Links to Instructional and Informative pdf pages.
( mostly arranged alphabetically. Also listed are a few blog posts or you can search the blog with keywords or categories)
BALER for the PT 11 & Spear (pdf)
Bumper installation (PT 11 & Spear)color .pdf
Carbon eyestrap installation (pdf)
Cheap Oars - one way to make them better. (PDF) by a PT 11 customer
Delrin TURNDOG installation (pdf)
DETAILS from the end of the manual updated 2019
DIY DOLLY (PDF) by B. Crutchfield
DIY garage ceiling dinghy rack (PDF) by B. Crutchfield
DIY sailing Rig notes (pdf) (Booms)
Electric Motor: Mounting the EP CARRY on the PT 11 & Spear(pdf)
EP Carry sampling at the Port Townsend Boat Festival
Epoxy Basics e-book. “working with epoxy cleanly & efficiently”
EPOXY Video short: Epoxy gloss coat & tipping
EPOXY and finish coatings (WEST SYSTEM article)
EPOXY: Metering and Mixing TASK SHEET (pdf) by Russell Brown and published by Proboat Magazine. Shared with Proboat permission.
EPOXY Lessons series preview on Off Center Harbor (membership recommended to view in full. Builders of the PT 11 or Spear: Contact us for exclusive access)
EYE Strap installation instructions (pdf)
Fillet Stick & Chisel stick instructions (pdf)
Flotation and the PT 11 and the PT Spear
Flotation and the PT Skiff (blog)
Foils and sailing rig packing notes .pdf (pre-CLC)
GASKET installation / replacement (pdf)
GUNWALE FIX printable PDF for the PT 11 Nesting Dinghy
HANDLE for the aft section of the nesting dinghy (pdf)
Installing the PT11 back seat cleats after the aft buoyancy tanks are assembled.
LEATHER PADS patterns (use 8.5x11 paper to print)
Leathers installation (PT11)
MAINTENANCE of the PT 11 various notes and instructions. (blog post)
Non Skid Ideas, photos and links
Oars: customer improves upon cheap oars (pdf)
PT11 Back seat attachment point and 4th leather pad
PT 11 brief build overview photos (pdf) RB
PT 11 builders manual introduction (pdf) by Russell Brown (pre-CLC)
PT SPEAR builders manual introduction (pdf) by Russell Brown (pre-CLC)
Rubber Bumper Installation Instructions (color PDF)
Simpler puzzle joint gluing method pdf.
String loops and tether gluing instructions (pdf)
Varnish (UV protection) over Epoxy (WEST SYSTEM article)
WEST SYSTEM Safety information and resources
Alternative information from PTW
Beginning Tortured Plywood pdf by Russell Brown
Notes on Epoxy & "toxic waste" (pdf) by Ashlyn Brown
OLDER:
PRE 2019 kits: PT11 2019 preliminary updates (pdf)
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