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However, because they ride atop the water, rather than cutting through it as other hulls do, flat-bottom boats are usually limited in the size of their motors. The flat surface may also give a spine-jarring ride in anything less than calm weather.
Hi, I'm Mark Lauf with Castaway Marina here in Queensbury, New York. Today for About.com I'm here to tell you about different types of power boats. Fishing boats are a very popular type of boat. They come usually in aluminum construction and in fiberglass construction. They're generally outboard powered. Some of the more common types of fishing boats are the small aluminum open type boats that you can paddle or row or put a small outboard on.