This is a big boat with a lot of volume, and the construction is meant to be rugged. The construction plan follows American home-build practice with plywood planking and conventional chine logs. Because the sweep of the sides is flatter amidships and blunter in the ends than a natural sweep, a large number of frames are necessary. In addition, it seemed desirable to minimize the intrusion of plywood web frames in the middle of the boat. The plywood webs are restricted to the sides.
Floorboards are a great convenience.
They provide good footing, keep gear dry, and provide a satisfying shipiness. The spritsail sloop rig is the same as the Dutch original, except the jib is smaller. Most of the rigs pictured are boomless, but not all. With a narrow stern, it may not be possible to get a good lead from the jib sheet without a boom. With the leeboard moved forward, the area of jib and main could both be increased substantially, to a total sail area of about 125 sq.