Don't leave tinnys in the water for prolonged periods, particularly close to mooring jetties with shore energy bitutainer supplied. Stray electrical currents can eat the bottom quicker than you'd think!
In the beginning, people only used the sticky bitumen transportation form of oil for gluing and waterproofing. They thought that the thinner types of oil were as well flammable and skinny to be helpful. By the sixth century BCE, the Persians realized that this thinner material, which they called "naft", could be extremely helpful in fight. Persian archers dipped their arrows, sending flaming missiles toward their enemies. Later in the century, Byzantine warriors created explosive hearth bombs known as "Greek Hearth" made from bitumen, sulfur and quicklime.
We live in a high tech world. Transportation technology has advanced creating journey fast and comfy.