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2. J/Boats - Wikipedia

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   Website. www.jboats.com. J/Boats is an American boat builder based in Newport, Rhode Island and founded by Rod Johnstone in 1977. The company specializes in the design and manufacture of fiberglass sailboats. [1][2][3] The company's model names all start with "J/" and then the design's length overall (LOA), in feet (such as the J/24), or ...

3. Holder 20 - Wikipedia

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   The Holder 20 is a racing keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass. It has a fractional sloop rig, a raked stem, a slightly reverse transom, a transom-hung rudder controlled by a tiller and an L-shaped lifting keel. It displaces 1,160 lb (526 kg) and carries 260 lb (118 kg) of ballast. [1][3]

4. Spiling (boat building) - Wikipedia

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   Spiling step 3 : cutting out the new plank following the mark made in step 2. Spiling step 4 : new plank being fitted. When used for making a new plank for a boat a piece of timber the same length as the desired plank but both thinner and narrower is cut. This is called the spiling batten.

5. Vagabond 17 - Wikipedia

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   The Vagabond 17 is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass, with teak wood trim. It has a fractional sloop rig with aluminum spars. The hull has a raked stem, a vertical transom, a transom-hung rudder controlled by a tiller and a locking swing keel. It displaces 950 lb (431 kg) and carries 345 lb (156 kg) of ballast. [ 1][ 3]

6. Thompson Brothers Boat Manufacturing Company - Wikipedia

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   The Thompson Brothers Boat Manufacturing Company of Peshtigo, Wisconsin was a manufacturer of pleasure boats and canoes. Founded by brothers Peter and Christ Thompson in 1904, [1] the company became prominent in the field and built boats for nearly one hundred years. [2] The Thompson Antique & Classic Boat Rally celebrates the company's history ...

7. Island-class patrol boat - Wikipedia

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   The 110 feet (34 metres) Island-class patrol boats are a U.S. Coast Guard modification of a highly successful British-designed Vosper Thornycroft patrol boat built for Qatar, Abu Dhabi, and Singapore. [3] With excellent range and seakeeping capabilities, the Island class, all named after U.S. islands, replaced the older 95 feet (29 metres) Cape ...

8. Daggerboard - Wikipedia

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   General. A daggerboard is a removable vertical keel that is inserted through a "trunk" in the center of a vessel's hull, usually amidships. Daggerboards are usually found in small sailing craft such as day sailers, which are easily handled by a single person. Daggerboards are not usually ballasted but are locked in place by a clip or pin.

9. US Coast Guard boards Chinese fishing boats near Kiribati ...

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   The U.S. Coast Guard and Kiribati police boarded two Chinese fishing boats during a patrol against illegal fishing in the Pacific Islands nation's vast exclusive economic zone this month but found ...