Preparing the Keel

Today I started preparing the keel to be mounted and glued to the hull. First I had to give it a little love from the plane, since the shape given by the boatbuilder was a little crooked. So, I first fixed that, and then coated it with epoxi. Once mounted and glued it will receive one layer of cloth. ... now, that I think about it... maybe it should be two? Just to make it more abrasion resistant? What if I sit up on the beach? Something to think about.

I also sanded the complete hull. After putting the keel, I'll start fairing with thikened epoxi. Thankfully, the hull is pretty fair already. I'll have to decide to what degree of "fairness" I'll want to bring the hull. A question of time and money.