I have the Mamoli Connie that was gifted to me by a friend. It was started by his father, who finished the hull, but not the masts, yards, or bowsprit. I'm going to try and finish it for him. Fortunately he had the set of plans. Your explanation was excellent. It took me a lot of time studying the plans to get the hang of it. As you said they are very detailed with the rigging instructions, but it helps to have a bit of nautical knowledge. My big problem is that he also had a large model of the Cutty Sark with everything completed but the yardarms. Unfortunately, there were no plans. I'm trying to find plans so I can finish it too, but I can't even find a reference to a large Mamoli Cutty Sark kit. I bought plans for the Mantua kit, but it's a bit smaller than the model I have. I can use those plans for the rigging, but not for the yard construction.