Porcupine Construction Progress
These photos are of students and staff working on the Schooner Porcupine.
Schooner Porcupine Construction Update
The sheer strakes are all on, bunged, and sanded. The covering boards are going on, the king planks are on, the decking continues. The Erie High School Maritime
New Porcupine Project Shipwright!
Welcome to the new Porcupine Project shipwright, Ron DeLappa! Ron has worked on several famous schooners in the Finger Lakes region of NY, all of which have returned to
ECGRA Grant!
Thank you to the Erie County Gaming Revenue Authority (ECGRA) for supporting the construction of the Schooner Porcupine currently being built in the BMC boat shop. The Erie Maritime
Porcupine Update
Shipwright Bob Arlet has been working on attaching the stern tube. The 24" Max Prop is on and the rudder remounted. The fuel tanks just passed their hydrostatic test
New Funding fuels Porcupine project
Big Ideas Learning, a subsidiary of Millcreek Township-based Larson Texts Inc., has pledged $100,000 over the next six years to help the Bayfront Maritime Center complete construction of its
Porcupine in the News!
Thanks to Marlinspike Magazine for the update on the Schooner Porcupine in their special issue "Sail Boston" Summer 2017! Boatyards_Summer2017
Schoolship Update
The below decks carpentry on the 1812 Gunboat Schooner Porcupine is mostly complete with all the fixed bunks, bulkheads, head doors, storage cabinet doors and drawers, sole, and ceilings
Schooner Porcupine Happy Hour – 5 to 7 pm July 14!
Dear Friends and Supporters of the Schooner Porcupine, Join us for food and fun at an open house in the BMC boatshop, Thursday the 14th of July from 5
Summer Programs Begin at BMC
Check out our summer newsletter and get all the latest news from the Bayfront Alternative Education Program, Project SAIL after school program, EASE, Bayfront Summer Credit Recovery Program, Schooner