PTSC Blog

Nona S
Port Townsend Shipwrights Co-op is leasing additional space to house the Nona S and Erickson 38. The Nona S, is getting a new deck with purple...

New Planks for the Navy Whale Boat
The restoration of The Navy Whale Boat, The Defender, is busy with planking at Port Townsend Shipwrights Co-op. The cap rails, combing, and...

Insequent Update
The 50 foot Ocean Alexander, Insequent, now has two new John Deere engines installed at Port Townsend Shipwrights Co-op. They are 180 horsepower...

Granada’s Season Opener & Lady Johanna Launch
This month, the crew aboard Granada sent a picture of the fish hold full to the brim with Dungeness Crab. Port Townsend Shipwrights Co-op was...

The Navy Whale Boat Update
The restoration of the Navy Whale Boat is an amazing transformation to watch at Port Townsend Shipwrights Co-op. Pete Rust has installed the shear...

Orion
Orion, Deep Green Wilderness' 64 foot wooden yawl is back at Port Townsend Shipwrights Co-op for annual maintenance and woodwork. The sailing...

Glacier Spirit
Puget Sound Express hauled out their vessel, Glacier Spirit, at Port Townsend Shipwrights Co-op for annual maintenance. They will be back in...

Ness
The newest member of Port Townsend Shipwrights Co-op, Zeke McFadin, built a sailing vessel when he was 20 years old. He named the boat "Ness". It...

Erickson 38
Port Townsend Shipwrights Co-op has been building a sport fisher vessel this year. The new boat construction is an Erickson 38. It is close to...

Reframing the Navy Whale Boat
Work on the Whale Boat continues at Port Townsend Shipwrights Co-op. Last week Shipwrights Pete Rust and Jeff Galey finished reframing the vessel....

Golden Bay Salmon Troller
Owners Kirk Wollin and Emma Zook were emptying Golden Bay's fuel tanks last week in preparation for fuel tank replacements. Golden Bay is a salmon...

Insequent
Brian Gibson purchased Insequent, the 50 foot Ocean Alexander, in February. He brought the vessel to the Shipwrights Co-op to prepare for...

Lady Washington
Shipwright Nate Killops and crew members of the Lady Washington were making final touches to the tall ship last week before it launched in Boat...

The Whale Boat
Dave Grizwold and Pete Rust are restoring a 1930's Navy Whale boat at Port Townsend Shipwright's Co-op. The boat was a service work boat for mine...

End of Summer at Shipwrights Co-op

Misty Moon Launched
After four months of boat repair at Port Townsend Shipwrights Co-op, Misty Moon is back in the water. Work will continue onboard for a few days...

Mary K
Mary and Bruce purchased this 1940 built wooden fishing vessel in May and hauled her out a few weeks later to prepare the vessel for salmon...

Sockeye Hauled Out
Les Schnick's 1944 wooden troller named "Sockeye" is hauled out at the Port Townsend Shipwrights Co-op. He is working with Matthew Mortenson to...

Bainbridge
Bainbridge launched last week after repairs were completed at Port Townsend Shipwrights Co-op. The sister vessel, Misty Moon, will launch next...

Misty Moon’s New Salon Table
In the Pilot House of Misty Moon, Josh Greene built a beautiful new salon table. The wood trim curves around a nautical map of Stevens Passage in...