scows
Flat-bottomed boats
Scows are flat-bottomed boats with squared-off ends, used for transporting cargo, dredging, or hauling waste.
Their shallow draft makes them practical for rivers and harbors.
The design sacrifices speed and maneuverability for stability and capacity: Garbage scows carried the city's refuse out to sea.
A scow can also be a clumsy or ungainly vessel.
Flat-hulled freight vessels
- flatboatsShallow-hulled river vessels
- lightersHandheld ignition devices
- puntsKicks away possession
- hulksMassive unwieldy forms
tugboats · watercraft · ferries · houseboats · pontoons · river barges · canal boats · freight barges
Lakes surrounded by land
- centerboardRetractable sailboat fin
- flat bottomLevel undersurface
- regattaOrganized boat racing event
- trapezeSuspended acrobatic bar
Transporting heavy items
- towingPulling another vehicle along
- dredgingExtracting underwater sediment
- loadingAdding weight or cargo
- unloadingRemoving contents from carrier
transporting · cargo · freight · waterfront · dockside · wharves · piers · stevedores
barges
Flat-hulled freight vessels
hulks · tugboats · watercraft · ferries · houseboats · pontoons · river barges · canal boats · freight barges
inland lakes
Lakes surrounded by land
- centerboardRetractable sailboat fin
- flat bottomLevel undersurface
- regattaOrganized boat racing event
hauling
Transporting heavy items
- towingPulling another vehicle along
- dredgingExtracting underwater sediment
- loadingAdding weight or cargo
unloading · transporting · cargo · freight · waterfront · dockside · wharves · piers · stevedores · longshoremen
scowsyachts
Large recreational sailing vessels
speedboats · hydrofoils · clippers · catamarans · clipper ships
scowsluxury yachts
Opulent private sea vessels
superyachts · yachts · pleasure craft · cabin cruisers · ocean liners