Drogue, sea

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OBJECT TYPE: N/A
DATE: 1996
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1997.0010.001

MANUFACTURER: REKORD MARINE ENTERPRISES LTD.
MODEL: VICTORY
LOCATION: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: POLYPROPYLENE STRAPPING WITH WHAT IS PROBABLY POLYPROPYLENE-IMPREGNATED FABRIC

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length: 72.0 cm
Width: 66.0 cm
Height: 6.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Marine Transportation
Category: Vessel parts
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: REKORD
Country: Canada
State/Province: British Columbia
City: Vancouver

Context

Country: Worldwide
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Unknown
Canada: EXAMPLE OF TECHNOLOGY MANUFACTURED IN CANADA
Function: WHEN TOWED BEHIND A SAILING VESSEL, IT SLOWS THE VESSEL DOWN IN A FOLLOWING SEA TO PREVENT HER FROM BEING POOPED BY WAVES COMING UP ASTERN/ IT CAN ALSO BE USED ON A BOAT APPROACHING THE SHORE TO HOLD IT STEADY SO THAT WAVES DO NOT TURN IT BROADSIDE TO THE BEACH
Technical: EXAMPLE OF A TYPICAL TYPE OF TECHNOLOGY USED ON SAILING VESSELS/ ACCORDING TO REF.#1, DROGUES ARE USUALLY 'IMPROVISED CONTRAPTIONS', BUT THIS IS AN EXAMPLE OF A MANUFACTURED VERSION
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: LABEL ON OUTSIDE 'VICTORY' FOLLOWED BY A SMALL ENCIRCLED 'R'
Missing: N/A
Finish: MATTE BLACK WITH TURQUOISE STRAPPING
Decoration: N/A

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REKORD MARINE ENTERPRISES LTD., Drogue, sea, circa 1996, Artifact no. 1997.0010, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1997.0010.001/

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