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Hello, I'm new to this group.

Roger Pellett said:
Welcome aboard from the extreme western end of the Great Lakes! Been to Erie several times; twice to visit National Forge about buying heavy wall seamless pipe. Still in business? First time about 1950 aboard my parents sailboat. We sheltered behind Presque Isle waiting out a bad storm before sailing across the Lake to Canada.

What new replica of Perry’s fleet is being built?

Roger
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Most of the shops closed down in the '80s, and the rest continued on thru the years. There's a few that survived but downsized .
The schooner Porcupine is close to finishing. I'll post a thread with pictures. We also have a third tall ship, the Lettie G. Howard, 1893 schooner.
 
Thanks for posting that. Will Porcupine be sailed by the museum?

National Forge specialized in making large hollow steel forgings; in our case to transmit high pressure superheated steam in power plants. One time that I was there they had a pair of propeller shafts for a USN aircraft carrier ready to ship. Impressive work. Looked them up. They’re now called Ellwood National Forge. They have three plants in NW Pennsylvania but none in Erie.

Roger
 
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Roger Pellett said:
Thanks for posting that. Will Porcupine be sailed by the museum?

National Forge specialized in making large hollow steel forgings; in our case to transmit high pressure superheated steam in power plants. One time that I was there they had a pair of propeller shafts for a USN aircraft carrier ready to ship. Impressive work. Looked them up. They’re now called Ellwood National Forge. They have three plants in NW Pennsylvania but none in Erie.

Roger
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The Porcupine will be docked at the Maritime Museum with the other two ships. They all will participate in day sails when not on tours. The Niagara is currently undergoing a refit, the Porcupine is close to finished but is stalled by hold ups on the funding otherwise it will be sailing next summer. The Lettie G.will be sailing again this coming year, as it has been since it's overhaul. There's also a couple commercial craft, a stern paddler and a "pirate ship" for entertainment purposes. I got to peek in on the Porcupine build last summer. I did go down and ate my lunch while checking out the progress on the rebuild of the Niagara back in the '80s several times a week. Watched them build a wooden ship, 1:1 scale!!
 
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