Slipper launch
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slipper-launch-232-11222425
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Slipper launch
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A slipper launch is a traditional River Thames pleasure boat, normally of wooden construction, to seat between four and eight passengers. The term 'slipper launch' derives from the distinctive sloping shape of the stern. The very flat underwater run aft is intended to minimise wash. The original builder of these craft was Andrews Boathouses of Bourne End with the 1913 prototype 'Merk' being designed to be as much like a car as possible. She was designed to be a 'motorists boat' with straight ste
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slipper_launch
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2022-03-30T11:31:43Z
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