What is "walkaround"

n. 1 A competitive dance in blackface minstrel shows of the 19th century. 2 (context business English) A walk taken around an office, hospital, etc. in order to communicate with staff members and gauge progress.

A walkaround (also spelled walk-around or walk around, or called a horay) was a dance from the blackface minstrel shows of the 19th century. The walkaround began in the 1840s as a dance for one performer, but by the 1850s, many dancers or the entire troupe participated. The walkaround often served as the finale to the first half of the minstrel show, the opening semicircle. Minstrels also wrote songs called "walkarounds", which were specifically intended for this dance; " Dixie" is probably the most famous example.

A Walkaround boat is a cross between a center console and a cuddy boat or express. Like a center console boat, it is mostly used for fishing and has a full length primary deck or cockpit but also has a small cabin (cuddy) for berths and a head in the center of the boat in front of the console.

There are two different types of walkaround boats, those produced by production boat manufacturers and those built by custom & semi custom builders. Most of the production walkarounds have steps leading to the bow with a low gunnel giving more interior room. Custom & Semi-custom walkaround are more fishing oriented and have full gunnel depth all the way to the boat without stairs.

Most production walkaround boats are outboard powered whereas the majority of the custom & semi-custom are inboard diesel powered.