Accommodating Images
Hello fans of BMC and the Porcupine Project, Porcupine’s path from concept to sailing will be paved with drawings from our Naval Architect, Iver Franzen. Each one is meticulously crafted and necessary to
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.
Project VOYAGE Apprentice Completes Multiple Projects
Gage, one of BMC's current Project VOYAGE apprentices, completed multiple projects in the past few months. Thanks to funding from the Erie Community Foundation, Gage and other Project VOYAGE
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,
BMC’s Awesome Staff
We're thankful to have an awesome team working at BMC . This staff picture was taken after our Thanksgiving celebration with our BAEP students. Happy Thanksgiving, everyone!
ROWING!
Project SAIL apprentices rowed again today. First there was some dry-land training to learn the commands needed to manage the skiff. Some of these apprentices are refugees and new Americans
Sealing and Sanding Momentum’s New Mast
The first coat to seal Friendship Sloop Momentum's new mast went on today, with Spirit supervising. Harold sanding the black locust table for the mast. He
BMC Upgrades Maritime Training Simulator
Buffalo Computer Graphics is updating BMC's maritime training simulator and adding two new ownships with Radar and ship controls! Buffalo Computer Graphics techs at work.