Restoration of a 1961 Chris-Craft

My friend John and I cut the keel and the chines last week out of a 20 foot long 11 inch wide and 2 inches thick Sapele mahogany plank.  We cut the chines first and what was left over was a perfect size for the keel.  I had ordered two of these planks so I'll end up with an extra. After John left, I planed down the chines to the correct size and then cut the taper for the keel.  The keel is 5-1/2 inches at the transom and only 3 inches at the gripe.  I also planed it down to the 1-3/4 inch thickness specified in the original drawings.   Then I fit the keel to the frames and then installed with new bolts and 5200. Now comes routing the keel with a jig to get the correct angle.

 So I have installed my last frame. I have sanded down the last 2 remaining frames that I decided to keep.  Worried that they may be insufficient to hold new screws, I tested it with a new screw and it held just fine. Now I'm on to leveling the frames and then I'll cut the chines and keel next week!

 Moving forward and making progress on the frames.  After installing the side planks for the stem and gripe, I ground them down to the proper angle.  I made a new piece for frame number 1 which was installed recently.     I also installed frame number 3.     Frame number 2 was broken on the starboard side so I replaced that and the part of the frame on the bottom of the boat.   I saved the port side vertical frame with some Smiths Epoxy repair.     Then I installed frame 2 and 2a in one day.     I have one more intermediate frame to install, 3a which has been coated with clear epoxy sealer.