June was a month of distractions, delays and details that slowed progress on the the nesting dinghy.
One of those distractions was a turning point in our carbon eyestrap production.  Demand for these little hand crafted eyestraps has increased. This is good news! However; our previous production method was not meeting demand effectively.
It became evident that we needed to improve our production method quickly so we settled on a new design and we had a mold mold CNC machined. We combined the “long” and “short” sizes into one size for the single eyestrap. This size can still hold 2 lines or bungee of up to 1/4inch diam. The following photo shows cross sections of all three designs and the next photo shows a top view comparison.
From now on, we will only carry the new size and they can be ordered via the order form on our website or send us an email.

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From far left: long eyestrap, short eyestrap, the new single eyestrap.
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From top to bottom; long eyestrap, new single, short eyestrap.

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. ptwatercraft.comGlue on the tank sides: ptwatercraft.comGlue applied on the blind fillet and glue cleats: ptwatercraft.comGlue on the lid, held in place with tape and sticks; ptwatercraft.comMore finished photos will follow in another post.  Had a meeting this weekend discussing the sail design with designer Sandy Goodall. Things are moving forward. Cheers...

Foil kit for the PT Eleven (shown finished)  These are prototypes of the foils we will be offering in kit form. The foil shape (naca 0012) is NC machined from Okoume plywood in 2 halves. We bond the 2 halves together in a vacuum bag and the builder does the finish work. ptwatercraft.comptwatercraft.com

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PT 11 kick up rudder

Some photos of taping the chines...ptwatercraft.comptwatercraft.comptwatercraft.comptwatercraft.comI am a little behind on posting...Sorry about that. Russell has been working on some details and then had to take off for a week.. I will post more soon. The boat is looking beautiful but we are not done yet. The manual is a full time job. We really appreciate our followers and all your patience.  Cheers.. PTW

The owner/builder of the PT Skiff PIKA, recently sent this note with pictures. PIKA runs with an E-Tec 25hp motor. ....

Hey Guys,
We had a great trip up Lake Chelan and the boat performed beautifully!  Fully loaded with 3 people, dog, and gear for 4 days we managed to cover 100 miles and used 8.25 gal of gas and 14oz oil at an average of around 14 Kn. Cheers,  (owner/builder of 'PIKA") PT SKIFF18.5ft PT Skiff