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Didn’t take too long! Not a perfect job, but fairly pleased that it’s done. Unfortunately, since I mixed up reassembly of those strakes, I checked the first two oar holes vs. the hole covers and indeed they where in 10 o’clock position, so I got started and when on down the line. Then I noticed that first 1/3 of strake had been mixed, such that the rest should have been at 2 o’clock in order to match their inside covers - which should have been on the other side of the ship. I did not repeat the mistake on the other side. I'm considering also cutting out actual slot covers and gluing them in place for added effect.

Thanks Thumb Dog for pointing all this out. Also from the picture you posted showing actual oars, and the slots, it’s interesting that Viking oar blades were not very wide, or at least it appears that way compared to the length of the oar.