I'm a bit stuck, then.
Maybe you should try a different model instead of the Pearl. A smaller ship, maybe?
Alternatively, try making your own simple model, and try exporting it to see how it works.
ok, but I'm not very good with modeling in maya, I'm good at programming, but I'll try to export at least one box.
But if you can put a very small ship for me to download I would be grateful (in .mb).