Shape
Hasholme boat is made of one whole log, rather than two, and is generally log-shaped. It has flat bottom outboard and also inboard. With the bottom horizontal, the top edge of the sheer-line generally slopes down towards the bow. However, when the boat is afloat the sheer-line becomes horizontal and the bottom gradually slopes upward. Near the bow, the bottom becomes even more rounded and distinctly angled. At the other end, at the stern, the thickness of the bottom gradually increases to provide sufficient timber to support transom. The forward upper edges on both sides of the hull are curved in sections and rabbets to support extensions in the form of washstrake. The overall length of the Hasholme logboat is 12.87 m (42.2 ft), 1.4 m (4.6 ft) in maximum beam, and 1.25 m (4.1 ft) in maximum height.
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