Oberländer (Rhine) river boat has flat bottom keel (four planks) with lashed boards consisting of two halfs of a dugout tree. The tradition is very old and comes from the dugout boat tradition.

These boats were used for fishing and transport on calmer bodies of water.

Length: 5.90 m.
Wide: 2.00 m.

Keel of the Oberländer schiff.

3D reconstruction.

 

Building an Oberländer.