by ptscads | Jan 1, 2022 | Client Profiles, Fishing Vessels, Metal Boats, Motor Vessels, New Work, Port Townsend Sails, PTSC Members, Sailing Vessels, Shipwright, Western Flyer, Wooden Boats
As 2021 comes to a close and we reflect on this year, we would like to thank everyone for all the support during another unusual year. This year marks our 40th-anniversary of repairing, constructing, and maintaining all types of boats. We’ve come quite a ways from...
by ptscads | Oct 30, 2021 | Client Profiles, Electrical, Mechanical, Motor Vessels, Shipwright, Systems, Wooden Boats
With the need for a hardworking and sturdy boat, the British Columbia Police Force commissioned a 50-foot double-ender designed by Robert Allan to be built at Menchions Shipyard in Coal Harbor, Vancouver. Launched in 1948, originally named PML 17 and then changed to...
by ptscads | Oct 21, 2021 | Port Townsend Sails, Rigging, Sailing Vessels, Sails
Today Alison Wood, a long-time employee at Port Townsend Sails, walks through deploying and using her Lazy Jack system aboard her boat S/V Juichi, a Downeast 32. She and her husband, Ron Hicken, have cruised extensively in the Pacific Northwest, including...
by ptscads | Jan 28, 2021 | New Work, PTMTA, PTSC Members, Sails, Uncategorized, Upcoming Events, Wooden Boats
We are excited to announce that the Port Townsend Shipwrights have entered an agreement to purchase Hasse & Company Port Townsend Sails! PT Sails has been at the forefront of the Marine Trades in Port Townsend since Carol Hasse opened its doors in 1978 and...
by ptscads | Nov 12, 2020 | Client Profiles, Mechanical, Motor Vessels, New Work, Propellers and Rudders, Wooden Boats
The 1972 Grand Banks Alaskan 49 CONSCIOUS (ex-SALACIA) has gotten a new bow thruster! If you have been following our shop’s progress for a while, you may recognize this great Pacific Northwest cruiser from 2006 when our mechanical department did a great job on a...
