This list had many resources for our builders.
Links to Instructional and Informative pdf pages.
( mostly arranged alphabetically under categories. Also listed are a few blog posts or you can search the blog with keywords or categories)
Maintenance
Detail installations or Replacement - PT 11 or SPEAR
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 IDEAS
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
Electric Motor
Mounting the EP CARRY on the PT 11 & Spear(pdf)
EP Carry sampling at the Port Townsend Boat Festival
EPOXY and Varnish
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 PRESSURE
Flotation and the PT 11 and the PT Spear
Pressure relief valve ideas for air buoyancy tanks:
- Manual screw insert, PT 11 screw pressure valve info1
- Gortex valve, Gore-Tex-Vent-Installation
- Gortex dots; An Idea for the Vented Volume Dilemma
MANUAL intros
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)
PT SKIFF
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.