Glacier Spirit

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 the water for December’s festive Christmas Tours to Seattle and the Christmas Ship Parade.  Each time the vessel is...
Ness

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 took him six years to build the steel hull, a Tahitiana Ketch.   In 2000, when the boat was completed, Zeke...
Erickson 38

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 completion with a launch date to be determined in the coming weeks.  Chris Chase and Chris Brignoli are leading the...
Reframing the Navy Whale Boat

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.  Next Pete will begin to rebuild the shear line, shear straight and blocking.
Golden Bay Salmon Troller

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 troller in Alaska that will be for sale after the work is completed at Port Townsend Shipwrights Co-op.  Zeke...