LCdr Dave

I got my copy of R.C. Anderson’s book today and read through it. It certainly cleared up some questions. 
Thanks Kirill. 
Cheers, 

Dave

That is a great idea! I will be doing that as well. 
Cheers,

Dave

Kirill, that is a lot of info! Thank you!

Cheers,

Dave

Kirill, thanks for the info. I will see if I can get a copy at a reasonable cost and timeframe. I am struggling to figure out which eyebolts are on the sides and which are in the middle since they don’t show up on the plan view - only the cross section. 
🤯🤪

cheers, 

Dave

So I removed the cracking paint with some alcohol and gun wash (not mixed - one after the other) and painted the hill with a brush and my Mk I eyeball. I am happy. It isn’t perfect but will do. 

as I contemplate the rigging, I keep perusing the line diagrams to try to understand what is going on. Maybe one of you will know. I have 2 lines (that I know of) that have no where to tie off. If I knew there names I might be able to figure it out but, unlikely, and nor do I want to become a master rigger. 
in the diagram I highlighted line 24 which seems to go from a block that is tied off on two rings on the deck (25). The line goes up and through a block that is tied onto line 23 attached to the top mast. Now the line 24 comes back down towards the deck and (according to the second drawing) goes somewhere below deck. Am I missing something? There is certainly no way to tie off anything below, especially if there is a lifeboat sitting there. 

any help would be appreciated. 
Thanks for looking

Dave

Congratulations! Quite an achievement!

Dave

Tom, thanks for that. As you will see, I launched ahead before I saw this. 
Dave

It seems the Vallejo paint had a reaction to the shellac. It isn’t hardening as well as it has cracked. I am in the process of stripping it - I am using rubbing alcohol which seems to work fairly well. I also have some gun wash I got from a friend that will take any stubborn spots out. Then I will hand paint it. I tested it on the rudder and the paint seems to be holding.

Thanks for looking.

Dave

It seemed I was making little progress until o realized that I have actually come a long way from this last post. 
I brushed on hobby acrylics (P3 is the manufacturer) for the upper parts. I sprayed Vallejo model air on the hull and, to my chagrin, it crackled.  Not sure why but it looks like I will need to take it off and try again. Perhaps it needs to have a primer first or I just brush it on instead of spraying. ☹️

What to do….?

thanks for looking 

Dave

Bob, you did a fantastic job and in a short period of time! 
onwards and upwards. I look forward to following your next build. 
Dave

Well done! 

Just found this despite trying to search for someone else building a Mayflower back in 2022. But it’s never too late. Your build is looking awesome.

Cheers,

Dave

Progress is slow and not very exciting to talk about but I have given the hull some stain (3 coats of mini wax Golden Oak) and a coat of Bull’s Eye Shellac. I will give it a second coat tonight and a light sand and see where to go from there. 
I noticed that the stain is splotchy due to the different woods and wood filler. It looks worse in the picture but I may just give it a wash of something to even out the colour. 

Thanks for looking. 
Cheers,

Dave

Been thinking ahead to the rigging and such. Realized that I need to get the lifeboats made. I opened up the package that also has the anchors to find that there is only one and not two! Grrr.  
Not sure what to do there. 
Dave

Looks great! Nice and clean! It sounds as though you painted, rather than stained the brown. I may do the same as I am finding (no surprise) that the wood filler and different woods are taking the stain differently. 
Keep up the inspiring work. 
Dave

Thank you for all your help and input. I got it figured. 
 

Cheers,

Dave

Bob, I think your ship looks great. 
Cheers,

Dave

21 hours ago, kirill4 said:

Download this book, written by author of MF replica...a lot of information !

all the best !!!

Kirill

Didn’t see where I could download it but found a used copy on Amazon for $15. Thanks for the recommendation. 
cheers,

Dave

13 hours ago, Knocklouder said:

Dave I would show you how I did my stren spar, but I broke it off again. But mine just comes in at deck level  and glued in to place. Yours looks like you can drill a hole in a little, then pin it on.  Your ship is looking good. 

Thanks for the encouragement. 
Dave

Krill4 thanks for the info and nomenclature! I really appreciate it. I will take a closer look but it seems my plan to locate the spar to the right of the extension is not wrong. 
cheers,

Dave

I was looking at the supplied drawings to see where to locate the stern spar that protrudes out the back. Maybe I missed something but it seems to be inline with the bulwark extension. Not sure if the error is in the drawings or the construction of the hull. 
 

I could position it to one side of the extension or just butt-join it to the hull. Ideas?

Also in the realm of unclear instructions… the drawing shows a part running vertically across some of the strips (#31) which is supposed to be shaped to a bit of a longitudinal peak but the wood is the same size as the ribbing strake and I am also expected to run a sheet through it that is tied off to #30 in the drawing. 
 

sorry about it being upside down…..

Not sure if anyone can tell me more about this part 31 and whether they have it or if not, then how is the sheet run?

 Thanks for looking. 
Dave

Railings done. I think that the shaving of the bulkhead extensions worked well. Once painted it will be unnoticeable. 
 

Next I have sea ladders to add, anchor davits, the spar out the stern, chain plates and some deck stuff. I’m also trying to figure out what to do with the life boats. They are plastic but I don’t know if I’m up to scratching them from wood. 

Anyway, thanks for looking. 
Dave

Not to hijack your post, but I’m having a hard time figuring out where the rigging goes in some cases. I also seem to have parts (or lack parts) compared to others. If you don’t mind I might be able to message you separately and you may have some insight. 
cheers,

Dave 

Looking great. So clean! My Billing Boat Mayflower has so little info, I can’t wait to see how you deal with some of my issues. 

Cheers,

Dave

Fabulous build! I will have to go back and see the whole log. 
Cheers,

Dave