While not quite so easy to build as a flat-bottom boat, the V-bottom type, like “Saunterer,” (sometimes called skipjacks or deadrise boats) have so many excellent characteristics that any additional work over that required for building a flatbottom craft is well worth while. This is especially true if the boat in question is to be propelled by oars. “Saunterer” is exactly 1 in. over 12 ft. in length. The length on the water line, that is between stations 0 and 5 is 11ft. 4 in. The beam is 3 ft. 9 in., and the draft is 6 in. The freeboard at the bow is 18 in; and at the stern this height is 14 in. From these bare figures, you can gather that the boat will be dry and buoyant. Boats with low freeboard are quite all right in smooth water, but are unsafe when the wind blows.
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