: I am working on my first attempt at lofting. On the Great Auk on forms 16 and
: 16.5 the sheer line is the highest point along the hull above the DWL .
: Does the deck slope from the peak to the sheer line or to the next highest
: point on the hull? The other forms all have hull points above the sheer
: line.

I don't have my plans in front of me, but out at each end, there is very little if any transitional points between the peak and the shearline, even on the rounded shearline version. On the "easy-to-strip" deck, most if not all the deck contours go directly from the peak to the sheer.