Hull planking

The hull planking was 4.5 cm thick and extended along over two meters to the north (starboard?), perpendicular to the keel.  On what we will call starboard - assuming that the preserved post is the stempost - there were seven strakes and one stealer preserved (St1E to St7E, and Str5/6E).  To port side only two strakes were preserved (St1B and St2B).

It is not possible to reconstruct the hull planking from the data collected in the 2002 summer season alone.  Too many doubts remain.  It looks, however, like there were seven fair runs of planking, all showing a maximum width of 37 or 38 cm, tapering gently towards the presumed bow.

Fig. 41 - Provisory planking plan after the 2002 field season.

The port side garboard was inspected amidships and showed a groove to fit the shape of the keel's side (Fig.37).

In the direction of the midship the width of frame strake St5E was increased by means of a stealer that tapered from 8 cm at it's beginning under futtock B9E, into 11 cm at the fracture section (Fig.41).

Only further work will allow a better understanding of the planking pattern and eventual defining runs.