First thing I've laminated all parts that needed it on 1mm card. They were cut out, their edges treated with cyanoacrylic glue and sanded to high precision
As you can see, the ends - especially overhanged stern - have much more ribs than the flat middle
The skeleton was put together dry
You can see closeups of stern and bow
And finally everything was put together dry to get the idea of how it will look like: