role in the very large anchor business, producing mooring anchors and permanent installation types for heavy industry, such as oilrigs. On the back of this reputation, the Bruce small boat anchor type was initially very successful, and represented some significant improvements over the CQR. It is no longer produced.

  4. Mooring - Wikipedia

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    Mooring involves (a) beaching the boat, (b) drawing in the mooring point on the line (where the marker buoy is located), (c) attaching to the mooring line to the boat, and (d) then pulling the boat out and away from the beach so that it can be accessed at all tides.

  5. Offshore embedded anchors - Wikipedia

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    The properties of chain, versus wire, mooring lines have been investigated, with chain mooring lines causing reductions in anchor capacity of up to 70%. [6] Thus, where appropriate and cost-efficient, wire mooring lines should be used. The embedded section of a mooring line contributes to the anchor's holding capacity against horizontal movement.

  6. Single buoy mooring - Wikipedia

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    Single anchor leg mooring (SALM), which can be used in both shallow and deep water. [1] see Thistle SALM as an example. Vertical anchor leg mooring, which is seldom used. [1] Two types of single point mooring tower: Jacket type, which has a jacket piled to the seabed with a turntable on top which carries the mooring gear and pipework [1]

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

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    Also anchor cable. A chain connecting a ship to an anchor. anchor detail A group of men who handle ground tackle when the ship is anchoring or getting under way. anchor home When the anchor is secured aboard the ship for sea; i.e. when it is not deployed. Typically rests just outside the hawsepipe on the outer side of the hull, at the bow of a ...

  8. Marina - Wikipedia

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    A marina may include ground facilities such as parking lots for vehicles and boat trailers. Slipways (or boat ramps) transfer a trailered boat into the water. A marina may have a travel lift, a specialised crane used for lifting heavier boats out of the water and transporting them around the hard stand. A marina may provide in- or out-of-water ...

  9. Outline of canoeing and kayaking - Wikipedia

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    Recreational kayakkayak designed for the casual paddler interested in recreational activities on lakes or flatwater; Sea kayak – a kayak developed for the sport of paddling on open waters of lakes, bays and the ocean; Surf kayak - a boat with a surfboard-shaped hull and tail fins, for riding ocean waves and green, non-breaking river waves.

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