Thanks, Amos, very helpful - and very quick, to boot.
Pardon my density, but why would the first-wet part be dubbed "dolphin striker" - just because it's wet/underwater it's going to be hitting sea life, and the dolphin was just a handy example of what the thing would hit?
Any illumination from others on those coiled ropes?
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