Mystic Seaport shipwright Nathan Adams erects scaffolding as crews from Mystic Seaport and Big Top Fabric Structures assemble a pre-fabricated steel-frame enclosure over the Mayflower II, Monday, March 13, 2017, at Mystic Seaport's H.B. duPont Preservation Shipyard. The structure will protect the ship, a 1957 replica of the vessel that brought the Pilgrims to the new world in 1620, for the duration of the two-year restoration under-way at Mystic Seaport. Mayflower II was built in England as a gift to the United States in thanks for support during and after WWII and is an attraction at Plimoth Plantation in Plymouth, Massachusetts. The 30-month restoration at the seaport is in preparation to sail it again on the 400th anniversary of the Pilgrim's voyage. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day)
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Mystic Seaport shipwrights Chris Taylor, left, and Tucker Yaro assemble scaffolding as crews from Mystic Seaport and Big Top Fabric Structures assemble a pre-fabricated steel-frame enclosure over the Mayflower II, Monday, March 13, 2017, at Mystic Seaport's H.B. duPont Preservation Shipyard. The structure will protect the ship, a 1957 replica of the vessel that brought the Pilgrims to the new world in 1620, for the duration of the two-year restoration under-way at Mystic Seaport. Mayflower II was built in England as a gift to the United States in thanks for support during and after WWII and is an attraction at Plimoth Plantation in Plymouth, Massachusetts. The 30-month restoration at the seaport is in preparation to sail it again on the 400th anniversary of the Pilgrim's voyage. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day)
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Mystic Seaport shipwright Matt Barnes uses a mobile lift to transfer supplies to crews from Mystic Seaport and Big Top Fabric Structures as they assemble a pre-fabricated steel-frame enclosure over the Mayflower II, Monday, March 13, 2017, at Mystic Seaport's H.B. duPont Preservation Shipyard. The structure will protect the ship, a 1957 replica of the vessel that brought the Pilgrims to the new world in 1620, for the duration of the two-year restoration under-way at Mystic Seaport. Mayflower II was built in England as a gift to the United States in thanks for support during and after WWII and is an attraction at Plimoth Plantation in Plymouth, Massachusetts. The 30-month restoration at the seaport is in preparation to sail it again on the 400th anniversary of the Pilgrim's voyage. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day)
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Crews from Mystic Seaport and Big Top Fabric Structures assemble a pre-fabricated steel-frame enclosure over the Mayflower, II Monday, March 13, 2017, at Mystic Seaport's H.B. duPont Preservation Shipyard. The structure will protect the ship, a 1957 replica of the vessel that brought the Pilgrims to the new world in 1620, for the duration of the two-year restoration under-way at Mystic Seaport. Mayflower II was built in England as a gift to the United States in thanks for support during and after WWII and is an attraction at Plimoth Plantation in Plymouth, Massachusetts. The 30-month restoration at the seaport is in preparation to sail it again on the 400th anniversary of the Pilgrim's voyage. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day)
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