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2. Rigid inflatable boat - Wikipedia

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   RNLI inshore rescue boat during Falmouth Lifeboat Day, August 2006. A rigid inflatable boat (RIB), also rigid-hull inflatable boat or rigid-hulled inflatable boat (RHIB), is a lightweight but high-performance and high-capacity boat constructed with a rigid hull bottom joined to side-forming air tubes that are inflated with air to a high pressure so as to give the sides resilient rigidity along ...

3. Inflatable boat - Wikipedia

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   Inflatable boats with transoms have an inflatable keel that creates a slight V-bottom along the line of the hull to improve the hull's seakeeping and directional stability. These vessels are very light, so if powered with an engine, it is best to put weight in the bow area to keep the bow from rising while the boat is going up on plane.

4. Combat rubber raiding craft - Wikipedia

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   The final chamber is an inflatable keel tube which runs the length of the craft and gives the bottom of the hull a "V" shape, imparting directional stability and additional shock absorption. A wooden "transom" board at the stern provides a mounting point for the outboard engine (s).

5. Lifeboat (shipboard) - Wikipedia

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   The United States Navy (USN) uses five types of custom inflatable liferafts as well as a number of commercially available Coast Guard approved liferafts. The 25-person MK-6 and MK-7 are used on surface ships, the 50-person MK-8 on aircraft carriers and LRU-13A and LRU-12A on aircraft and submarines respectively.

6. Category:Inflatable boats - Wikipedia

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   Pages in category "Inflatable boats" The following 15 pages are in this category, out of 15 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Arancia-class lifeboat; C.

7. Rigid buoyant boat - Wikipedia

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   The rigid buoyant boat (RBB) is a light-weight but high-performance and high-capacity boat.Based on the concept of a rigid-hulled inflatable boat (RHIB), it has a tube/sponson manufactured from a solid material such as moulded polyethylene or aluminium which is much more robust than the fabrics commonly used.