BAEP Students Boat Shop Work (March 2015)
BAEP students have been building the gunwales and the quadrant for the second St. Ayles Skiff and attaching them to the boat. Each student is also working on a
Here’s to What “Quill” Be…
A Preliminary Drawing of the finished Porcupine Hello fans of BMC and the Porcupine Project, Today I officially join the BMC staff as Project Manager for Porcupine.
New Video Highlighting 1813 Schooner Porcupine Project
Help Float Our Boat! Thanks to Dan Henninger and Ed Bernik for the awesome video about the Porcupine Project.
Schooner Porcupine Center of Gravity Experiment
To determine the center of gravity, both fore and aft and vertically, of the Schooner Porcupine, we convened an accomplished team of friends. These locals included an engineer, shipwrights,
Second St. Ayles Skiff Nearing Completion
Students will be making and setting floorboards, applying varnish, and building and installing a coxswain seat on the second St. Ayles Skiff. Follow our students' progress on our student
Turning it Over!
On the last day of the school year, the high school students in the Bayfront Alternative Education Program (BAEP) turned over the hull of the second St. Ayles Skiff.
Friendship Sloop Momentum’s New Mast In Progress
After three months of hard work by our students and faculty, BMC finished installing a new mast on Friendship Sloop Momentum. The mast is 37', Douglass Fir, 16 sided and ready to
1964 Friendship Sloop Momentum Getting a New Mast
Nick Rinn - Making it round. 16 sided and beautiful! 4, then 8, then 16 sided.
Second St. Ayles Skiff Is on the Way
Our students have been working hard on the second St. Ayles Skiff! Check out their progress at BMC's blog highlighting the two skiffs being built for Erie's inaugural Community
Momentum Mast in the Boat Shop
We brought Momentum's mast into the boatshop yesterday for repairs. Momentum is a 1964 Lash built Friendship Sloop, 31' on deck, a USCG inspected vessel. The 900 pound