Nails and glue

Here you can see the forward part of the keel with integral stem and garboard cleats. I cut off part of the forward end of the cleats because the bevel angles get complicated; I will bevel and add this part later. You can see the great outdoors just beyond: the construction is taking place on our terrace under a roof overhang. The remnants of the Mediterranean hurricane have just blown by, with no ill effects on our island or the boat construction, despite several days of strong winds and rain.

The second photo shows the centerboard trunk walls. On the left is the outside, with garboard cleat and cleats for two bulkheads. The bulkheads will be topped with the rowing thwart, and the space filled with expanded polystyrene for buoyancy. On the right is the inside, with spacers. If you look closely you will see a space carved out for the sheave of the centerboard lifting mechanism. Once the two parts have two coats of epoxy on the inside they will be glued and nailed together and then attached the same way to the forward and aft keel pieces.

The last photo has the aft keel/skeg pieces (with garboard cleats) glued and nailed together. Note the part above the cleats in the rear: it will anchor the transom vertically and the aft bench horizontally, but will not be visible inside the buoyancy compartment.
 
If all goes well the entire centerline backbone of the boat will be nailed together tomorrow.