Blogs about: Boat Restoration

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Work Continues on the PT658 Heritage Boat

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… more →

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Project Boat: 1986 Citation 2300 HT

TheWriteBoat wrote 4 weeks ago: With the sale of SunSmiles, I decided our next boat would be smaller, yet comfortable for weekend cr … more →

Tags: From the Helm, Boat Project, Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway, Boat project, boating, Boats, BoatUS, BoatUS Magazine, Charleston

Work Continues on the PT658 Heritage Boat

debraswan wrote 1 month ago: Port Townsend Shipwright Co-op Member, Jim Lyons, continues to travel to Portland and guide the all … more →

Tags: New Work, motor vessels, Planking, boat construction, large vessel, Woodwork, Boat Repair, shipwright, Port Townsend Shipwright's Co-op

What's the best Radar/Nav system?

Ployers Blog wrote 1 month ago: I’ve been researching and it’s just so much to take in. You find one, then another, then … more →

Tags: boating, Trojan F25 Express Hard Top Restoration, trojan, Trojan F25, Trojan yacht, boating, Teak, bottom paint, Sea

Keeping Busy in the Sunshine

debraswan wrote 1 month ago: Here at Port Townsend Shipwrights Co-op spring has brought us beautiful sunshine, while we continue … more →

Tags: New Work, sailing vessels, fishing Vessels, refit, schooner, boat construction, large vessel, sailing vessel, Woodwork

The first blog...

jlthelin wrote 1 month ago: Welcome to my blog.  Over the next year or so I am going to restore a 1959 Century Resorter from its … more →

Tags: Restoring the '59 Century, wooden boat, 1959 Century Resorter, Jay Thelin

Thames Barge Vigilant revisited — 11 comments

Lucid Gypsy wrote 1 month ago: At the very end of 2012 I told you about the restoration of the Thames barge Vigilant on Topsham qua … more →

Tags: Photography, Topsham, England, Thames Barge Vigilant

PT658 Heritage

debraswan wrote 2 months ago: The PT 658 is an 80 foot World-War II motor torpedo boat that is being restored by volunteers in Por … more →

Tags: New Work, motor vessels, large vessel, Woodwork, Boat Repair, Frames, Port Townsend Shipwright's Co-op, Jim Lyons, Stringers

Whale Boat Progress Continues

debraswan wrote 3 months ago: Pete Rust has built the new purple heart engine bed for the Whale Boat at Port Townsend Shipwrights … more →

Tags: New Work, motor vessels, shipwrights, boat construction, Woodwork, shipwright, Port Townsend Shipwright's Co-op, Pete Rust, whale boat

St. John's New Deck

debraswan wrote 3 months ago: The long-liner St. John II is hauled out at Port Townsend Shipwrights Co-op for work while off seaso … more →

Tags: New Work, fishing Vessels, shipwrights, boat construction, large vessel, Woodwork, Boat Repair, fishing vessel, shipwright

Hinged Anchor Mechanism for Seaducktress

debraswan wrote 3 months ago: Co-op Member, Ben Tyler, designed and fabricated a hinged anchor mechanism for Seaducktress at Port … more →

Tags: New Work, motor vessels, boat construction, large vessel, metal work, Ben Tyler, Port Townsend Shipwright's Co-op, Metal Fabrication, anchor roller system

Sailing Our San Juan 24 -- The Maiden Voyage

gypsyvinrose wrote 3 months ago: Yesterday was a day unlike any other–it was the day we sailed our SJ 24 ‘Peniki II … more →

Tags: forty-something, Writers Blogs, la familia, Wanderlust, Forever Young, <Toddlers, San Juan 24, Sailing, SJ 24

Not Updating is a Sin

Ployers Blog wrote 3 months ago: I’ve realized I’m quite terrible at updating. I’ve wrote about this in the past so … more →

Tags: Trojan F25 Express Hard Top Restoration, trojan, Trojan F25, Trojan yacht, boating, Boat Electrical, 1973 trojan f25 express, Hardtop, Teak

New Fuel Tanks for the Robert S

debraswan wrote 3 months ago: The Robert S is getting new fuel tanks at Port Townsend Shipwrights Co-op.  Project Manager, Martin … more →

Tags: fishing Vessels, Welding, boat construction, large vessel, Boat Repair, fishing vessel, metal work, shipwright, Port Townsend Shipwright's Co-op

Nona S

debraswan wrote 3 months ago: Port Townsend Shipwrights Co-op is leasing additional space to house the Nona S and Erickson 38.  Th … more →

Tags: New Work, fishing Vessels, boat construction, large vessel, bulwarks, Woodwork, Boat Repair, Rigging, fishing vessel

New Planks for the Navy Whale Boat

debraswan wrote 4 months ago: The restoration of The Navy Whale Boat, The Defender, is busy with planking at Port Townsend Shipwri … more →

Tags: New Work, Planking, boat construction, Woodwork, Boat Repair, Port Townsend Shipwright's Co-op, shearline, cap rails, combing

Granada's Season Opener & Lady Johanna Launch — 1 comment

debraswan wrote 4 months ago: This month, the crew aboard Granada sent a picture of the fish hold full to the brim with Dungeness … more →

Tags: New Work, motor vessels, fishing Vessels, boat construction, large vessel, Boat Repair, fishing vessel, shipwright, deck

New Blog, But Not New Boat

slowbat wrote 4 months ago: This is the blog and record of the restoration of a classic Jim Brown designed Searunner 25′ T … more →

Tags: searunner, searunner 25, Laughing Gravy, Peregrine, trimaran, Sail Boat, sail boat restoration

New Blog, But Not New Boat

slowbat wrote 4 months ago: This is the blog and record of the restoration of a classic Jim Brown designed Searunner 25′ T … more →

Tags: searunner, searunner 25, Laughing Gravy, Peregrine, trimaran, Sail Boat, sail boat restoration

Thames Barge Vigilant — 15 comments

Lucid Gypsy wrote 4 months ago: A few weeks ago I noticed a new arrival on Topsham Quay, a great big scruffy hulk of a boat named Vi … more →

Tags: Photography, Topsham, Devon, England, Boats, Thames Barge, Thames Barge Vigilant, Topsham Quay


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