La Curieuse - Part 6

Pic 1 & 2  :  The Petts foundry.  The ladal is a one piece unit from TK max about £3.
The gas cylinder Aldi again about £3. + a blow lamp valve of course. 
Casting lead is very easy, but with molten metal can be very dangerous if care is not taken. Be careful.
Pic 3  :  Keel Moulds : plugs cut from the wooden keel set in a damp mix of sand and cement.
Pic 4  :  Keel with lead castings .
Pic 5  :  Keel semi finished with P38.
Pic 6  :  Keel attached to underside of hull with 4 metal pins.
I choose this type of shaped keel as opposed to a yacht style skeg for two reasons :
     (1) It keeps the model on a straight course - much like the fin on an aircraft.
     (2)  It avoids the keel fouling on those "perishing" under water ropes.
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