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Well, in fresh water like the Upper Saint Lawrence, they look like this, from a photo by Jake Van Reenen.
In salt water, even small outboard work year round. There are boom boats,
patrol boats,
more boom boats,
clam-digging boats,
small island supply boats,
fishing boats,
police boats,
. . . and 29′ Defiant boats.
Top photo credit to Jake; all others by Will Van Dorp.
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February 19, 2019 at 1:50 pm
Daniel J Meeter
Last week, from the Staten Island ferry, I saw that boat that you say is a clamboat. I had assumed it was some sort of a fishing boat. It’s actually clamming? Hard clams? Are they edible from the Upper Bay? Or are they replanted? But usually then they are kept in crates, so I doubt that’s it. By the way, have you ever done a post on the Staten Island ferries? I’m sure you have.