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2. Boat hook - Wikipedia

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   Traditional Boat Hook. A traditional European boat hook pole is around 1.8- 2.4M and is typically made of ash- one of the best woods for poles, such as spears etc. It would have a brass hook- a non-rusting metal common on traditional boat fittings. The hook end would usually have a hook on one side for pulling and catching things, plus a ...

3. Joseph Henderson (pilot) - Wikipedia

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   The new Sandy Hook Pilot Boat company intended to influence legislation of a bill to reduce the pilot fees. [18] Henderson's appearance with the Isère was reported in several New York newspapers. On June 16, 1885, at ten o'clock at night, the Pilot Boat Pet, No. 9 was sighted by the French steamer Isère, laden with the Statue of Liberty. She ...

4. Grapple (tool) - Wikipedia

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   A grapple is a hook or claw used to catch or hold something. A ship's anchor is a type of grapple, especially the "grapnel" anchor.. A soldier loading a hook. A throwing grapple, kaginawa (or "grappling hook" ) is a multi-pronged hook that is tied to a rope and thrown/launched to catch a grip, as on a parapet or branch of a tree. [1]

5. The 12 best gifts for men who love to fish

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   Whether he's a fly fisher, bank fisher, kayak fisher, or boat fisher, there are a few things he'll bring every time he goes out: a rod, a reel, line, and lures. I've included none on this list ...

6. Anchor - Wikipedia

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   Modern anchors for smaller vessels have metal flukes that hook on to rocks on the bottom or bury themselves in soft seabed. The vessel is attached to the anchor by the rode (also called a cable or a warp). It can be made of rope, chain or a combination of rope and chain. The ratio of the length of rode to the water depth is known as the scope ...

7. Mr. Smee - Wikipedia

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   Edward Kipling as Smee in the 1924 film Peter Pan.. Mr. Smee seems an oddly genial man for a pirate; Barrie describes him as "Irish", the only Nonconformist among Captain Hook's crew, and "a man who stabbed without offence" – and is portrayed in the multiple pantomimes or movies of Peter Pan as a rather stupid but entertaining man.