The Dumas instructions now tell you to carefully remove the Keel from the Frames.  Then to mix up some slow setting epoxy and glue the Keel to the Frames.  You can do this if you wish.

NOTE:  I did not do this step for my model the exact way as stated in the kit instructions.  Once I got the frames glued to the building board, the Keel was still left attached.  I first removed the strings holding the Keel in place.

  After the string was removed, I used Thick CA to glue the Keel in place.  Then I added a small fillet of CA at the joints of the Keel and the Frames.

  Carefully remove the sheers then cement them in place with slow epoxy.

NOTE:  I did not do this step for my model the exact way as stated in the kit instructions.  Once I got the frames and keel glued to the building board, the Sheers were still left attached.  I first removed the strings holding the Sheers in place.

  After the string was removed, I used Thick CA to glue the Sheers in place.  Then I added a small fillet of CA at the joints of the Sheers and the Frames.

NOTE:  Instead of using Thick CA to make your fillets, you can use epoxy mixed with micro balloons.

  Bevel the keel and sheers with a sanding block so that the frames fair smoothly into the keel and sheers.