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This 2026 Presidents Day Sale includes the PT 11 NESTING DINGHY (~$200 off)
and the PT SPEAR (~$150 off) !
Save on more than 100 boat designs, from kayaks and canoes to sailboats and rowing craft, paddleboards, powerboats, and Teardrop Campers. Storewide discounts apply to all complete kits, wood-parts-only kits, boat shop tools, boatbuilding supplies, and gear. Get started on your next project now so you can be on the water this summer!
Sale ends February 18, some exclusions apply.
This list had many resources for our builders.
( mostly arranged alphabetically under categories. Also listed are a few blog posts or you can search the blog with keywords or categories)
Back seat attachment point and 4th leather pad
BALER for the PT 11 & Spear (pdf)
Bumper installation (PT 11 & Spear)color .pdf
Carbon eyestrap installation Opens in a new window (pdf)
DETAILS from the end of the manual updated 2019 Color Photos
EYE Strap installation instructions (pdf)
Fillet Stick & Chisel stick instructions (pdf)
GASKET installation / replacement Opens in a new window (pdf)
GUNWALE FIX printable PDF for the PT 11 Nesting Dinghy
Leathers installation (PT11)
LEATHER PADS patterns (use 8.5x11 paper to print)
HANDLE for the aft section of the nesting dinghy (pdf)
Installing the PT11 back seat cleats after the aft buoyancy tanks are assembled.
Non Skid Ideas, photos and links
Sail-hank installation-e (color PDF) - PT 11 & SPEAR Sail snap hook replacement
Simpler puzzle joint gluing method pdf.
String loops and tether gluing instructions (pdf) TURNDOG installation (pdf)
DIY DOLLY (PDF) by B. Crutchfield
DIY garage ceiling dinghy rack (PDF) by B. Crutchfield
DIY sailing Rig notes Opens in a new window (pdf) (Booms)
Cheap Oars - one way to make them better Opens in a new window. (PDF) by a PT 11 customer
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 coating small parts Opens in a new window (WEST SYSTEM article) (printer friendlyPDF:Coating Small Parts by Russell Brown)
EPOXY: Metering and Mixing TASK SHEET Opens in a new window (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)
Notes on Epoxy & "toxic waste" Opens in a new window(pdf) by Ashlyn Brown
Varnish (UV protection) over Epoxy (WEST SYSTEM article)
WEST SYSTEM Safety information and resources
Flotation and the PT 11 and the PT Spear
Pressure relief valve ideas for air buoyancy tanks:
PT 11 builders manual introduction Opens in a new window (pdf) by Russell Brown (pre-CLC)
PT SPEAR builders manual introduction Opens in a new window (pdf) by Russell Brown (pre-CLC)
Flotation and the PT Skiff (blog)
PT Skiff Cleat Schedule (printable pdf)
Alternative information from PTW
Beginning Tortured Plywood Opens in a new windowpdf by Russell Brown
OLDER:
PRE 2019 kits: PT11 2019 preliminary updates (pdf)
SCAMP Hatch instructions Plywood SCAMP hatch kits are not available from PT Watercraft. These instructions may provide a loose basis for making your own.
PT Watercraft has a gift store on Zazzle where you can find our themed hats, t'shirts, mugs, notebooks, puzzles and more. I have used the site to create a variety of "SWAG" and other art based cards and odds and ends. The quality on Zazzle is excellent and you pay for what you get so sales are always a bonus!
Limited time 20% off - Check it out: https://www.zazzle.com/store/ptwatercraft/products
Sharing Russell's article recently published in Epoxy Works and now on their digital site:
Learn More about Russell's epoxy instructional writing and videos.
A couple of ideas for gift giving this holiday season.
Maritime Trades book 10% discount for gift giving. 18.95 $17.05
Inspire someone to explore the Marine Trades.
Mind calming complex and beautiful traditional batik designs.
Batik Coloring Book 10% discount for gift giving: $9.95 $8.95
Offer expires December 31st 2025
In case you are wondering why I am posting this on Port Townsend Watercraft, it is because I spent part of the last two years photographing a small portion of our local and mostly younger marine trades people. I had a vision but not a marketing plan or even how to pay for it. I just knew that our region, like many others did not have the visuals or real time mini bios to inspire young people to choose the trades, or more specifically the marine trades as a career option.
If there is interest in your community, please let me know. Maritime Trades; Snapshots of real people in their workplaces is published by the Ingram Spark catalog and they have a tiered pricing for retailers with accounts. It is available online around the world and also directly from PT Watercraft for the US. https://Direct Purchase link
If you are a non-profit, a school, youth center, library, employment agency or retailer without access to the IS catalog, reach out to me at Port Townsend Watercraft.
The price point for bulk orders is very reasonable for an 82 page, full color book.
I currently have stock available and hope to use the proceeds from sales and financial sponsors to gift books to groups and individuals short on funding but in need of inspiration. Thank you, Ashlyn Brown
MT project summary 2 useful for sharing with board members and purchasers. (printable.pdf)
This issue of Epoxy Works includes an article written by Russell describing his latest method for "no-sand Fillets".
https://www.epoxyworks.com/no-sand-fillets/
Dear friends,
As you may know, the annual Port Townsend Wooden Boat Festival is happening in less than 2 weeks. A few things to know about where PT Watercraft will be at the festival.
We will not be displayed on land this year. We will plan on having the dinghy sailing or rowing around most of the weekend.
Ashlyn will be part time at the PT Marine Trades Association booth near the Boat Yard Stage.
On Sunday, we hope to have as many PT 11's and Spear's as possible rowing in the RowRowRowMyBoat rally (open to all row and paddle craft) that starts at the launch ramp in Boat Haven and ends at the NW Maritime. See the flyer below.
If your boat is here and in the water, consider joining the Saturday, under 23' regatta.
We look forward to a fun and safe weekend on the water!
This beautifully built and well loved PT Skiff from the original kit is presently for sale. (1/30/25)
Details about the boat and where it is listed are in this PDF: While Aweigh Copy II
and on the OCH classic Boat SHow: https://classicboatshow.com/classified/18-port-townsend-watercraft-pt-skiff-2016-while-aweigh/
Owner testimonial:
Nine years ago this month, I was anxiously awaiting delivery of my skiff kit and little did I know about the journey I would begin. I had built a few things from wood like bookcases and a covered deck, but nothing that even approximated the 126 or so pieces of Okoume that I became so intimate with. I learned much from the process of going to work every day, following your superb directions and asking for help when I needed it. And as I would often say about the Catboat we owned for 15 years, "...every day we take her out, she teaches me something" So too, building my Skiff taught me much.I never would have expected to make a wonderful new friend, Damian...as well as Linda, and a cohort of "boat shed rats" who would enrich my life immensely. I have learned so much from this experience and always remind myself that many of my favorite books are about what goes on inside boat sheds.But, having just clocked my 80th birthday, and the fact that Teri and I recently downsized our lives, I think it is time to allow someone else to enjoy the fruits of my labor. The enjoyment and satisfaction I have garnered since I first dreamed the dream of building a boat almost a decade ago is priceless. The mere 120 hours on the meter are in no way a true measure of those feelings. And there is nothing that swells the ego quite like being able to say, "....yes, I built her."I have listed her on the Off Center Harbor Classic Boat Show;
We are ever grateful and appreciative of the care PT 11 builders put into their projects and then to receive photos and updates on progress & adventures is such a huge bonus. Here are some of the images received in the second half of 2024 as well as a reference to a Lattitude 38 article recently published.
Leland-Lat38-PT11. This pdf of an article by cruisers with a PT 11 from the January Issue of Lattitude 38.