 In 1992, the Ship Hector Foundation was formed from a group of volunteers in Pictou County and elsewhere who began to raise funds for the construction, maintenance and operation of a replica of "Hector".The Hector Heritage Quay, along with the Ship Hector Company Store were opened on the Pictou waterfront in the ensuing years.The marine architect firm J.B. McGuire Marine Associates Ltd. was commissioned to research the particulars of the original "Hector" and to develop blueprints for an accurate replica.