Springing the chine

With the starboard fairing being — somewhat — close to workable, I decided to start fitting the chine.

This involves beveling the notches in the frames, in order to maintain a fair curve of the chine and provide a solid fit.

Drawing the angle needed for a beveled cut in Frame #4.

I clamped a metal ruler in place to use as a guide for the cut.

Making the cut in Frame #4.

Chine fitting at Frame #4.

Notch in Frame #5-1/2 enlarged and beveled.

Forward fitting in Frame #5-1/2.

Aft fitting in Frame #5-1/2. It looks like I'll need to deepen the bevel on the forward side to allow the chine to seat fully into the notch.

The bend of the chine taking its basic shape.