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 12, 2020 | Client Profiles, Motor Vessels, Propellers and Rudders, Tug Boats, Wooden Boats
This 28′ William Garden designed tug boat was built in 1961 by Al Jacobs in Lake Union and served many years as a log patrol boat on the Snohomish River for Weyehauser, a timberland and wood products company based in nearby Seattle and Tacoma. This boat has...
by fireflypt | Jul 12, 2013 | Motor Vessels, New Work
A 1948 classic Shain boat, Legend, is hauled out at Port Townsend Shipwrights Co-op for propellor shaft log replacement and planking. Pete Rust and Jeff Galey have installed the struts and boring bar. ...
by fireflypt | Apr 15, 2013 | Motor Vessels, New Work, Uncategorized
Port Townsend Shipwright Co-op Member, Jim Lyons, continues to travel to Portland and guide the all volunteer crew on the restoration project of the PT658 Heritage Boat. The planking on the exterior of the vessel has begun. Patterns are made for the new planks that...
by fireflypt | Mar 11, 2013 | Fishing Vessels, New Work
Randi Lynn came to Port Townsend Shipwrights Co-op in November after hitting a rock, while fishing in Alaska. Jeff Galey, Project Manager, has been working with shipwrights Matthew Martz, Cliff Wiley, and Paul Van Dyke to replace planks, cork, paint, sheath, and...
