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I made sure the deck was sanded well for painting.

Here I tapped the styrene in place so I can trace the spar deck pattern on
it.

Once traced I measured the line to make two pieces. Turned out the deck is
pretty flat in this area so I was able to get away with a straight cut
matting to the spar deck.

Once the pieces are cut out I take one of them and tape it onto the spar
deck. I used a round pin to make sure the bull work was flush with the
hull edge.

Once everything looks good you can run a thin bead of thin CA to glue it
in place. The tape will hold it down while you glue, yet will still come
off fairly easily. Any tape stuck after removal can be easily sanded off
for a good fit. Once things look good you can glue the second piece down
behind the first one. So you end up with two pieces back top back, this is
what gives you the strength. Then you can sand for a good fit.
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