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2. Upholstery - Wikipedia

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   Upholsterers may be called upon to repair or replace seating, cushions, cabin furnishings, headliners, and boat carpeting. Marine upholstery, in particular, requires special considerations due to the harsh marine environment. Factors such as dampness, sunlight, and hard usage must be taken into account. Many sources now offer marine-grade vinyl ...

3. Shikara - Wikipedia

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   The shikara is a type of wooden boat found on Dal Lake and other water bodies of Srinagar in Jammu and Kashmir. Shikaras are of various sizes and are used for multiple purposes, including transportation. A usual shikara seats six people, with the driver paddling at the rear. Like the Venetian gondolas, they are a cultural symbol of Kashmir ...

4. Surface effect ship - Wikipedia

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   When the air cushion is turned off ("off-cushion" or "hull borne"), the full weight of the vessel is supported by the buoyancy of the twin hulls. [ 1 ] P961 Storm, a Skjold-class corvette of the Norwegian Navy is a modern SES, the fastest combat ship class afloat at the time of their introduction.

5. Ship-to-Shore Connector - Wikipedia

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   The Ship-to-Shore Connector (SSC), also known as the LCAC 100 class, [6] is a system proposed by the United States Navy as a replacement for the Landing Craft Air Cushion (LCAC). [7] It will offer an increased capacity to cope with the growing weight of equipment used by the United States Army and Marine Corps. [5]

6. Why you need to take the slow boat from Thailand to Laos

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   It is a far cry from what travel writer Donald Gilliland described as “dungeon-like conditions” in 2001, with no food, seats nor room to “lie down, stretch or do aerobics”.

7. Air-cushioned landing craft - Wikipedia

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   An air-cushioned landing craft, also called an LCAC (landing craft, air cushioned), is a modern variation on the amphibious landing boat. The majority of these craft are small- to mid-sized multi-purpose hovercraft, also known as "over the beach" ("OTB") craft. This allows troops and material to access more than 70 percent of the world's ...