Boats & ships

Boats & ships

Of or relating to transportation vessels that can travel over water.

Industry: Transportation

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rolled-edge skiff

Transportation; Boats & ships

A fishing boat designed to run in coastal waters constructed of a simple, one-piece fiberglass hull without a top deck and characterized by rounded top edges without true gunwales.

through-hull

Transportation; Boats & ships

A fitting or object that goes all the way through a hull.

fighting chair

Transportation; Boats & ships

A fix-mounted chair used to help land large gamefish on bluewater fishing boats equipped with a footrest, gimbal-mounted rod holder, safety harness and other fish-fighting gear.

pilot house

Transportation; Boats & ships

The enclosed space on the navigating bridge from which a ship is controlled when under way.

four-cycle engine

Transportation; Boats & ships

A gasoline- or diesel-powered internal combustion engine that takes four cycles or strokes of the piston to complete its power phase. Also called four-stroke engine.

two-cycle engine

Transportation; Boats & ships

A gasoline- or diesel-powered internal combustion engine that takes two cycles or strokes of the piston to complete its power phase. Also called two-stroke engine.