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 fireflypt | May 16, 2013 | Fishing Vessels, New Work
Rod Miller had his gillnetter, Tri-umph, hauled out at Port Townsend Shipwrights Co-op this spring. Now it is back in the water and the shipwrights are running sea trials today. Martin Mills, managed the project installing 3 new engines, 355 horsepower Cummins...
by fireflypt | Mar 10, 2012 | Motor Vessels, New Work
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 have a new stem and planking replaced.
by fireflypt | Feb 22, 2012 | Fishing Vessels, New Work, Uncategorized
The Muskrat bustles with shipwrights weekly and the transformation has been impressive. Here is a progression of photographs taken during the past many weeks.
by fireflypt | Feb 21, 2012 | Fishing Vessels, Motor Vessels, New Work, Uncategorized
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 to haul cargo to locations, such as the Aleutian Islands. These powerful wooden vessels are still valuable to...