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2. Koru (yacht) - Wikipedia

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   127 m (417 ft) Capacity. 18 passengers. Crew. 40. Koru is a luxury custom superyacht owned by Jeff Bezos, the founder of Amazon. The vessel was built in the Netherlands by Oceanco starting in 2021, and delivered in April 2023. [ 3][ 4][ 5] It is a three-masted sailing yacht 127 meters (417 ft) long and reported to have cost $500 million or more ...

3. Gunwale - Wikipedia

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   Gunwale. The gunwale ( / ˈɡʌnəl /) is the top edge of the hull of a ship or boat. [ 1] Originally the structure was the "gun wale " on a sailing warship, a horizontal reinforcing band added at and above the level of a gun deck to offset the stresses created by firing artillery. Over time it remained as a valuable stiffener mounted inboard ...

4. Capstan (nautical) - Wikipedia

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   A capstan is a vertical- axled rotating machine developed for use on sailing ships to multiply the pulling force of sailors when hauling ropes, cables, and hawsers. The principle is similar to that of the windlass, which has a horizontal axle. The capstan and the anchor windlass on the deck below that it drives.

5. RFNS Puamau - Wikipedia

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   Design and description. Puamau is a Guardian-class patrol boat, a design based on previous patrol boat types constructed by Austal for Australia. [ 1] The vessel is 39.5 metres (129 ft 7 in) long overall with a beam of 8 m (26 ft 3 in) and a draft of 2.5 m (8 ft 2 in) when loaded. Puamau is powered by two Caterpillar 3516C diesel engines with ...

6. Hull (watercraft) - Wikipedia

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   Hull (watercraft) A hull is the watertight body of a ship, boat, submarine, or flying boat. The hull may open at the top (such as a dinghy ), or it may be fully or partially covered with a deck. Atop the deck may be a deckhouse and other superstructures, such as a funnel, derrick, or mast. The line where the hull meets the water surface is ...

7. List of boat types - Wikipedia

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   This is a list of boat types. For sailing ships , see: List of sailing boat types This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness.