can be glued into position as shown in the
photo below. To help secure this yard on
the model a short length of wire can be
inserted into the end of the yard. Keep a
small piece of that wire sticking out as a
peg which you will insert into a hole
drilled into the planking. This will help
keep the boomkin from being knocked off
look like wood. The Anchor stock has
several iron straps which should be painted
black as well. As mentioned before the
stock would look much better if you made
it from scratch. The photo below shows
how the anchor stock was fashioned from
basswood strips 1/16” thick. Black tape
was cut into thin strips and used to simu-
the model accidentally.
The Anchors...
The anchors and anchor stock are provided
as castings in the kit. Simply clean them
up and paint them. The anchors are black
and the anchor stock should be painted to
Spritsail Yard Rigging
Lifts Halyard
Braces
Outrigger/
Boomkin
Garnets
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