Hull painting etc.

[Charlie pal]

I am currently building an old constructo model “blue goose”…have painted the bottom green and am in the process of painting the hull white….in between the white andthe green is a red stripe…should I paint the hull white first and then apply the red stripe …my thought…or apply the red stripe above the green paint and then paint the hull white?

   Also the top of the bow has a small hole to be elongated to accept the bowsprit. I can drill the hole deeper so that the bowsprit can be moved in to the proper length. Problem is the rear of the bowsprit stays imbedded in the hull (solid) and winds up  below the deck.

The plans seem to indicate that the rear end of the bowsprit,after entering the hole at the bow ,

winds up resting atop the deck. What am I missing?

[GrandpaPhil]

I would paint the red over the white.  
 

Remember that painter’s tape with sealant is your friend.

[Jaager]

I am going to guess out loud as to what those with experience are going to suggest:

 

Bowsprit:  I can see no way that the heel of the spar could securely rest on the deck.  Cutting the long acute angle would be difficult, but mainly the forces on it would drive it aft along the deck.

It probably would butt against a substantial vertical timber below the deck beams or a horizontal timber that was fixed to two vertical timbers.  There would have to be caulking at the decking to avoid having the space under the forecastle be a near constant shower room.  

 

Red stripe - at first i thought that the red should be first.  Then, I suspect that white over color would be more difficult than color over white, so I see white first. Mask and paint red. Then mask and paint green. If you were starting from scratch. 

 

Edited February 1 by Jaager