PT Watercraft Skiff For Sale: (Click photos for larger view)

“deep blue” is an 18′ 6″ center console PT Watercraft skiff, carefully built by her original owner Mark Ramsby in Portland Oregon using stitch-and-glue construction from a precision CNC-cut kit made of 12 full sheets of premium Okoume plywood.  She was first launched in 2015. Mark customized seat tops with mahogany for additional visual elegance.

She is hull #11 of the 16 total PT Skiff design kits from Port Townsend Watercraft. Mark did a superb job of construction and he documented the project in a 32 page build log which will come with the vessel.

Features:

Engine: 2015 Suzuki 20HP  4-stroke, flushed with fresh water after every use; estimated at well less than 100 hours of use.

Flotation & Storage: Meets USCG standards with foam flotation beneath the foredeck, gunwales, and stern seat.

Two watertight bow compartments with additional dry storage is found under the center bench and hinged helm seat.

Un-ballasted weight with motor is ~550 lbs. Average fuel consumption 1 gallon per hour.

Skeg for smooth tracking in turns.

Full Fiberglass Reinforcement: Hull fully glassed inside and out with West System Epoxy; tabbed and filleted seams reinforce all joints.

Trailer: 2015 EZ Loader 14-17/1250 galvanized trailer.

Always covered when not in use.

Design Heritage 

The PT Skiff earned recognition as a finalist (2nd place out of 73) in Woodenboat Magazine’s 2009 Design Challenge; praised for combining fuel efficiency, speed, and handling.

Designer: Eric Jolly / Bieker Boats, Seattle, WA.

Kit Manufacturer: Russell & Ashlyn Brown / Port Townsend Watercraft, Port Townsend, WA. http://www.ptwatercraft.com/ptwatercraft/PT_Skiff.html

Unique Benefits of the PT Skiff

Exceptional Performance & Fuel Efficiency: Capable of 22 knots lightly loaded and 16 knots with four passengers and gear — powered by just 20 HP and burning only 1 GPH.

Narrow Hull for efficiency and smooth ride in a chop.

Ballast System: built-in 32 gallon/256# water ballast system for added stability at rest and underway. Tank can be drained underway or when hauled.

Easy Trailering & Launching: Lightweight design allows towing behind small SUVs or cars, with simple launch and retrieval for single-handed operation.

“deep blue” has been gently used only as a “knock around” skiff and has never been used for fishing on any other harsh uses.

Only 16 PT Skiff kits were sold and it is extremely rare to find one for sale. See designer gallery HERE.

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The boat is located in the Seattle WA area. Initial contact: Ashlyn Brown PTWATERCRAFT@GMAIL.com

‘DEEP BLUE’  Additional PHOTOS :

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;

https://classicboatshow.com/classified/18-port-townsend-watercraft-pt-skiff-2016-while-aweigh/