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Thank you Randy, for surprising us with this video, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EYMEamd3ME8 Randy's channel also features the Boatschool cutting the PT 11 in half. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_7xLYkaX4LA&feature=relmfu Cheers! PTW
Hello All, Before I update the blog with any news, I would like to invite everyone interested in the nesting dinghy series from PT Watercraft, to take a moment and fill out our questionnaire. Your input is our best guide for certain developmental decisions along the way. Many thanks! Click here to go to the ...continue reading Nesting dinghy questionaire
Russell painted the hull with Interlux Perfection. The paint is rolled on. It is not tipped. He has figured out how to make this technique work really well and the finish is often mistaken for a spray job. Starting with the bulkheads..
Following are pictures of the aft bouyancy tanks coming together. A blind fillet is made while you have access to the inside area of the tank. Glue on the tank sides: Glue applied on the blind fillet and glue cleats: Glue on the lid, held in place with tape and sticks; More finished photos will ...continue reading PT Eleven Nesting construction: Aft flotation1
Russell and I took the nesting dinghy prototype out a few times over the last few weeks..(Between the rainy days..) I put together a little video and posted it on our Youtube channel. I will post new construction photos this, Mother's Day weekend! ...PTW
The first PT 11 Nesting Dinghy kit has been cut as of April 15th and construction has just begun. The photo shows the plywood parts only and the finished prototype in the background. We have really been attempting to set up the pictures to the highest instructional advantage so actual building progress is happening is ...continue reading The PT11 Nesting Dinghy
On March 5th, we unofficially joined in the 20th Annual Shipwrights Regatta in the nesting dinghy with a rig borrowed from a previous prototype. We started out of the harbor in a light shower and extremely light winds but the sun actually showed its warming face between clouds for the better part of the afternoon. ...continue reading A day on the water in the nesting dinghy…
We are back in PT after an interesting, albeit wet, trip to California with the nesting dinghy prototype. We arrived just in time to catch the downpour that lasted nearly a week while the cold and rain we left in Washington turned to sunshine. We made the best of it by visiting a few brilliant ...continue reading Nesting prototype in California
The latest prototype of the nesting dinghy is currently being trialed. LOA: 11ft BEAM:4' 2" NESTED LENGTH: 6' NESTED HEIGHT: 19.5" at one end, 16.5" at the other end. We have a SHORT VIDEO of the boat rowing and of assembly in the water. Next, we are making a road trip to California with the ...continue reading Nesting dinghy trials1
I know some of you must be wondering what is with the long silence and lack of images on Nesting Dinghy progress. What we have so far is a rough working prototype that will be the basis for the final prototype soon to begin. The good news is that this hull rows really well and ...continue reading Nesting Dinghy Progress