Keel progress, panel scarfs cut, bottom glued up.

Here's the keel blank with the lightening holes cut and lined with kevlar tape for impact resistance behind the leading edge, and for grins everywhere else. I weighed the stuff that was cut out, and it came in at very close to the 3.5 pounds I had calculated.

Close-up of the cut outs near the keel bottom. I plan to bolt the lead bulb into the bottom of the keel rather than through the side of the keel end as others have, thereby lowering the CG of the assembly just a bit more.

And here's the 2# foam after pouring into the cut outs. I mixed a bit too much- the trash bucket was overflowing with the stuff even after I had poured way too much into the holes.

Here's two layers of 3" x 6 oz. carbon unidirectional tape applied in a slight recess along the fat part of the chord, under a layer of peel ply.

Lastly, I cut all the end-to-end plywood scarfs this weekend, and then glued up the boat's bottom panel.

In between working on the boat bits (the fun stuff!), I spent some time installing lights in the shed, setting up an epoxy station with all the potions and tools in one place, and I grouted the kitchen tile. Gotta try to keep the house stuff going too...