A $2.3 million grant from the U.S. Department of Commerce will allow the Port of Port Townsend to purchase a new boat hoist, in addition to retaining at least 171 …
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Port Townsend is a notable maritime hub in the Puget Sound. Its bustling, historic waterfront is a perfect home base for Haven Boatworks, a boat building and repair company sought after by maritime companies and sailing enthusiasts up and down the coast. Blaise Holly worked as a shipwright at Haven for 16 years before acquiring the company when founder Stephen Gale retired in 2022. Holly was grateful for the opportunity and honored to continue the company’s legacy of excellence.
SINCLAIR INLET Pulling away from its slip at the Port Orchard Marina on Tuesday morning, the historic Carlisle II looks and sounds much like it always has the wood floor in the passenger seating areas still groans underfoot and the roar of the engine drowns out most attempts at conversation. On the surface, Kitsap Transit’s 104-year-old wooden ferry still has some creaky joints. But everything is running smoothly under the hood following a recently completed $1.3 million renovation meant to keep the Carlisle on the water for another decade. “It’s been operating through World War II and every day since, said Kitsap Transit executive director John Clauson. It’s nice to have it back in the community,”
Boat Smarts The Northwest School of Wooden Boatbuilding has been teaching students the traditional craft of wooden boatbuilding for nearly 30 years Author: Jan 8, 2021 The Northwest School of Wooden Boatbuilding has been teaching students the traditional craft of wooden boatbuilding for nearly 30 years Situated about 40 miles north-northwest of Seattle, Washington, and sandwiched between Port Townsend and Discovery bays, is the Quimper Peninsula, an area that’s home to one of the most diverse traditional boatbuilding communities in the Pacific Northwest. Scattered around an area that’s surrounded by mountains and forests are a handful of marine businesses that keep the boatbuilding gears well-greased. There are outfits such as timber supplier Edensaw Woods, the marine metal casting specialists at Port Townsend Foundry and various boat shops and boatyards, including Port Townsend Shipwrights Co-op, Haven Boatworks LLC and Cape George Marine Works, to name only a few.