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Gasoline engines spur broad maritime use and commerce
The gasoline engine has transformed yacht sport and global trade by enabling reliable, inexpensive power for pleasure and work boats. It drives ferry and freight vessels, aids fishermen in calm and rough seas, and boosts efficiency on oystering and dredging boats, threatening the rise of power barges over sailing craft.
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Steuam
United States
Lighthouse Department
Coast Survey
Department of the Engineers
Navy Department
Evana
Great Lakes
Atlantic
Pacific
Grand Banks
Gloucester
Vettel
Boston
Beaufort
N. C
Germany
France
England