by fireflypt | Mar 18, 2013 | Motor Vessels, New Work
Western Prince II, which provides whale and wildlife tours in Friday Harbor, is getting a coat of ePaint for the third year. The owner had great success during the previous two years with this environmentally friendly paint. Port Townsend Shipwrights Co-op has been...
by fireflypt | Mar 18, 2013 | Fishing Vessels, New Work
All Star was hauled out at Port Townsend Shipwrights Co-op for new stabilizer poles. Zeke McFadin and Greg Laubach fabricated the aluminum poles. Zeke was completing the installation when the vessel’s owner, Chris Johnson, popped out to say how pleased he was...
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...
by fireflypt | Mar 3, 2013 | Fishing Vessels, New Work
Farewell, a seiner fishing vessel, is hauled out at Port Townsend Shipwrights Co-op for repairs. Project Manager, Ben Tyler, has enlarged and fabricated two new hatches on deck and installed an 8 inch sonar tube. Other work will include, plumbing, electrical, thru...
by fireflypt | Feb 21, 2013 | Motor Vessels, New Work, Uncategorized
The PT 658 is an 80 foot World-War II motor torpedo boat that is being restored by volunteers in Portland, Oregon. It is the last operational patrol boat in existence. The group of volunteers are retired “PT-boaters” who would like to restore the boat as...
