Until about the 1780s, the hulls and spars of naval ships were, with a few exceptions in small ships, not painted, but payed.
Kwade kwaba ngunyaka wewaka linamakhulu asixhenxe anesibhozo, isiqu senqanawa kwane masti yenqanawa yomkhosi zahamba, nezimbalwa izixhaxhi ezincinci zenqanawa zazinga peyintwanga kodwa zazihlawula.