# Rodney boat

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A **rodney** or punt is a small [Newfoundland](/source/Newfoundland_(island)) wooden [boat](/source/Boat) typically used by one man for [hook and line fishing](/source/Hook_and_line_fishing), for squid [jigging](/source/Jigging), for travelling settlement to settlement, to shop, or to get out to their powered fishing boats.[1] When towed behind a larger boat as a convenience in going from the larger boat to shore, a rodney was called a go-ashore.

Rodneys are of simple design. Most builders used only three patterns to create the entire boat. These were varied a bit by the dimensions of the particular boat to be built. The bow stem and the mid boat frames used the same pattern.

## References

1. ["Eastwaters : Newfoundland & Labrador's Maritime Heritage"](http://www.eastwaters.com/winterton.html). *eastwaters.com*. Retrieved 18 June 2016.

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