To make Ada, Frank Fuegeman restored an 1889 hull and added the boiler and small engine.

During the Second World War, coast watchers were stationed throughout the Solomons to secretly report Japanese troop and ship; they often used dugouts for transportation.

The færing (four-oared boat) was a common form of transportation along the rocky coast and fjords of Norway.

Flat-bottomed sampans are used in the shallow, protected riverine areas of Vietnam to carry passengers or food and other products to markets.

Gondolas are still used to carry visitors and native Venetians on the narrow canals of Venice.

Umiaks are highly versatile watercraft; used for transportation, hunting big game, and for battle.