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22. T e template for cutting the deck planking.


primer, sanding between coats until there were no imperfections. I wanted a white base under the color coats so I sprayed a fi nal overcoat using white Badger Stynylres, since a white base is preferable under lighter color coats. T is is an acrylic primer made primarily for plastics and usable on other materials but, since it is water-based,


it will raise unsealed


wood grain. I painted the hull with Badger 16-436 Tug Light Green mixed with Badger 16-02 Reefer White to lighten it up somewhat; the sheer plank was painted with Badger 16-415 Caprail Green. I later sprayed the entire hull and the deck and cockpit with Floquil F110015 Flat Finish. T is solvent-based clear


coat imparts a nice eggshell sheen to the paintwork. T e Floquil line has been discontinued but other clear coats probably work just as well. I will not have to deal with that until my dwindling stock is gone.


Steve Wheeler passed away on November 26, 2019 at the age of 75. Steve had been ill with pulmonary fi brosis but his death from complications of the disease and medications was unexpected.


Steve was a 25-year member of the NRG. He was a member of the Rocky Mountain Model Shipwrights


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