Mayflower II given grant to help fix rotting hull

The Mayflower II, a replica of the ship the Pilgrims used to sail to Massachusetts in 1620, as it was seen in Plymouth in 2016. — The Mayflower II returned to Plymouth Harbor in June. –David L Ryan/Boston Globe

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The Mayflower II, an aging ship buffeted by weather and plagued by wharf-boring beetles, has received a boost in its bid to be seaworthy by 2020, the 400th anniversary of the landing of the Pilgrims in Plymouth.

Plimoth Plantation, which operates the 60-year-old replica, has received a $149,000 matching grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services, a federal agency, to help buy equipment to prepare and replace the rotting planking on its hull.

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