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Drill through the roof hole to the upper deck. Tape over underside of hole. Insert the mast. Apply CA to the mast
bottom and where it passes through the roof & seat the mast to cure. While you are waiting, grab the sub-deck/hull
assembly and put some epoxy with filler around the rudder bracket as shown. Use a paper clip to reach around it.
#1 Cannon. Use tape strips to mark alignment of the round mounting surfaces. Line up gun with cabin behind it.
Scuff. Apply CA to gun. Press & hold 12 seconds.
IMPORTANT - IF INSTALLING A BOW CANNON
OR A STERN CANNON, DO NOT ATTACH THE #2 OR #5 GUNS YET.
After CA cures, drill 5/64” hole through deck into gun base. Insert #4 x 1/4” screw to help hold gun in place
when hit by enemy bb’s to avoid embarrassing gun loss in battle. Locate the torpedo launchers. Oriented like
this, the bow is on the right. Center the front launcher between the stack bases, centered left and right.
The bridge mounts to this upper deck structure with the rounded fronts even and the rear square to the corners of
the upper deck below it. Scuff, apply CA to one surface, press and hold. A mast can be installed for flags or a
float to mark where the ship sunk.
Do not install one if you are planning on using a bow cannon.
