Abstract: A wire harness with at least one wire and a connector. The wire can include a conductor and an insulating jacket that can extend along a substantial length of the conductor. The insulating jacket can include one or more code sections that are permanently marked onto the insulating jacket. Each code section can have a plurality of stripes that can extend about at least a portion of a perimeter of the insulating jacket. The code sections can be spaced apart by from one another and can include manufacturing data, such as a lot number or date of manufacture, and/or engineering data, such as a circuit designation, a wire size, a wire length, a wire location, and/or a termination point. A method for forming a wire harness is also provided.

Abstract: A high performance amphibious vehicle which includes a conventional hull, modified to mount a single steerable front wheel and two hydraulically driven rear wheels. The wheels are retractable between elevated positions above the hull waterline and lowered positions located below the hull. The rear wheels are powered by individual hydraulic motors that are connected to a pump in the hull, via hydraulic hoses that are routed through hollow tubular levers that support the wheels for adjustments between the retracted and lowered positions.