The goal of this thesis is to experimentally study the structural dynamics, wake interaction, and fluid forces on the multiple-degree of freedom systems typical of floating wind turbines. Vortex--surface alignment about flexibly-mounted prisms is studied to investigate the response of barges and semi-submersible hulls, and new results pertaining to the galloping response kink for a prism with dual inline--crossflow resonance is presented. Flow--induced oscillations of a spar model free to rotate in 3D space is replicated and observed as 2D figure--eight orbits about the center of the spar. Methods to suppress the flow from exciting the spar are proposed. The influence of mooring cable concavity is studied for a cylinder with crossflow--inline flexibility, and the effect of the axial tip on higher harmonic fluid forces is shown to have a significant reduction on the inline and crossflow oscillation components when concave. As a separate project, flow-induced oscillations are made beneficial to the operation of wind turbines via the study of larynx phonation to create an air-driven ultrasound generator for use as a bat deterrent on wind turbine blades.