Switching to the other end of the boat, I have questions on the bow. First, should there be a cutout for the deck beam or does it end flush with the frame? There wasn't a cutout on the plan. Actually, I am not sure there was a cutout for the keel ether, but I added one.
Second question, should the bottom stringers lash to the bow and if so where? It looks like they would end in the cutout. As you can see in the picture, mine are short if this is needed, so if they need to lash to it, I need to fix that. I assumed the ended at the frame.
Do you have a picture of a mess about frame for comparison?