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Before we get into this stage, here's a reminder of where I left things at the end of stage 44.
Sections 5 and 6 have been attached to each other, but there are gaps in the hull tiles and a large hole in the deck at the seam.

Sections 5 and 6 have been attached to each other, but there are gaps in the hull tiles and a large hole in the deck at the seam.

Here's the mise-en-place photo:

I started by filling in the gaps in the hull, which also secured the attachment point between the two sections; they were only loosely attached before this.
A detail shot of the seam on one side, with tiles placed over the gaps.

A detail shot of the seam on one side, with tiles placed over the gaps.

I then started on this sub-assembly.
A 6x10 plate with smaller bricks and plates placed on it.

One end now has an 8x4 section of deck tiles, with railings around the three external sides.

The other end now also has deck tiles, and more bricks and plates have been added in the middle.

Arched windows with grills have been added to the center structure.

The top of the center structure, which is raised a bit above the ends, now has deck tiles.

Railings and a plate have been added to the top, and two vents have been added to the closer end.

Bricks have been added as walls to the plate on the top.

I built and added this new style of vent.
Two copies of the same sub-sub-assembly, consisting of a curved block resting on some tiles, and two grills for the face of the vent.

Two copies of the same sub-sub-assembly, consisting of a curved block resting on some tiles, and two grills for the face of the vent.

The new vents have been added to the cabin sub-assembly.

Here's a view of those vents from what will end up being the stern.
The same assembly from the previous photo, rotated so you can see the faces of the vents.

The same assembly from the previous photo, rotated so you can see the faces of the vents.

I placed this cabin onto the ship, covering most of the hole in the deck.
The cabin has been put in place as described.

I built the final two bench sub-assemblies for those two small holes that remain, and clipped them into place.
Two bench sub-assemblies, one of which is laid out but not assembled.

Two bench sub-assemblies, one of which is laid out but not assembled.

One of the benches clipped into place at the side of the cabin.

I built the stern mast.
The mast rising from the stern of the ship.

And attached its rigging, and the final four lifeboat winches.
Two lines of rigging come down from the mast and are attached to the deck underneath two of the four lifeboat winches.

Two lines of rigging come down from the mast and are attached to the deck underneath two of the four lifeboat winches.

And the final two lifeboats for those winches.
A detail shot of one of the two lifeboats.

Then I added this odd technic post with a loose strand of rigging coming off one side. The build instructions were very precise about the rigging looping around behind the post and then running along the deck towards the bow like this, and I was not sure why.
There is a small technic post coming out of a hole in the deck near the stern, with a piece of rigging attached as described.

There is a small technic post coming out of a hole in the deck near the stern, with a piece of rigging attached as described.

I wasn't sure what to make of that, but the build instructions had me move on to this new sub-assembly.
A 2x16 plate, with walled tiles on each end.

Four 1x4 fences have been added just inside the walled tiles, with two on each end.

A fifth fence has been added to the middle on one side, while plates and tiles extend from the other side.

The center has been built out to be four tiles wide, with a 1x1 hole in one place. The rest of the build is fully covered in tiles, fences, and clips.

The structure now has bricks elevating it, and two pulleys have been clipped into place on the edges of the wide part.

I added this to the build, with that post sticking through the hole, and placed a gear on top.
The structure has been added to the main build, with the post from before sticking through the hole. A gear has been added to the top of the post.

The structure has been added to the main build, with the post from before sticking through the hole. A gear has been added to the top of the post.

I still wasn't sure exactly what I was looking at, until I realized that by turning that gear, I can wrap the rigging around the post. This is a tension adjuster, and in the next stage I will use more rigging to connect this line to the bow. I don't know enough about ships to know how accurate this rigging is to what would have been in place on the full ship; it's obviously somewhat simplified, but I don't know whether some corresponding structure would have existed in this place on the deck. (Please do tell me if you know.) But either way, this is a very neat bit of tech.

That said, that's it for this penultimate stage. I'm excited to wrap things up next time, and also a bit sad that it's ending. I hope you're enjoying, and thanks as always for reading.

Discussion prompt: How do you feel when a long project wraps up?

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