A pontoon boat would be a light boat that is shallow to take in the water. Of course you could also get an inflatable boat, and that would work just as well.
The best boat for shallow water is a shallow water boat. Gator trax boats (gatortraxboats.com) has a wide selection of shallow water boats.
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The advantage of a Power-Pole Shallow Water Anchor is that it is for the serious fisherman. It has been designed for the smaller boat and helps with boat positioning.
The carvel is a boat that can float in shallow water and can sail fast
A boat with one mast and one sail is called a cat boat. It is an old design with a very shallow draft designed to be used in areas of shallow tidal waters. Usually they a very wide for their length. a sail boat!
This all depends on what type boat your are talking about. There are two factors that cause a boat to float shallow: the beam width and how light it is. The wider the beam the more efficient it is on spreading out the weight of the boat which makes it float shallower. With a 96in. on a 20ft. boat you should be able to float shallower than a foot probably around 7in, depending on how much gas is in the boat.
Any sort of goods. The flat bottom allows the boat to navigate in shallow water.
If the wind is at your back, you should approach the dock at a shallow angle (10°-20°), then stop the boat and allow the wind to drift the boat into the dock.
Shallow areas due to drought are the biggest obstacle to traveling by boat on the Congo River.
a boat used to transport passengers between a cruise ship and shore in shallow waters