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Dear Maarten. I applaud you for exploring your interpretation of the model that you are building. I fail to see why a fluyt from 1691 (which clearly shows a different interpretation to De Zwaan from 1636 should be regarded as the standard in fluyt shipbuilding. 55 years in era-difference covers a wide time-span and is a perfect explanation of why there may be differences in hull geometry. Hydrodynamic reports have shown that later-era Dutch ships were not necessarily better sailing ships than the older ones - they were merely better load-carriers, whether for goods in the case of merchantmen or armament in the case of men-o-war.