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  2. Bateau - Wikipedia

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    A bateau or batteau is a shallow-draft, flat-bottomed boat which was used extensively across North America, especially in the colonial period and in the fur trade.It was traditionally pointed at both ends but came in a wide variety of sizes.

  3. Y Flyer - Wikipedia

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    American fleets were located in Indiana, Illinois, Ohio, Missouri, Georgia and South Carolina. There were also fleets in the US northeast and on the Pacific coast. [3] In a 1994 review Richard Sherwood wrote, "The Y Flyer has a hard chine and flat bottom and is unusually stable.

  4. Flatboat - Wikipedia

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    A flatboat (or broadhorn) was a rectangular flat-bottomed boat with [1] square ends used to transport freight and passengers on inland waterways in the United States. The flatboat could be any size, but essentially it was a large, sturdy tub with a hull .

  5. Floating resorts vs yacht-like vessels: How to pick between ...

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    Cruise ships range in size from yacht-like vessels to mega-ships that are more like floating resorts. Here's how to know which is right for you

  6. Canoe - Wikipedia

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    The reason a flat bottom canoe has lower final stability is that the hull must wrap a sharper angle between the bottom and the sides, compared to a more round-bottomed boat. [44] Keel: an external keel makes a canoe track (hold its course) better and can stiffen a floppy bottom, but it can get stuck on rocks and decrease stability in rapids. [48]

  7. Category:Integrated Resorts in Indiana - Wikipedia

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    This page was last edited on 28 January 2025, at 05:34 (UTC).; Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License; additional terms may apply.

  8. Keelboat - Wikipedia

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    A keel boat, [1] keelboat, [1] or keel-boat [2] is a type of usually long, narrow cigar-shaped riverboat, [1] or unsheltered water barge which is sometimes also called a poleboat—that is built about a slight keel and is designed as a boat built for the navigation of rivers, shallow lakes, and sometimes canals that were commonly used in ...

  9. Flat-bottomed boat - Wikipedia

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    A flat-bottomed boat is a boat with a shallow draft, two-chined hull, which allows it to be used in shallow bodies of water, such as rivers, because it is less likely to ground. The flat hull also makes the boat more stable in calm water, which is good for hunters and anglers .