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The

two major classes of buoys used in the

Coast Guard are Ocean Buoys and River

Buoys. Ocean buoys consist of unlighted

cans, nuns, and spheres, as well as sound

buoys and standard lighted buoys. Standard

lighted buoys are designated by IALA as

pillar buoys. River buoys consist of unlighted

cans and nuns with specially designed fins

and counterweights.

Photo of the H (Hotel)

buoy located one mile off Honolulu Harbor.

This 18,000-lb. safewater buoy has a

bi-annual maintenance schedule and is the

largest buoy (9-ft. X 35-ft.) in the Hawaiian

Islands. Generally, these type of buoys are

found in major port entrances.

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Shear connectors are funny washers with teeth that resist rubbing.

These are from the Intracoastal Waterway off Tarpon Springs on the west coast of Florida numbers 41 and 42.