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2. Fender (boating) - Wikipedia

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   Two orange fenders protecting the side of a moored sailing vessel. In boating, a fender is an air-filled ball or a device in other shape and material used to absorb the kinetic energy of a boat or vessel berthing against a jetty, quay wall or other vessel. [1]

3. Bridge protection systems - Wikipedia

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   The piles are connected together with rigid or flexible links, can be attached to the pier, and sometimes are fitted with fenders; [8] floating systems (cable nets and pontoons ) have multiple problems from low efficiency to high construction and maintenance costs and environmental impacts, and are therefore used as a last resort, when the ...

4. Rockin' Tug - Wikipedia

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   Australia - Two, a travelling model owned by Better Amusement Hire [1] and Big Red Boat Ride at Dreamworld; Austria - At least two travelling models (Grubelnik) Belgium - At least one travelling model; Canada - One: Canada's Wonderland where it is known as "Lucy's Tugboat". A former Rockin' Tug was found at Galaxyland in West Edmonton Mall ...

5. Skipjack (boat) - Wikipedia

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   A typical skipjack is 40 to 50 feet in length. The boats use direct link Edson worm steering gear mounted immediately forward of the transom. The dredge windlass and its motor are mounted amidships, between the mast and deckhouse. Rollers and bumpers are mounted on either side of the boat to guide the dredge line and protect the hull.

6. 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.

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