tom was there for the unveiling of the matthew turner. >> reporter: she may harkin from a distant past but she may be one of the crowned jewels of san francisco bay. the hand may twin mas masted sunt look like the tallest ship on the bay, but it soon will. in the early 18 hundreds and 19 hundreds, such ships ruled the waves. >> he built them for dand a. >> reporter: the design process and fundraising began 15 years ago. construction all of it by hundreds of dedicated volunteers took four . shell' be put in -- she'll be put in the water tomorrow. >> youth of all ages and all backgrounds. we do have adult programs also. >> it's a good idea. i don't know if kids nowadays understand sailing ships but i like the concept. >> reporter: they are in au of those -- awe who bit the original turning sails. >> i can't imagine doing this without modern equipment. it's baffle g to think of doing this work without power tools. >> none of us working on it have ever done anything like this. we've done boats on a smaller scale but nothing this epic. >> reporter: hundreds came to see it towed a few hundre