Painting the Keel (click point?)

[Lemit 0]

After hitting the paint brush just forward of the rudder on the stern about 100 times, I was able to select the keel and ribs of my schooner for painting.  I was also able to get it once on a sloop too.  Now I am trying to paint my company's new Schooner and I can not find that click spot.  I have tried for over an hour.  Does any one know the trick to selecting the keel and ribs for painting?   Every time I click in the area, I get the port or starboard medium plank at the stern.  Is there a trick? is there another click point that is easier to hit?  I know you can select it, because I have two with painted keels.  There has to be an easier way than clicking hundreds of times until you get it. 

Lemit

[Scotty 18]

Have you tried painting it from the outside, in the water, under, near the rudder?  That's usually where I am able to easily get the point for the frame itself and not the panels.

[Lemit 0]

Scotty,

I got it from that point, in the water, coming up from underneath, near the rudder.  I had to click about 30 times to get it, but I did not give up.  I got our new ship painted!...   I still wish there was an easier way to select the ship keel and ribs (frame).  

Thanks for the reply.

Lemit

[Clouds_strife 0]

I still cant find the point for the ribs for a schooner.

[José Gaspar 58]

Stand in the ship face the sky and use the brush, that should select the ship frame and keel

[Martyn 246]

A note on this, how can you turn the sails around in painting? I can't seem to get the mast to turn at all and find painting sails esp on weight and handling sails impossible.  Other than to paint the sails a single colour from the slots at the side.

[Clouds_strife 0]

hold ctrl and hold right click to move the sail.