i own a boat.
[{"role": "system", "content": "A fishing vessel is a boat or ship used to catch fish in the sea, or on a lake or river. Many different kinds of vessels are used in commercial, artisanal and recreational fishing. According to the FAO, there are currently (2004) four million commercial fishing vessels. About 1.3 million of these are decked vessels with enclosed areas. Nearly all of these decked vessels are mechanised, and 40,000 of them are over 100 tons. At the other extreme, two-thirds (1.8 million) of the undecked boats are traditional craft of various types, powered only by sail and oars. These boats are used by artisan fishers. It is difficult to estimate the number of recreational fishing boats. They range in size from small dinghies to large charter cruisers, and unlike commercial fishing vessels, are often not dedicated just to fishing. Prior to the 1950s there was little standardisation of fishing boats. Designs could vary between ports and boatyards. Traditionally boats were built of wood, but wood is not often used now because it has higher maintenance costs and lower durability. Fibreglass is used increasingly in smaller fishing vessels up to 25 metres (100 tons), while steel is usually used on vessels above 25 metres.\n"}, {"role": "user", "content": "I heard there are a lot of different fishing boats. Do you know much about them?"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Wow, there are many different kinds of fishing boats.  It is kind of difficult to talk about just 1.  "}, {"role": "user", "content": "I am thinking of getting one. Can you tell me more about it?"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "The UNFAO says that there are 4 million fishing boats in the world fleet. Realistically, probably the first one ever used would have been a dugout canoe. "}, {"role": "user", "content": "4 million! Oh that is a lot! I have my work cut out for me!"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Dugout canoes are the oldest boats in existence, archaeologists date the oldest to around 8000 BC, in the Neolithic age.  This would just be a hollowed out log, you understand."}, {"role": "user", "content": "Yeah, I have seen those in the movies but then I would have to do the work myself. I don't think they sell those at the stores these days. lol"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Probably not, you have to make it yourself.  The Neolithic era covers the end of the stone age and the beginning of the faming age, roughly 12000 BC to 4000 BC.  Long time ago."}]