by fireflypt | Nov 8, 2012 | Fishing Vessels, New Work
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...
by fireflypt | Sep 19, 2012 | New Work, Uncategorized
Dave Grizwold and Pete Rust are restoring a 1930’s Navy Whale boat at Port Townsend Shipwright’s Co-op. The boat was a service work boat for mine sweeper navy ships. There were thousands of boats built like this, yet this is one of only two left in...
by fireflypt | May 15, 2012 | Fishing Vessels
Kelly Warren is a long time client of the Port Townsend Shipwrights Co-op. His two beautiful old wooden fishing vessels, Misty Moon and Bainbridge, are side by side for annual maintenance and repairs. Misty Moon was built in 1953 and is new to Kelly’s fleet...
by fireflypt | May 11, 2012 | Fishing Vessels
Greg is welding and fabricating the new recirculating sea water (RSW) manifold for the crab hold on Granada at Port Townsend Shipwrights Co-op.
by fireflypt | May 3, 2012 | Sailing Vessels, Uncategorized, Upcoming Events
In 1953, Ann Davison became the first woman to single hand sail across the Atlantic Ocean alone. Ann documented her experience in the book titled My Ship Is So Small. As you can imagine, this woman did not have the modern technology of today’s sailing vessels....
