Finally decided on a boat to build. Purchasted this kit a while ago and now have started to build. Read the instructions and followed the photos to get familler with the build sequence.
Rick

Following the write up to build the frames. As of yet not sure I like how they are built seam a bit flimsy. Better idea when installed on the building board.
Rick

The keel is built from two pieces in each of the three sections and then glued together. The shear is built using 9 pieces from the wood pack glued and stapled to the building board. Frame 6 is used to get correct spacing for the stapling of the shear to the board.
Rick

Dry fit the frames to the shear before gluing.
Rick

Frames were glued in. The butterfly keel was instaled and glued in place all left to dry over night. Chine,mid support and sheer were glued and put in place. The write up suggested no need to soak the chine and mid rails to form the angles before gluing. Decided not to folllow that advice and did soak the 4 pieces before gluing them in place. Felt soaking and bending before gluing in place took strain off the wood.
Rick

First two sections glued on the bottom. The size and fit made gluing to the frames easy to do.
Rick

Second set of planking glued in place.
Rick

Front planked used 1/8 x 3/8 basswood instead of balsa. Sanded the sides even with chine and sheer finished the curve on the transom.
Rick

The hull bottom when sanded and filled is a finished surface to be painted. When the bottom is close will glue on the first pieces for the transom and sides and fill and sand before mahagany goes on
Rick

Skined the sides and transom. Will fine tune when glue dries.
Rick