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    Thanks for the input on the kit differences for the stem. I have the stem thinned and stained. I am starting with the 30 - 70 percent mix and I find it quite nice. I am a bit confused as to why the stain is darker on one side of the stem than the other but attribute to perhaps differences in the wood grain or I just went a bit heavier on one side. I will be doing the planking and decks in boxwood. I have never worked with boxwood before but I understand it easy to work with and takes stain evenly. It will be a while until Jeff can get the boxwood order filled so I will get the hull ready for planking and do some other items that can be worked while off the hull such as the cannons. Until next time, IR3
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    Hi Ben, Thanks for the information. Yes, I believe this is an early kit since the parts list is early 2012, although the list matches the 2013 list. I will proceed as you did and hopefully there are no show stoppers for a while. Since there are some great build threads, I will not be doing step by step updates but just where there might be a difference in the other builds or I run into a problem. I will, however do some summary updates after completeing a major section of the instruction manual. Happy New year to all, Iran Ausley
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    The build has started and has met it's 1st question of many. It appears that the completed stem is 1/8" taller than shown on the plans. This causes a serious misfit on the bulkhead former. I can fix this by adding some 1/8 filler in the stem but I am curious as to how this might have happened. Any thoughts? IR3
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    Hi Augie, I managed to find a seat in the back but the view is excellent. I just unpacked my kit and went through the inventory and will be starting very soon. The best part of coming in this late is that one can follow some great threads and get a lot of learnin that you will not find in books. I will be asking a lot of question. It seems that there are a lot of top notch builders contributing and with Chuck administering, it will be a fun build. Keep up the great work, IR3

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