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

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    A pair of fluid-filled tanks mounted on opposite sides of a ship below the waterline. The tanks are cross-linked by piping or ducts to allow water to flow between them and at the top by vents or air pipes. The piping is sized so that as the fluid flows from side to side it damps the amount of roll.

  3. List of equipment of the United States Coast Guard - Wikipedia

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    Larger cutters, over 181 feet (55 m) in length, are controlled by Area Commands, the Atlantic Area or Pacific Area. Smaller cutters come under control of district commands. Cutters usually carry a motor surf boat and/or a rigid-hulled inflatable boat. Polar-class icebreakers (WAGB) carry an Arctic survey boat (ASB) and landing craft.

  4. Floatplane - Wikipedia

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    A floatplane is a type of seaplane with one or more slender floats mounted under the fuselage to provide buoyancy. By contrast, a flying boat uses its fuselage for buoyancy. Either type of seaplane may also have landing gear suitable for land, making the vehicle an amphibious aircraft. [1]

  5. 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 of ...

  6. Leeboard - Wikipedia

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    A leeboard is a form of pivoting keel used by a sailboat largely and very often in lieu of a fixed keel. Typically mounted in pairs on each side of a hull, leeboards function much like a centreboard, allowing shallow-draft craft to ply waters fixed keel boats cannot.

  7. Long-tail boat - Wikipedia

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    The long-tail boat, ( Thai: เรือหางยาว, RTGS : ruea hang yao, [1] pronounced [rɯ̄a̯ hǎːŋ jāːw]) is a type of watercraft native to Southeast Asia, which uses a common automotive engine as a readily available and maintainable powerplant. [2] A craft designed to carry passengers on a river may include a lightweight long canoe hull, up to 30 metres, and a canopy. There ...