The bow sprit was installed after sanding the seam and applying a coat of white paint. I drilled the holes at the bottom of the martingale (dolphin striker) to make it easier for the chains to pass through them.
The bowsprit shroud chains were blackened and installed with an eyebolt made of twisted wire.
The jib boom had quite a lot of flash on it from the molding process and needed considerable cleaning up, including opening up all the holes. The square end which fits inside of the bow sprit was too wide to fit correctly so I whittled it down with an exacto knife until it fit and cemented it in place. The martingale stays were installed by first drilling small holes in the bottom of the collars were they attach . I made eyebolts from small wire passed through the last link and twisted into a kind of stem. This was cemented into the previously drilled hole. The chain was then passed through the martingale and up to the bullseye where it is made fast. The kit supplied chain is not long enough for both martingale stays, fortunately I have some chain left over from another project which I used. The other jib boom shrouds were installed per the instruction sheet.
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