I've working (slowly) on the keel and hawse assembly and have found it challenging. There are essentially no instructions and the graphics that come with the kit are little help. I find myself flitting and refitting the stem assembly to make sure I'm doing it correctly. Following the work that Wang did on the Blandford in 2022 has been helpful. I also got the Blandford Anatomy of the Ship and that too is helpful. I appreciate the input from everyone else in this thread.