PTSC Blog

Sara B Returns to Port Townsend Shipwrights Co-op
Sara B is a regular client who has returned to Port Townsend Shipwrights Co-op after hitting a rock in Ketchikan, Alaska. This beautiful boat will...

Lady Kate and Granada at Port Townsend Shipwrights Co-op
Lady Kate and Granada are hauled out at the Port Townsend Shipwrights Co-op for maintenance. Granada is getting a new fish hold while Lady Kate is...

Spring Boating Symposium at the Northwest Maritime Center
Next week is a great opportunity for boat owners and enthusiasts to learn from twenty-five experts on a variety of useful maritime topics. The...

Orion’s Back!
Orion of Deep Green Wilderness has returned to Port Townsend Shipwright's Co-op for it's annual boat maintenance. One of the items on their punch...

Misty Moon Under Construction
Misty Moon arrived to Port Townsend Shipwright's Co-op in February to undergo boat repair. The project includes electrical, mechanical, and systems...

The Muskrat is Close to Completion
The Muskrat bustles with shipwrights weekly and the transformation has been impressive. Here is a progression of photographs taken during the past...

Muskrat: A Short History on the Scow
The Muskrat, an 88-foot scow, has been at the Shipwright's Co-op for several months now. As all scows, it was built during World War II, designed...

Hardworking Shipwrights Take a Break
Every hardworking shipwright needs a break during the day. These moments are often spent with man's best friend on the sandy beach at low tide....
Greene Wood Design
I do not want to reveal too many secrets, however, many of the shipwright's here at PT Shipwright's lead interesting lives outside of their daily...

Amak’s Pristine Cabin Top
For a part of the boat that few will ever see, Amak's team of shipwright's still provides the highest quality craftsmanship. After Dan fiberglassed...

Schooner Martha’s New Ballast
That large timber sitting on the ground at the Shipwright's Co-op, just beyond the Schooner Martha, a few weeks ago has been dramatically...

Olympus & Glacier Spirit
The Hanke family at Puget Sound Express brought their boats, Glacier Spirit and Olympus, to the Shipwright's Co-op last month for maintenance. Both...

The Schooner Martha
Schooner Martha, the oldest operating sailboat in Washington, is hauled out at the Shipwright's Co-op for a Ballast Keel Replacement. The Schooner...

Brendan D II
The Brendan D II returned last month for maintenance and system upgrades that will last another hundred years or more. Owner and Marine Biologist,...

Hot n’ Heavy Division
PT Shipwright's new power distribution center is used primarily for welding machines. It was originally a Peterbilt sleeper cab that was...

Lake Union Floating Home
Amidst the large steel fishing boats and wooden schooners hauled out for winter maintenance, Little & Little is finishing their unique...

Passages’ New Foredeck
Passages' teak deck was removed in the bow and glassed this month. Rick and Mike reinstalled the hardware and prepared the vessel for launch last...

St. John’s Back
The St. John II returned for repairs and a new paint job this month.

Drilling Holes and Grinding Metal for Muskrat
Clinton removes metal lips on the inside of the fish hold in preparation for the bottom plates.

Amak Update
The Amak is coming along beautifully. Below is Jim's construction of the extended house on the aft deck and Mike installing the glass in the...