> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://www.docs.forgeshipyard.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Hull Envelope

> The bow-to-stern exterior form hypothesis.

## What you can explore

The exterior study presents Balclutha's bow-to-stern form as a complete, navigable visual envelope. It lets viewers understand the vessel's scale and shape before opening the hull to inspect the systems within it.

## What Forge has demonstrated

The envelope follows the best-documented primary survey state while later observations remain available as separate evidence layers. This keeps the visual assembly coherent without losing the history of how the vessel was recorded.

## What a partner could unlock

Offset tables, higher-resolution surveys, shell records, and current-condition data could turn the visual envelope into a more exact hull definition and support future hydrostatic and engineering evaluation.

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  Open the interactive studies and choose Hull envelope.
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