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  2. Rowlock - Wikipedia

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    They additionally have a locking mechanism (properly known as "the gate") across the top of the "U" to prevent the oar from unintentionally popping out of the rowlock. A rowlock cut into the top strake of a boat. In some, largely older, strict terminologies, a rowlock is a U-shaped cut-out in the top strake of a boat (usually the wash-strake ...

  3. Capstan (nautical) - Wikipedia

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    The tensioned portion of the rope would fasten the ship to the quay, hoist a foresail, lift a spar into position on the mast or be used to transfer cargo to or from a dock or lighter. A capstan is a vertical- axled rotating machine developed for use on sailing ships to multiply the pulling force of sailors when hauling ropes, cables , and hawsers .

  4. Rope lock - Wikipedia

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    Rope lock, with oval locking ring engaged. The padlock hole is visible at the base of the handle. Metal cams grip the rope. In a theater fly system, a rope lock is a device used to prevent a rope, and the line set it controls, from moving. A rope lock is controlled by a steel handle that engages the lock when vertical and releases it when ...

  5. Lock (water navigation) - Wikipedia

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    On horse-drawn and mule-drawn canals, snubbing posts were used to slow or stop a boat in the lock. A 200-ton boat moving at a few miles an hour could destroy the lock gate. To prevent this, a rope was wound around the snubbing post as the boat entered the lock. Pulling on the rope slowed the boat, due to the friction of the rope against the ...

  6. Panama Canal locks - Wikipedia

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    On top, several vessels waiting at Gatun Lake to cross the locks. At the bottom is the canal connecting to the Atlantic Ocean ( Caribbean Sea ). At the left of the existing locks is the construction area for the new set of locks with water-saving chambers, part of the Panama Canal expansion project which opened for traffic in June 2016.

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  8. Caisson lock - Wikipedia

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    Operation of caisson lock Contemporary engraving of the lock at Combe Hay. The caisson lock is a type of canal lock in which a narrowboat is floated into a sealed watertight box and raised or lowered between two different canal water levels. It was invented in the late 18th century as a solution to the problem posed by the excessive demand for ...

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