Keeping Busy in the Sunshine
Here at Port Townsend Shipwrights Co-op spring has brought us beautiful sunshine, while we continue a busy schedule repairing a wide variety of vessels in boat haven. Chimo No. 4 [...]
PT Foundry Makes Turnbuckles for Martha
Last week the team at the Port Townsend Foundry was pouring turnbuckles for Schooner Martha. The process is quite impressive. While the furnace heated up the ingots [...]
Martha’s New Boomkin End Cap
Schooner Martha is getting a new paint job this week and new hardware as well. Port Townsend Foundry is making beautiful new pieces for Martha. Here is [...]
Adventuress’ Winter Work Weekends
Volunteer aboard Adventuress this winter. The Schooner will be located at The Center for Wooden Boats in Seattle. This opportunity offers a sense of accomplishment as you [...]
Ship Saw
Chris is swinging bevels as Leigh cuts out a piece of mahogany for the aft bulwark on Destiny. This Ship Saw is over 100 years old.
Rigging Destiny
In the metal shop, Zeke is making spreader fittings and compression bands for Destiny. He is working off of drawings by Dave Griswold and engineering as he builds [...]
Marie Celine
The Marie Celine is a 45 foot Murray Peterson schooner that is currently located in the Big Shop. Project Manager Pete Rust's crew have replaced some of the [...]
Spring is Here at the Coop
Spring is here with many exciting projects underway at Port Townsend Shipwright’s Coop.