The lines show a hull having throughout its length straight sections; the topsides have generous flare from bow to stern. Plenty of flare in the topsides of any skiff or skipjack is a sure indication of stability under sail or at rest. The chines and the rabbet have a common beginning at the heel of the stem and gradually diverge in easy sweeps to the stern at which point they are about 5 inches apart. Thus the deadrise increases from bow to stern. The advantages of this are: there is a nice tuck-up in the after buttock lines permitting easy water flow along the bottom when the boat is heeled down; the bottom is very easy to frame and plank because there are no violent twists to overcome; there are no acute angles forward at the chine corners; and the side planking can overlap the edge of the bottom strakes of planking thus covering all the "jib-ends" of the latter where they run out into the chines.

And so we have the little skipjack Jaquelin in MoToR BoatinG's family of boats. And an excellent kind of boat it is, too, wholesome, simple, easy to build, inexpensive and full of character.