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   1984 KELLAND 102 They were clinker or lap strake built, having the raking ends and flaring sides of an ordinary dory, although their sheer is considerably more crooked. The feature which disqualifies these fine craft from being classed as dories, lies in their sterns... They are now and always have been called flats by our south coast fishermen. 1987 PEYTON 80 [He] had many such small boats that he referred to as 'flats'; lightweight, flat bottoms, square ends, which he himself had always used and found to be invaluable for cruising the shallow brooks and for easy portage.

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