Starting the build. False keel and bulkheads are cut out.
I did a quick test fit to see what it would look like, including the masts.
I noticed that the forward-most bulkhead extends below the false keel, which I thought might be a problem. Later, looking at it again, I realized that the back of the bulkhead just touches the edge of the false keel and that the front part that sticks out will be filed off when fairing the bulkheads. So it isn’t a problem after all, as far as I can tell.
The planking tutorials I’ve read make much of carving out the deadwood area in the stern. However, for this model the deadwood area is really small. Even so, I think I will make the effort. If I don’t, the thickness of the false keel plus the two planks on either side will be quite a bit larger than the thickness of the keel and sternpost.
Next I’ll make sure the bulkheads fit in squarely and glue them in.