Swamp Boat.....
Narrow boats.
the vikings used longships :)
It is a flat bottom boat, usually with a low gunwale. Thus meaning it has little freeboard. Jon boats are used mainly for water fowl hunting and running about in swampy waters.
In regards to the specific question, excluding ships, there are a varying sizes of fishing boats from quite big to two man boats. There are many ferries, canoes, pleasure boats and tugs.
They are roads. They were first used in the USA during the American Revolution. They were used to help travelers cross swampy areas.. But they were made of huge Logs! So the ride was quite bumpy.
According to a 2001 Vietnamese government report1, the swampiest areas in Vietnam are the Mekong river delta and the Red River delta. The least swampy areas are the central highlands and the central coast. These areas which have a lot of flooding are mainly used for rice growing. The southernmost tip of the Mekong river delta, the Ca Mau Peninsula (known in Vietnamese as Mui Bai Bang) is swampy mangrove jungle.2 1http://www.nea.gov.vn/html/Baocao_hientrang/VN_SoE/issues/state_and_impact/land_state_and_impact.htm#Swamps%20and%20inundation 2http://countrystudies.us/vietnam/33.htm
The aztecs used catamarans , argosys and pontos marias and forlows
he used his power to build boats and other things, like buildings and recreational areas
Wind motion is the type of energy used by kites and sailboats.
boats have improved by the way the work boats used to be
They traveles on cramped and diseaded boats that were expensive and most people died not seeing america.
The little boats commonly found in Italy, especially in areas like Venice, are called "gondolas." These traditional, flat-bottomed boats are primarily used for transportation and tourism in the canals of Venice. Additionally, smaller fishing boats in coastal regions may be referred to as "lanchas" or "barchette," depending on the area.