Motorboats

thumb|right|A motorboat with an outboard motor A motorboat or powerboat is a boat whose propulsion is exclusively provided by a motor, not by wind power (e.g. sail or power kite) or human power. A motorboat capable of cruising at a much faster speed is also called a speedboat.

open motorboat

thumb|An airboat thumb|right|Airboating is a popular ecotourism attraction in the Florida [[Everglades]]

Japanese suicide motorboat

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fast motorboat, where the hull shape is such that at speed, the weight of the boat is supported by planing forces rather than simple buoyancy

thumb|Jetboating on the Waiatoto River|Waitoto River in the West Coast region of [[New Zealand]] thumb|A rider on a Yamaha Motor Corporation|Yamaha Waverunner XL in a high-speed turn

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