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Fixing with nuts and bolts: Set the central part back on the hull and hold it with adhesive tape. Drill 4
holes of 3 mm diameter through the central part into the braces. Remove the central part again.
Push screw (104) through the hole in the hull and tighten the cover-fastening nut (8) on the inside and
check that the face of the nut is touching the braces well. Then seal the nut using "UHU plus" without
getting any adhesive onto the thread. Whilst doing this, firmly hold the nut with the screw until the glue
has set. Let everything dry before removing the screw again.
Cut the keel out of the deep draw component from the inside. Make sure it fits well to the underside of
the hull. The pointed end is facing the bow. Do not glue the keel to the hull yet. Fill the keel with rolled
lead or lead balls (our order no. 60108) until it has a weight of 350 to 400 gramms. Rolled lead can be
glued in with some epoxy adhesive. Lead balls can be mixed with some epoxy adhesive and then
filled into the keel. Please note that epoxy adhesive becomes warm. Heat develops particularly when
the adhesive layer is too thick which could deform and destroy your keel. Be careful not to let any lead
be proud of the edge so that the keel can later be attached under the hull without problems. Finally,
there should be no air left in the keel as it could cause uplift.
Re-fasten the central part to the hull and place it upside down. Draw the dimensions shown on the hull
and glue the keel along the centre line to the hull. Let everything dry well. The edge of the facing area
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© Klaus Krick Modelltechnik Knittlingen August 2002
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