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Float (Nautical) : Floats (Also Called Pontoons) Are Airtight Hollow Structures, Similar To
Float (Nautical) : Floats (Also Called Pontoons) Are Airtight Hollow Structures, Similar To
Contents
1 Use
2 Construction
3 Gallery
4 See also
5 References
Use
Floats make up the multipart hulls of catamarans and trimarans and provide buoyancy for floatplanes
and seaplanes.[1] They are used in pontoon bridges, floating piers, and floats anchored to the seabed
for recreation or dockage. They are also used in shipbuilding and marine salvage, often deployed
uninflated then pressurized to raise a sunken object.
Construction
Gallery
See also
Outrigger
Hull
Pontoon (disambiguation)
Semi-submersible
References
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Pontoons.
1.
The Cruising Multihull. 978-0070698680: International Marine/Ragged Mountain Press. 1996.
p. 45. Retrieved 2009-05-27.
2. http://www.rc-float-flying.rchomepage.com/Glow%20Cores/floatcores.htm
Categories:
Multihulls
Seaplanes and flying boats
Buoyancy devices