Thanks all.
Vaughan I use C/A. Not sure that is the best in given perfect circumstances but I had the devils own job in getting the ends into the little holes in the wings. Once positioned any slight shake & the wretches were free & easy again. So a quick spot of C/A followed by a kicker & spot on. Matter of interest I used an old brush for the kicker. Stroked along & removed quick.
Colin. Did not realise I could summon up that much patience especially after crawling around the garage on my decrepit knees.
Ian (papa) thanks for that. Have tried a coat of matt varnish with a brush along the tape edge. Think I must have lapsed here & forgotten it.
Ian (the mod) Interesting point & pondered this. Pictures show different things. Some look Stainless some look painted. The pictures I got from the museum at Yeolvilton (spelling) depicting the Tracker Swordfish which mine is trying to emulate seem definetly to be painted. So paint it will be.
Interesting point as stainless steel has advantages but it is poor in tension & compression in comparison with mild steel. Found this both in the building world & also personally on my boat. Forgot to up turn the dinghy on the davits. It filled with water & the S/S davits just snapped. Mild steel would have bent. As said whereas
rigging on WW1 was all tension looks like the Swordfish stuff may have also been use in compression to a degree.
Another point is this is the Swordfish 11 & the bottom wings were metal to carry arms. So it may be that the flat metal was used only on the 11 & not on the MK1. Speculation I would add.
Laurie