Lucky you, Mon Amie! I wish I can live nearby and visit occasionally to watch the progressRandy is actually a neighbor that lives about 10 min from my house and I visit him each week and marvel at his progress of this beautiful and also very complicated model.
The planking is red and white oak, with Summer Oak stainGreat work - and I like your way of using the different kind of timber....
The Fleuron is a very special ship and I ususally recognize models of her with the diagonal inner planking
Very well done my friend and many thanks for starting this building log -> I am looking forward for the future updates
PS: One small question: the timber of the deck planking, is it cedar?