A single leeboard was fitted and secured to the hull with a short piece of line made fast to the centerline of the boat.
"The Migrations of an American Boat Type"
Howard I. Chapelle
The chine pieces were inserted in notches in the molds inside the side planking and fastened, then the keelson was made and placed in notches in the molds and bulkhead along the centerline.
"The Migrations of an American Boat Type"
Howard I. Chapelle