- Rigg & sail
- Rope & cordage
- Anchoring & mooring
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Hull & deck
- Sheet winches & halyard winches
- Cleats & stoppers
- Tracks & slides
- Chain plates & stemhead fittings
- Pad eyes & fairleads
- Hooks & eyelets
- Hand rails
- Flags & flagstaffs
- Portlights & hatches
- Ventilation
- Steering wheels, tillers & rudders
- Specialities for motorboats
- Dinghys & rowboats
- Letters & plates
- Navigation lights
- Outdoor lights & deck spots
- Cabin & comfort
- Paint & boatbuilding
- Electrics & engine
- Pumps & sanitation
- Safety & VHF radio
- Navigation & books
- Commercial shipping
Dinghys & rowboats
In seafaring and inland navigation, tender, dinghy or dory were indispensable, practical workboats. Small boats were also used in early yachting, as only very few yacht clubs used to have a marina. The cruising yachts were usually attached to mooring buoys or anchored, and a dinghy or tender was needed for transfer. The tenders were sailed, rowed or sculled. When mooring alongside, sculling is quite handy, because the sculling oar lies in an oar-lock at the stern. At the same time, at the end of the 19th century, small boats were already very popular for …


















