Low-cost flyboats offered an attractive alternative to heavier, more costly ships; however, their use was limited in many areas due to
A) privateering and piracy.
B) colonial laws that specified minimum crew sizes for many voyages.
C) the Navigation Acts.
D) the inability of New England shipbuilders to manufacture flyboats.

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Flyboats were vulnerable to privateering and piracy due to their lighter build and smaller crew, making them less defensible against such threats.

Low-Cost Flyboats Offered an Attractive Alternative to Heavier, More Costly