MAYFLOWER by Shipyard sid - Model Shipways

[Shipyard sid]

Greetings all. Well here I am with a new build after abandoning my build of the Diana which I started about five years ago, but only built it on and off and obviously realized

it would never be finished. Anyway I was advised by a good friend why not build a small ship “something to potter about with” he said.  So here we have the model shipways Mayflower to in my friends words “ something to potter about with” and which my son bought me a few weeks ago. I have just two weeks ago had a prostate cancer op called a TURP which went really well, so let’s hope the build of the Mayflower  goes as well. 

Well here we go, a few photos to start us off. Upside down ?? May have to start again

regards. DAVID

 

[Shipyard sid]

Greetings all

              Well I am off and running and enjoying this build. There are very few build logs, and I cannot find any that are completed.  Anyway I am at the stage of fairing the bulk heads but thought I was rushing things, so thought I would do a little work on the deck for a few days. Anyway as I said I am happy with this little project. There is however one thing which bugs me, what is that rabbet strip for ?  Were does the planking meet up with the rabbet strip or doesn’t it. Can someone show me a photo of the underside of the ship when it is finished. I cannot find one anywhere, so may have to improvise, but there’s quite a  lot of time before I reach that stage . Anyway thanks for looking in and for your likes. Here’s a few photos. Catch you all later. Regards DAVID

[Cathead]

1 hour ago, Shipyard sid said:

There is however one thing which bugs me, what is that rabbet strip for ?  Were does the planking meet up with the rabbet strip or doesn’t it.

 

Nice start to what should be a neat model!

 

Put very simply, the rabbet is where the lowest plank intersects the hull, usually defined with a groove carved into the keel so that the plank is slightly inset into the keel rather than just touching it. This thread here on MSW will give you some additional insights and resources, including a video on what this looks like in real life. MSW also has a whole section devoted to questions about planking, which includes this page with links to tutorials.

 

Planking is a specific skill and is well worth studying up on if you haven't done it before; usually kit instructions aren't sufficient to teach the basic skill set and context needed.

[John Murphy]

I will be following your build Sid, I'm finishing up a wood rc fireboat and then plan on building the Mayflower. It looks like a well made kit, your work on it looks great so far. The bulkheads look really thick and it looks like the ships lines are very detailed, anyway keep up the good work, looking forward to your next post.

[Shipyard sid]

Greetings all

                   Well here I am back at last. The planking is at last completed and there will be no second planking. I myself am happy with it and surprised how little filler I am going to need, as it is better than I was expecting it to be, but then again that’s me, and it keeps me happy . OK the gun ports on the starboard side are a mess but that’s no problem, and I cut them a plank too low. The planking  at the stern  is a  simple tidy up job, so we will come back to all that later.  So off we go to the decks, which I shall now start planking. I shall start with the forecastle deck and try to emulate the tree nailing pattern as shown on page ten, which you may understand from the photos.  Some of you may have seen the tool I used earlier which I had been given, and I did not know what it was !! until Mark explained it to me. So here we go with ship decks and the planking idea. Best regards DAVID

 

 

[Shipyard sid]

Greetings all

                  Well quite a bit of progress after a while. I have planked the decks, and tree nailed them.  I did not trust myself using stain and after a few attempts I gave up. I was just making a mess and so I just reverted to coloured varnish and settled for beech. Well it’s good enough for me. The starboard side of the hull is fitted, and the port side is in place ready to be glued.  Well now onto the next step, finish the stern and beak head.  So that’s it for now. Thanks for visiting....here are a few photos.

Lets hope they are better than the rubbish I posted earlier.

best regards DAVID

[Shipyard sid]

Greetings all.  Well it’s nearly a year since I last posted. I need to have another prostate operation as my flow has slowed down, but as we all know, there is a rather long waiting list for operations and will be for a long time. Anyway let’s get on with the ship. I decided to restart the build after I spotted the David Lesters build Log of the Mayflower. I will finish the starboard side by cutting out the gun ports, and redoing the garbage  forecastle and who knows ??  I may return with this side finished in a fashion. Here are a few photos, ignore the faults they do not matter !!   Best wishes  DAVID

 

 

[Shipyard sid]

[Baker]

No faults found. 

Nice work👍

[Charter33]

Good to see you're back in the shipyard  Dave, and your Mayflower is looking great. I will be continuing to follow your progress with eager anticipation!

Cheers,

Graham

[allanyed]

Hi Sid,

Those gratimgs look "grate"!!!   Did you make these or are they from the kit? 

I realize some may not find this important but FWIW,  normally (I know, there seems to be far too many exceptions than there should be in shipbuilding😀) the battens run fore and aft and the ledges athwartships.  There appears to be some of both.

Thanks for sharing your build, glad to see you back!

Allan

 

[Kevin]

looking great