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Allen Daffern points out the rolled hammock replicas that are tied and hung at the top of a piece of the HMS Victory. When not in battle these is one of the places sailors would have slept.(Brenda Ahearn/Daily Inter Lake)

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Model shipbuilder devoted to perfect re-creations
April 28, 2019 4 a.m.

Model shipbuilder devoted to perfect re-creations

His silver Labrador dozing at his feet, Allen Daffern, 70, deftly repaired the rigging of the HMS Leopard in his workspace, preparing the second of two ships for their final voyage to the Kalispell Vet Center.