First Assembly of Keel

Yesterday, I began to assemble the keel parts, starting from the stern and moving forward. The back panel of the keel had to be planed a little bit to allow for the 9 degree bevel on the bottom and top.
I then began to attach the sides to the bottom, along with the stiffeners, with sheet rock screws. I predrilled the sides approximately a 1/4" up with a 5/64" bit to make sure that the screw would be located correctly. Then, as I attached the sides, I drilled the 5/64" hole into the bottom piece, doing one hole at a time to insure that the bottom was perfectly aligned. After drilling the hole thru into the bottom piece, I enlarged the hole in the side piece to 1/8" to allow the screw to grip the bottom piece to pull them tight. That screw was them installed and tightened just enough to pull everything tight.
I got all of the side to bottom screws completed, but still need to attach the three forward stiffeners and stiffener panels, which still have to be measured and cut out.
Pictures are going to be attached next to show this assembly sequence.
The stem will be notched and attached next.
After everything is screwed together and labeled for correct re-assembly, the entire assembly will be taken apart. All parts will be checked and then re-assembled with epoxy and all seams taped with fiberglass. All interior parts of the keel will then be coated with epoxy at least twice to make sure it remains waterproof.