HISTORICALY ACCURATE: Modeled after the original boat and perfectly scaled. Build a piece of American History. LIFETIME GUARANTEE: In case a piece gets lost or damaged, we will replace for free.

The 7-foot replica was recently donated to the museum, and is a permanent feature of the Navigation Classroom.

"When we finished putting it [the model boat] up there, chatting over a beer as you do, some foolish person said, 'Well, why don't we build a real one?'" said Greg Roberts, one of the "founding ...