Thanks! I plan doing more work on the table.
As far as the process, I basically just followed the steps in the instructions that where included and everything came together fine. I only had to sand the hull below the deck since that part is pink foam. All the strips lined up very nicely and I didn't get any noticeable stair stepping. I used a polyurethane wood stain on the deck, mast, bowsprit and spars and the rest and I painted with regular acrylic paint. Primer was not needed as the wood soaked up the paint nicely.