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Repairs and refurbishment of the largest of the three recreated 17th century vessels at Jamestown Settlement are well on their way to being completed by next summer. The Susan Constant, which has been at the Mystic Seaport Museum shipyard since June, is at the stage now where completion of planking on the port and starboard sides is nearly finished, as shipwrights continue work caulking the hull.

That is part of the status report provided earlier this week by Eric Speth, longtime director of maritime operations for the Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation. Speth spends about two weeks each month at the Connecticut shipyard supervising the $4.7 million renewal project.

The Susan Constant is housed inside a massive tent, referred to as the "mailbox,"

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