The keel was ready to be bolted under the hull. We used the Travellift to set the hull on the keel. The bolts fitted the pre drilled holes and everything worked out as planed.

Before coming back to the overall progress, I thought that it would be a good idea to write a bit more about the keel. I think the way I built it is somewhat unique. Not that someone somewhere didn’t built a keel a similar way before, but I didn’t read about it so it’s hopefully helpful to someone in the future.

I did the last preparations for the actual build of the boat. I checked all the stations again for the right markings (cwl, centre line) and accurate dimensions to avoid unpleasant surprises in the summer.