Some folks seem to do well with this kind of assembly so why not give it a try. I have never been able to get it work, but that's just me. For 17th century ships the deck planking would go in first then the spirketting then the waterways so a pre-assembled deck could work and for 18th century ships the waterway and the deck planks go in, followed by the spirketting so the preassembled deck with the waterway could work as well. The below is from The Construction and Fitting of the English Man of War by Goodwin, page 44.
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. I wish I was that talented and knowledgeable. Regardless, the spacer plank would create a different order of assembly but I doubt most people would notice when it is all assembled. The below is my attempt at a sketch showing the spacer plank above the beams. The dimensions shown are from the 1719 Establishment list of scantlings for a 20 gun ship.
. Cheers Grant
