Here are the props and struts. The cast bronze props are from Prop Shop and fabricated from the original factory drawings. Prop Shop does fabulous work, but it takes them a while so you need to be patient. The struts are home made. The actual strut was a single piece torsion bar that passed through the hull inside a tube. I made these two piece so I can install a threaded rod and make finite adjustments for the shaft spacing.
There were three different styles of stanchions according to Corbett. Not much out there as far as details so I went with what was commonly used in 1862-63 based on ship photos, which show primarily rectangular pierced iron for warships, since they were removed and stowed for battle. The stanchions were drawn in CAD by Nelson Petteys and laser cut. After several attempts with various materials, It was decided to go with heavy card stock soaked in CA. They appear to be delicate but strong. We will see how they hold up.
According to the Corbett drawing, Keokuk carried two double-ended 28' Whaleboats. I chose to go with a No. 1 hull pattern off the 1855 drawings for USS Roanoke. I chose a No. 1 because its planform almost perfectly matches the Keokuk's hull shape. Aesthetics Rule!!! I made a master in basswood lifts and carved it to shape, then vacuformed the shell. Wood planking and ribs will be added to this shell along with interior details. I am covering the plastic with wood so I don't have to worry about heat distortion from the sun or boilers, although hanging outboard the latter should not pose a problem. The davits are heavily modified Amati's. Long ones for the boat and short ones for the anchors.
And speaking of anchors, here they are. Kedge anchors from Amati and studded anchor chain from Krick. Both are extremely nice quality.
Keokuk carried two 11" Dahlgrens on specially modified wood slide carriages. The carriages were shortened by about a third and rounded on the ends to fit inside the casemates. Another unique feature of the Keokuk Dahlgrens are the shaved muzzles, which you can almost make out in the picture. I believe this was done because the six gun ports were bored for 9" Dahlgrens but then the 11" came available and it was easier to shave a little off the barrel muzzles to get them to fit through the ports than it was to rebore the six ports through 5" thick armor plate. The guns were recovered by the Confederates after Keokuk sank and were used in the defense of Charleston. One of them is still on display in Battery Park (on an iron fortress mount). The gun in front is one of Verlinden's excellent resin kits with modifications to the carriage. The barrels in the rear I had machined by a gunsmith and will use them to fire black powder charges. I was planning to use the resin ones but I don't think they will hold up to the heat of live steam. They will go in the electric version.
RB makes some beautiful functioning blocks and photo etch hooks that are sized about right for 1/32. They are available from Cornwall Model Boats, who I highly recommend.