Assemble the rear stern tube cover from parts 131 and 132, bevel it as necessary, waterproof it and cement it in
position.
Sand and waterproof bench supports 133 and cement them to cockpit floor 98 and cockpit side walls.
Cement rear bench seat supports 137 under side bench seats 136 as shown in top-view, then fit, sand and water-
proof parts 134 through 142 as per parts list and fit, sand and paint with red enamel (as red leather imitation) seat
paddings 143 through 146.
Now assemble and cement in position both side benches from parts 134 through 138, rear bench support 139 and
seat paddings 143 and 144.
Then assemble rear bench from seat 141, back rest 140, support 142 and paddings 145 and 146, but do not ce-
ment this assembly into the cockpit, as it is to serve as RC compartment hatch.
The assembly and installation of the table from parts 147 through 150 can be clearly seen both in side- and top-view
and should need no further comment.
Assembly, waterproofing and installation of engine room bench from seat 151 and support 152 and of the ladder
from spars 153, step supports 154 and steps 155 is selfexplanatory as well.
Now remove window panes from the diecut sheet, fit them into their respective window apertures and cut and fit
window frames from cable 157 as well.
Before carrying on, please note that any rubbing can cause the window panes to charge themselves with static
electricity, which in turn might cause the CA-cement not to stay, where. you put it, but to spray all over the panes.
Therefore wash the panes in a mixture of water and some household cleanser and let them dry on a clean cloth
without any rubbing whatsoever
.
Then put the boat in a position with the respective window aperture horizontally, put pane and frame in position and
cement with as tiny as possible droplets of CA-cement, applied with the point of a·needle, as shown in Fig. N. Do not
apply the cement directly from its tube, flask or bottle, as any nozzle will be much too large for this delicate task.
Round off the edges of wheel-house roof 158, waterproof
it, add one coat of white enamel to its top side and let dry
thoroughly. Then carefully fit it to the wheel-house, sanding
down any protruding parts of its structure and then cement
the roof in position with thick CA-cement.
Carve, drill, sand, waterproof and cement in position lamp-
staff holder base 159. Then assemble lampstaffwith lamp
from lampstaff holder 160, mounting pin 161, lampstaff
162, lamp base 163, lampstafftop 164, lamp base 167,
lamp glass 166, lamp top 165 and shade 168, and paint the latter with black enamel.
Assemble navigation light boxes from parts 169 through 171, then cement packing wedges 172 under the bases
169 as shown in top-view, let dry and then bevel them as necessary. Waterproof the boxes and then paint the
insides of the right one with green and ofthe left one with red enamel, as can be seen on the picture on the kit car-
ton top. Then assemble the lights from bottoms 176, glasses 17 4 and 175 and tops 173 and cement them in their
respective boxes.
To mount the awning frame over the cockpit, first install prop holders 177 on the wheel-house roof and holders 181
on the deck near the stern over deck doublers 9. Then cement mounting pins 178 and 182 into props 179 and 183
respectively and the props with the filled up ends into their holders. Then bend the awning frame 185 as per top-
view, slide frame mounting eyes 184 and 180 over the frame and cement them into the props.
lt is up to you, how to make and fit the awning. We feel it looks best reefed and bound to the rearmost part of frame
185.
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