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150. One of the four raſt s ready for mounting on the ship.


149. T e four raſt s assembled and painted, with the lashings and grab lines begun.


with 0.020-inch copper wire fi ttings, painted semi- gloss black, at each end. T e fi ttings were attached to deck rings and the straps set up with lanyards. T e lanyards would be cast off in time of need and the raſt s slid over the side. (Figure 151)


Ship’s boats 151. T e aſt er raſt s secured to their platforms on the ship.


corvettes acquired extra raſt s and fl oats during their careers. Check photographs for accuracy if you are modeling a particular corvette at a particular period in time!


I made my raſt s from 5/16-inch tubing and 90-degree angles. T e bottom gratings were basswood strips sized from the Agassiz plans. (Figure 148) T ese were trimmed to match the oval shape of the raſt s. T e raſt s were covered with wet toilet paper to give them a canvas texture, then all parts were painted light sea grey. I used 0.020-inch brown rigging line to lash the gratings to each raſt and to form the grab lines. (Figure 149) Each raſt was outfi tted with paddles and emergency supplies. T e paddles are Amati wooden blanks that I fi nished by hand; the assorted barrels and tins came from model train accessories. (Figure 150)


Each raſt was secured onto its skid with canvas straps. I simulated mine using slices of masking tape


152. T e Quaycraſt Royal Navy 16-foot dinghy kit.


Canadian corvettes originally carried two 16- foot dinghies slung from radial davits mounted on wooden platforms athwart the funnel. By late 1944 these had been replaced by one 27-foot motor whaler carried on the starboard side in crescent davits, while the wood platforms had been replaced


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