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2. Polaris expedition - Wikipedia

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   The Polaris expedition of 1871–1873 was one of the first serious attempts to reach the North Pole after that of British naval officer Sir Edward Parry, who reached 82° 45′ N in 1827. Funded by the U.S. government, the expedition's notable achievement was reaching 82° 29′ N by ship, a record at the time.

3. 41 for Freedom - Wikipedia

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   Polaris A1/A2 Polaris A3 Poseidon C3 Trident C4; Yes/No No. of boats Yes/No No. of boats Yes/No No. of boats Yes/No No. of boats George Washington: 5 5 0 1959–1985 5 5 0 0 Ethan Allen: 5 5 0 1961–1992 5 5 0 0 Lafayette: 9 9 1* 1963–1994 9 9 9 0 James Madison: 10 10 1* 1964–1995 0 10 10 6 Benjamin Franklin: 12 12 0 1965–2002 0 12 12 6

4. Sail components - Wikipedia

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   Sail components include the features that define a sail's shape and function, plus its constituent parts from which it is manufactured. A sail may be classified in a variety of ways, including by its orientation to the vessel (e.g. fore-and-aft) and its shape, (e.g. (a)symmetrical, triangular, quadrilateral, etc.).

5. Pelorus (instrument) - Wikipedia

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   Pelorus aboard HMS Belfast. In marine navigation, a pelorus is a reference tool for maintaining bearing of a vessel at sea. It is a "simplified compass" without a directive element, suitably mounted and provided with vanes to permit observation of relative bearings.

6. Stuffing box - Wikipedia

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   A small boat stuffing box comprising an adjusting nut, a locking nut and a sleeve. On a boat having an inboard motor that turns a shaft attached to an external propeller, the shaft passes through a stuffing box, also called a "packing box" or "stern gland" in this application. The stuffing box prevents water from entering the boat's hull.

7. Ducted propeller - Wikipedia

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   Kort nozzle The towboat Dolphin I in a floating drydock on the Mississippi River in Algiers, Louisiana.. A ducted propeller, also known as a Kort nozzle, is a marine propeller fitted with a non-rotating nozzle.

8. Pacific Rim (film) - Wikipedia

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   On the day of the film's release, July 12, 2013, another viral video was released to promote the film. It involved the collaboration of the film studio (including del Toro himself) and the YouTube network Polaris (also known as The Game Station). It featured members of the YouTube network (such as the Game Grumps) as Jaeger pilots fighting ...

9. Cunningham (sailing) - Wikipedia

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   Cunningham downhaul. In sailing, a cunningham or cunningham's eye is a type of downhaul used on a Bermuda rigged sailboat to change the shape of a sail. It is named after its inventor, Briggs Cunningham, a victorious America's Cup skipper and yacht builder.