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INBOARD MOTOR [2 records]

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Record 1 2008-12-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Maritime Law
DEF

Any vessel which is propelled or powered by machinery and which is used or capable of being used as a means of transportation on water ... not more than sixty-five feet in length.

CONT

The two most common types of motorboats are classified by the manner in which the engine is installed. An inboard motorboat has the engine permanently mounted within the hull, with the drive shaft passing through the hull. An outboard motorboat has a portable, detachable motor, incorporating drive shaft and propeller, that is clamped or bolted to the stern...

Key term(s)
  • motor-boat
  • power boat

French

Domaine(s)
  • Droit maritime

Spanish

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Record 2 2003-09-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Propulsion of Water-Craft
CONT

Inboard Engines. - Most inboard, fixed motorboat propulsion units are four-cycle gasoline engines, designed specifically for marine use. However, there have been many successful nautical conversions of automotive power plants, and the fuel-oil burning diesel engine was recognized by boatmen as an efficient, economical source of a boat power ...

Key term(s)
  • in-board engine
  • in-board motor

French

Domaine(s)
  • Propulsion des bateaux
CONT

Le moteur en-bord marin est un ensemble mécanique conçu pour la propulsion de bateaux, logé à l'intérieur de la coque dans un compartiment couvert et aéré.

CONT

Le moteur in bord est fixe. Il actionne l'hélice immergée par l'intermédiaire d'un arbre de transmission installé longitudinalement.

Spanish

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