The flat-bottom boat balanced precariously just barely above water level, a skilled rower standing and pushing gondola-style from the back.

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We found a 2003, 22-foot Pathfinder, a flat-bottomed boat favored by fishermen, on a lot behind Port St.

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The pastime of punting - propelling a long, flat-bottomed boat along the river - is popular in both cities.

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That's short for Forrest L. Wood, a bass-fishing enthusiast from Flippin, Ark. who invented the flat- bottomed Ranger boat.

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Here is a look at the official Olympic Bid film for the Stockholm Olympic Games (see if you can spot my dog Zorro the black flat coat with the boat on his nose) as well as the films from several other cities.

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He motored the boat over to a flat as the sun came up and noticed that many male bass were in the area.

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