8 - footer ▁built ▁to ▁meet ▁the ▁needs ▁of ▁local ▁fish ing ▁gu ides . ▁It ▁was ▁designed ▁with ▁low - s ides ▁and ▁a ▁high ▁bow ▁to ▁fight ▁the ▁cho ppy ▁waves . ▁ ▁At ▁that ▁time , ▁the ▁only ▁boats ▁available ▁to ▁local ▁ang lers ▁and ▁gu ides ▁were ▁flat ▁bottom ed ▁with ▁high ▁sides ▁so ▁they ▁were ▁not ▁well ▁equ ipped ▁for ▁the ▁G ulf ▁Coast ▁ch op . ▁The ▁Far ley ▁boat , ▁on ▁the ▁other ▁hand , ▁was ▁designed ▁to ▁fish ▁the ▁local ▁waters ▁and ▁could ▁handle ▁the ▁cho ppy ▁water . ▁▁ ▁The ▁earliest ▁Far ley ▁Bo ats ▁were ▁ 1 8 ▁to ▁ 2 2 ▁foot ers ▁that ▁carried ▁two ▁people . ▁Later , ▁the ▁Far le ys ▁designed ▁and ▁built ▁larger ▁boats ▁to ▁accommod ate ▁more ▁people ▁and ▁larger ▁engines . ▁The ▁Far ley ▁Bo ats ▁were ▁known ▁for ▁a ▁high ▁ch ine ▁that ▁did ▁not ▁touch ▁the ▁water ▁until ▁well ▁a ft ▁of ▁the ▁bow ▁and ▁a ▁h atch ▁in ▁front ▁of ▁the ▁wind sh ield ▁that ▁opened . ▁The ▁Far ley ▁Bo ats ▁were ▁also ▁designed ▁with ▁low ▁cab ins ▁that ▁allowed ▁fish ing ▁in ▁every ▁direction . ▁▁▁▁ ▁Origin ally , ▁Far ley ▁Bo ats ▁were ▁built ▁with ▁ ▁pl anks ▁of ▁top - grade ▁cy press . ▁They ▁were ▁light ▁and ▁very ▁dur able . ▁After ▁World ▁War ▁II , ▁cy press ▁became ▁scar ce ▁and ▁the ▁Far ley ' s ▁switched ▁to ▁H ond ur an ▁and ▁Philipp ine ▁ma