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  • 51Nordland (boat) — Two Nordland Boats, the larger one is low in the water, loaded with a hold of fish or wooden logs. Photo from between 1890 1900. The Nordland boat (or Norwegian: Nordlandsbåt), is a type of fishing boat that has been used for centuries in… …

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  • 52Classic Boat Museum — Coordinates: 50°42′17″N 1°17′26″W / 50.7046°N 1.2906°W / 50.7046; 1.2906 …

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  • 53Sharpie (boat) — Sharpies are long, narrow sailboats with flat bottoms, extremely shallow draft, centerboards and straight, flaring sides. They are believed to have originated in the New Haven, Connecticut region of Long Island Sound, United States, for oystering …

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  • 54Runabout (boat) — A runabout is any small motorboat holding between four and eight people, well suited to moving about on the water. Runabouts can be used for racing, for pleasure activities like fishing and water skiing, or as a ship s tender for larger vessels.… …

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  • 55Canadian Power Boat Company — The Canadian Power Boat Company built MTBs and similar craft in Canada during World War II. From 1937 Hubert Scott Paine had been planning an overseas factory modelled on his British Power Boat Company of Hythe, Hampshire, England as he was… …

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  • 56Horse-drawn boat — Not to be confused with the modern towboat. A horse drawn boat or tow boat is a historic boat operating on a canal, pulled by a horse walking on a special road along the canal, the towpath.It has been in use, both for public transport and freight …

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  • 57Bristol Boat Race — The Bristol Boat Race(also called The Varsity Boat Race) is an annual event between the University of the West of England (UWE) and the University of Bristol, held on the historic Bristol Docks. In the early years of the event, the University of… …

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  • 58Bugeye (boat) — The bugeye is a type of sailboat developed in the Chesapeake Bay for oyster dredging. The predecessor of the skipjack, it was superseded by the latter as oyster harvests dropped. Origins Between 1820 and 1865, the state of Maryland banned the… …

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  • 59jolly boat — noun a yawl used by a ship s sailors for general work • Syn: ↑jolly • Hypernyms: ↑yawl * * * ˈjälē noun or jolly ( es) Etymology …

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  • 60jolly boat — 1. a light boat carried at the stern of a sailing vessel. 2. a small pleasure sailboat for use in sheltered waters. [1720 30; jolly < Dan jolle YAWL] * * * …

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