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<p>152.91.9.9: </p> <hr /> <div>The term '''skiff''' is applied to various [[river]] [[boat|craft]], but a skiff is typically a small flat-bottomed open boat with a pointed [[Bow (ship)|bow]] and square [[stern]]. Although originally used mainly by [[fishermen]], they are today primarily leisure craft. They usually hold either one person or, more commonly, three (two [[sculling|scullers]] and a [[coxswain]]).<br /> <br /> [[Image:Skiff.jpg|right|thumb|180px|A classic flat-bottom skiff in Maine.]]<br /> <br /> Many modern skiffs do carry a small [[outboard motor]] and have a center-console hull design, with a blunt bow, a flat bottom and a square stern. They are relatively inexpensive compared to skiboats or bass boats, and are common &quot;working&quot; boats, filling such jobs as ferrying passengers from the shore to a larger vessel, or employed by [[crab]] trappers.<br /> <br /> The word has a complicated etymology: it comes from the [[Middle English]] ''skif'', which derives from the [[Old French]] ''esquif'', which in turn derives from the [[Old Italian]] ''schifo'', which is itself of [[German language|Germanic]] origin. The word is related to ''[[ship]]''.<br /> <br /> Skiffs were once very common on the [[River Thames]] in [[England]] and featured in the famous book about a journey up the Thames in a skiff, [[Three Men in a Boat]].<br /> <br /> Skiff are also high performance sailing dinghies. Examples include: [[29er]], [[49er (dinghy)|49er]], [[18ft Skiff|18 footer]], [[musto skiff]], and [[International 14]].<br /> <br /> The Central American version of a skiff is generally called a ''''Panga''''. The term &quot;Panga&quot; was used historically for any small skiff other than dugout canoes. Today it usually refers to an open &quot;[[semi-dory]]&quot; type skiff.<br /> <br /> Pangas form the backbone of the small-scale fishing effort in the region. <br /> <br /> Usually between 19 and 28 feet in length, with capacities ranging from 1 to 5 tons. Usually powered by outboard motors of between 45hp and 200hp, they are [[planing (sailing)|planing hulls]] capable of speeds in excess of 35 knots. <br /> <br /> The hulls are made of [[Fiberglass]] or FRP, heavily reinforced by numerous [[bulkhead]]s and usually have [[bow (ship)|bow]] and [[stern]] enclosed flotation compartments. <br /> <br /> In the hands of an experienced operator they are considered extremely seaworthy. Most pangas are expected to have a working life of between 5 to 10 years if properly maintained. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> ==External links==<br /> <br /> *[http://www.49er.org 49er skiff]<br /> *[http://www.29er.org 29er skiff]<br /> *[http://www.kinopangas.org Mexican Pangas]<br /> <br /> [[Category:Boat types]]<br /> <br /> [[de:Skiff (Segeln)]]<br /> [[fr:Skiff]]<br /> [[nl:Skiff]]</div>

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