The plywood panels assembled with the pine end pieces.
Cutting the 2 x 6's
After checking for the initial fit of the pine board to the plywood, I added the 2 x 6's to the form to complete the mock up for fitting into the slot I had cut into the keel.
I had already removed frames 5, 6 & 7 in order to be able to lift and place the keel box. I had chiseled and rasped the openings to widen and square them a little more to get the right fit.
Placing my hydraulic lift under the center of the box, I lifted it into position, plumb with the face of frame #4.
This is not the final position but serves to illustrate the concept about how I will now transfer a parallel curved line of the keel to the sides of the 2 x 6's to allow a nice watertight fit against the keel. I will shave that down with the power planer.
More on that in the next installment!
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