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Grub (or Great) Beam: often painted white for visibility at
night.
Deck: could be light grey, although some vessels’ decks were
painted Pea Green. Sometimes great circles were swept around
the quarter bitts, at the grub beam, and abreast the foremast.
The color used for the deck was then painted within the radii
(see perspectives drawings on sheet 3 or 4––these are the dark
areas shown on the deck around fiferails, windlass, and along
the waterways).
Waterways: Outside the previously mentioned circles, the waterway
color was painted (this could be white to match the bulwarks,
or a deep prussian blue, which was then quite popular).
In painting the waterways, the caulking line between it and the
deck plank was rigidly followed, even where planks were
nibbed, giving a sawtooth effect along some stretches. Beyond
the arcs of the circles, this did not matter.
Ironwork: was generally black, but sometimes a benign soul
would paint the hawse pipe linings and lips a bright red. The
diaphragm pumps were similarly treated; sometimes they
were a bright red all over; other times they would be black
with only the insides of the bowls and spouts painted red.
Anchors: may be painted black or left a red-lead color, but
their stocks were tarred a glossy dark brown when the tar was
fresh. The anchor chain sat in a rusty heap in the chain box and
may be “antiqued” accordingly on the model.
Windlass Barrel: often had its ironwork blacked. The barrel
inside the riding bitts was oiled or black-varnished, making it
very dark and somewhat glossy. The windlass heads, however,
were often painted white, ironwork and all. In later years,
many windlass barrels were completely painted, usually white.
Hub, Rim & Spokes of Stoddart Steering Wheel: could be
painted grey or white, the mahogany spokes would have been
oiled and their brass caps polished bright.
Bowsprit: may be black or white inboard, and black outboard,
with the iron bands black and the pole white. All gaffs and
booms should be salmon-buff with white tips.
Masts: The lower masts were painted white from the deck to
the boom saddle or the gooseneck; the mastheads were often
white, but some vessels, including Latham, had buff mastheads
with black ironwork. The tips of the mastheads, which protruded
above the caps, were often white-leaded. The topmasts at the
doublings were the color of the lower mast heads; their poles
were generally white. All blocks, regardless of location, would
have been painted the same color as the spars: white or buff.
The hoists of both lower masts and topmasts, over which the
gaffs and mast hoops traveled, were “slushed” or coated with a
mixture of tallow and grease. This allowed gaffs and hoops to
slide up and down with a minimum of friction. The color was a
greyish-umber which darkened when its greasy substance
caught dirt and grime.
Seine Boat: was usually painted white with copper anti-fouling
paint below the waterline. Its inboard works should be all
grey or white.
Gunwales & Gunwale Strakes: were generally a bright yellow,
set off by a red stripe along the lower side.
Dory: any shade of buff, grey or green with light grey inboard.
Oars: oiled natural, but inevitably turned a weathered grey.
Lanterns: Port lantern board is red and the starboard is green.
FIG. 1b – Scribing the Waterline
Is the model perfectly level
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