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The biggest jet-driven vessels are found in military use or the high speed passenger/car ferry industry. South Africa's Valour class frigates (approximately 120m long) are the biggest jet-propelled vessels so far. Even these German-built vessels are capable of performing "crash stops.
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Size of the jet ski is important. There are jet skis that accommodate one person, two people or four people. The four-person model is a relatively new and quite popular model, so this may be hard to obtain used.
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Some inflatable boats are still made from a rubber-based fabric called Hypalon. While this is still a very good material, its major downfall is that it can only be joined by gluing, done manually. Problems including poor bonds, delamination of seams or fabric can still affect these glued fabrics. Today, many inflatables are manufactured from polyurethane fabrics, although larger inflatables (particularly RIBs used for rescue or military purposes) use hypalon because thicker hypalon fabrics are still considered to be stronger and more durable than polyurethane. There are some hypalon fabrics that are "2-ply" or a double unit made up of hypalon/weave/hypalon/weave/hypalon and are used for extreme situations including bumper padding, bow skirts, anti-chafe patches and similar applications.


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Sydney Harbour Sea Trials - Seeking Sailing Crew

Sun, 16 Sep 2007 12:26:08 +0200
Seeking sailing crew for 44' steel cutter. Join on Sydney Harbour. Yacht is coming to the end of a major refit so initially short trips (1 to 4 hours) are envisaged. Initial destinations are not important, so by route by negotiation.

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Seattle To Hawaii And Guam - Sailing Crew Needed.

Mon, 17 Sep 2007 10:42:01 +0200
I need 2 or 3 sailing crew for Seattle to Hawaii and on to Guam. I will depart from Seattle/Port Angeles on or about 1 September and leave the boat in Guam. The boat is a 42 ft Cheoy Lee, well outfitted and solid. I am expecting to allow 2 months for the trip to Guam including 10 days port time in Hawaii for refitting and repair.

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