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Building a boat skeleton 5
Person inside the skeleton during frame installation.
Top of the keel, showing installed frames (left) and frame notches (right).
Inside view, showing frames bent around ribbands and stringers. This photo also shows that the frames have been bolted rather than screwed to the stringers.