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2. Bailing (boats) - Wikipedia

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   A hand bailer is a device used for manually removing water which has entered a vessel. In the simplest case, it is merely a smaller container which can be filled and then emptied. This kind of device has been in use since early times. It is still in use on small boats and rafts, though some are self-bailing. Some regulations require either or ...

3. West Wight Potter 15 - Wikipedia

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   The International Marine built West Wight Potter 15 is a recreational sailboat, made predominantly of fiberglass, with mahogany wood trim. It has a fractional sloop rig with aluminum spars. The hull has a spooned raked stem, a conventional transom, a transom-hung, kick-up rudder controlled by a tiller and a weighted, galvanized steel centerboard.

4. Bluejacket 23 - Wikipedia

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   The Paceship Bluejacket 23 is a small recreational keelboat. It has a fractional rig, a spade rudder, and a fixed fin keel. The boat has a draft of 3.75 ft (1.14 m). [1] It displaces 2,000 lb (907 kg) and carries 900 lb (408 kg) of iron ballast. [1][3] The Bluejacket 23 has a theoretical hull speed of 5.61 kn (10.39 km/h). [8]

5. 52-foot Motor Lifeboat - Wikipedia

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   The Coast Guard bills the 52-foot MLBs as "virtually unsinkable", with self-righting and self-bailing capabilities and the ability to tow vessels as large as 750 long tons (760 t) in 30-foot (9.1 m) seas. [5] In comparison, the next-largest 47' MLB has a towing capacity of 150 long tons (150 t). [6]

6. Lifeboat (shipboard) - Wikipedia

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   Lifeboat (shipboard) A lifeboat or liferaft is a small, rigid or inflatable boat carried for emergency evacuation in the event of a disaster aboard a ship. Lifeboat drills are required by law on larger commercial ships. Rafts (liferafts) are also used. In the military, a lifeboat may double as a whaleboat, dinghy, or gig.

7. Snipe (dinghy) - Wikipedia

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   The Snipe is an American sailing dinghy that was designed by William F. Crosby as a one design racer and first built in 1931. [1][2][3][4] The boat is a World Sailing recognized international class. [5] Sailboatdata.com summarizes the design as "one of the most popular sailing dinghies ever. (In its heyday, the largest sailboat racing class).