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2. Pouch Attachment Ladder System - Wikipedia

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   The Pouch Attachment Ladder System or PALS is a grid of webbing invented and patented by United States Army Natick Soldier Research, Development and Engineering Center used to attach smaller equipment onto load-bearing platforms, such as vests and backpacks. [1] [2] It was first used on MOLLE rucksacks, but is now found on a variety of tactical ...

3. Halyard - Wikipedia

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   Halyard. In sailing, a halyard or halliard is a line ( rope) that is used to hoist a ladder, sail, flag or yard. The term "halyard" derives from the Middle English halier ("rope to haul with"), with the last syllable altered by association with the English unit of measure "yard". [1] Halyards, like most other parts of the running rigging, were ...

4. Falkirk Wheel - Wikipedia

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   A timelapse from inside a boat. The Falkirk Wheel ( Scottish Gaelic: Cuibhle na h-Eaglaise Brice) is a rotating boat lift in Tamfourhill, Falkirk, in central Scotland, connecting the Forth and Clyde Canal with the Union Canal. It reconnects the two canals for the first time since the 1930s. It opened in 2002 as part of the Millennium Link project.

5. Glossary of nautical terms (A–L) - Wikipedia

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   A maker of boats, especially of traditional wooden construction. bob bobfly A pennant or flag bearing the owner's colors and mounted on the topsail trunk. bobstay A stay that holds the bowsprit downwards, counteracting the effect of the forestay and the lift of sails. Usually made of wire or chain to eliminate stretching.

6. Hoist (device) - Wikipedia

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   A hoist is a device used for lifting or lowering a load by means of a drum or lift-wheel around which rope or chain wraps. It may be manually operated, electrically or pneumatically driven and may use chain, fiber or wire rope as its lifting medium. The most familiar form is an elevator, the car of which is raised and lowered by a hoist mechanism.

7. Boat building - Wikipedia

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   Boat building. Boat building is the design and construction of boats (instead of the larger ships) — and their on-board systems. This includes at minimum the construction of a hull, with any necessary propulsion, mechanical, navigation, safety and other service systems as the craft requires. [1]