Maritime Trades book 10% discount for gift giving. 18.95 $17.05

Inspire someone to explore the Marine Trades.

Maritime Trades; Snapshots of Real People in their ....

Brown, Ashlyn Ece

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Mind calming complex and beautiful traditional batik designs.

Batik Coloring Book 10% discount for gift giving: $9.95 $8.95

Batik, A Coloring Book

Brown, Ashlyn E and Tanoguchi, Sailla

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Offer expires December 31st 2025

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)

Take advantage of more than 10% off both books even with faster shipping. US CUSTOMERS ONLY Get the print versions of Epoxy Basics and Scarfing Basics for $22.00 plus shipping.

Other books for family and friends can be seen on our PT Watercraft books page Including Sailor Sai Aboard Big Blue, Felted Critters, Toti Bleu; Dream of a Gypsy Wagon, Project Cheers....

If you have any difficulty with the ordering links, contact us; info(at)ptwatercraft.com

We are grateful to all of the folks out there who purchased the book and found it useful for improving the outcomes of their paint jobs when using the Interlux 2 part LP paint; Perfection(TM). This particular paint is no longer available. We have always noted how toxic it is due to the fact that it contains more Isocyanates than currently allowed for sale to non professionals.

We also learned late in the game that the hardener has a very short shelf life and was never available as a separate item.

In terms of a replacement paint, an Interlux rep was recently quoted on a forum ;

Perfection and Brightside were discontinued late 2023. Perfection was not replaced so we will no longer offer a two part topcoat here at Interlux. Brightside was replaced with Toplac Plus paint and Prekote Plus primer. It (Toplac Plus) is a new paint.

Our book Rolling Perfection was written specifically as a 'roller-only' technique for use with the Perfection paint, even though we have had customer feedback that it was useful for other 2 part LP paints from Epifanes to Alexseal. However; we cannot personally vouch for any crossover validity and with the discontinuation of the paint, we are a bit overdue in retiring the book.

We still have a few of the books in house that we can offer to ship (USA ONLY) while stocks last in case you have the paint and really want the book. or, you can contact us by email; info@ptwatercraft.com.

This includes sailing rig drop shipments, print books, bumper, Delrin turndogs, and fillet sticks. Dinghy kit sales are through Chesapeake Light Craft and not affected by this notice.

Ashlyn, the one who prints the labels and keeps track of it all will be out of town for the month of April. While away, Russell will be building PT 11 sailing rigs along with other projects on the bench. Sailing rigs on order will be shipped starting in May.

If you order our print books  or small items from our website after March 29th, they will be delayed. Alternatively, the books are available on other online book sites including Amazon. Wooden Boat Store in Maine carries them as do several outlets in Port Townsend, including Admiral Ship Supply, Edensaw Woods, and Duckworks Boat Building Supplies.

We apologize for any inconvenience.

Note that we have more than Russell's How-to books. Epoxy Basics, Scarfing Basics and Rolling Perfection.

We re-published Project Cheers, an adventure of historic trans-Atlantic racing in the early days of the OSTAR.

Tricks, Cheating, & Chingaderos lets you in on a master finisher's secrets, by Joni Blanchard. See it here.

Toti Bleu, Dream of a Gypsy Wagon, by Suzanne Snadecki, documents the building of a horse drawn gypsy wagon in rural France. It is poetic, informative, beautiful, and inspiring on so many levels. (Full color, Language:English)

For kids, a fun way to learn reading and about life on a sailboat, Sailor Sai aboard Big Blue, includes rhyming verse, colorable images, and full color illustrations. Author: Ashlyn Brown

For the crafty nature lovers, Felted Critters with a Mission includes 6 patterns with instructions on making wildlife felted ornaments. These critters were popular fundraisers for our local Land Trust and they are fun to make.  Author: Ashlyn Brown

Due to the rapidly increasing postal service costs, it is more economical for customers in countries other than North America, to use Amazon.com or Bookdepository.com. For me to post a book to Germany or the UK, or Australia, the postage is now more than double the purchase price of the book.

Speaking of Amazon, while we have an opinion about the mega seller, we appreciate certain things about it too. Our page includes links to some of our favorite books, most by friends and family. We like to help them sell their works if we can.

Thank you! AB

Please stay tuned!

DECEMBER SCHEDULE

Our office will be closed December 2nd - December 9th.  We will answer emails as often as we can during that time.

KITS:

Due to UPS increased peak season rates and the fact that UPS drivers are seriously stressed out during the holiday season, we will not be shipping kits until January 2019. Our kits are already a maximum sized package for them and we feel the risk for damage is higher at this time of year.

We wish everyone a happy Holiday Season,  Happy Hanukkah, Happy Winter Solstice, Merry Christmas, Happy New year, and any other special holidays I may have missed. Kindness and peace, good health and healthy provisions to all.

I will ship First Class with tracking and I will include a leather or hemp cord, or for a little more, a 1mm, 16", silver ball chain. In order to price them easily, I can only ship within the USA. (The rope chain pictured is not available)

Plus, don't forget we have some really special books, - for children, "Sailor Sai on the Big Blue" , land boating on the beautiful horse drawn "Toti Bleu", racing history with "Project Cheers", How to books for epoxy and painting and more!

Book sales proceeds from Sailor Sai, Toti Bleu, and Project Cheers, benefit three special women and  their projects. Pendant proceeds just might pay for another batch of silver clay and more pendants for next year.

Another wonderful and creative person in my family has a sale running on her amazing accessories. Fun and beautiful, these already under priced gems may not be available again for a while. FEELGOODGEMS by Dana Ecelberger

Thank you! AEB

What really makes this book so beautiful is the author, Suzanne, who strikes a balance between practical and poetic thought, and, the many photos taken on location in Se France. Yes, France.  I may be biased, since Suzanne happens to be my mother, but this project has allowed me to get to know her in a way few children get to know their parents. I initially thought her idea was a little nutty given the lack of money to do such a thing, but following as it evolved, I am now even more inspired by her.

See Toti Bleu on Amazon available worldwide.

This journal was originally a blog and the story continues. The book is edited from the blog format and the 2 venues compliment each other.

Be inspired to create your own 'land boat', dive into any seemingly impossible project, or simply connect more closely with flora and fauna, and especially horses. All proceeds from the book go to the author and continuing the Toti Bleu Project and message.