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14. Aſt casemates without “windows”.


bilge keel locations were carved into the hull so that the wood had a bearing surface to achieve the curve, with a good gluing surface for strong adherence. T e same was done with the propeller brackets. T ey were especially diffi cult to align, so I resorted to using brass rods and drilling both the hull and brackets to conform to the angles required. Once the brackets and bilge keels were installed, spackle was again used to fair them into the hull. (Figure 5)


All painting was done with an airbrush in a paint booth. I began by applying fi ve coats of Floquil gray primer, sanded between each coat. In the future I will use an automobile white primer because it is harder and has better adhesion. Also, Floquil paint is becoming more diffi cult


to buy in the Denver


area. Once the hull was primed and sanded, I used pin-striping tape to establish the perimeter of the simulated water way. I then covered the entire deck with masking tape to ensure that the white paint would not seep under, burnishing all the edges. I gave the hull three coats of white paint, then masked off at the water line and painted the bottom with three coats of oxide red paint. Unfortunately, as I was removing the masking tape, a small area of the waterline liſt ed off , which had to be re-sanded and hand-brushed with paint to cover the fl aw. (Figure 6)


Aſt er the hull was painted I set to work on the superstructure and all the deck furniture. T e main challenge for me was turning the guns out of brass. First were the 6-pounder guns as they would be the


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