At dawn, the swordfishing boats slipped silently through the glassy water, searching for the telltale flashes of their prey.

We packed the fragile sauce boats carefully into the moving boxes to prevent any chips.

The marina hosted a fleet of sleek solar boats that glided silently across the lake during the sunrise demonstration.

The quarantine team inspected the abandoned disease boats anchored near the harbor.

Several well boats arrived at the harbor to transfer the salmon.

The museum displayed a scale model of several track-boats used to transport cargo across mudflats.

We parked the trail boats near the ramp before unloading the gear for the weekend trip.

The packet boats departed at dawn, carrying mail and a few weary travelers.

The harbor was crowded with packet-boats carrying letters and small parcels to distant islands.

After the flood, the salvage crew used three old snag-boats to clear the channel for cargo ships.