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Boat
Dealing with relatively small, usually open, waterbound craft.
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inboard motor
Boat; General boating
An engine mounted within the hull of a vessel, usually driving a fixed propeller by a shaft protruding through the stern. Generally used on larger vessels. Also see sterndrive and ...
midshipman's hitch
Boat; General boating
An alternative to the Blackwall hitch, preferred if the rope is greasy. Made by first forming a Blackwall hitch and then taking the underneath part and placing over the bill of ...
fender
Boat; General boating
An air or foam filled bumper used in boating to keep boats from banging into docks or each other.
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