New Boat 4 Sled

[BobJ]

Ooh, ouch! I hope you recover quickly Tom.

Speaking of Scamps . . . Awhile back in this very thread, I was ruminating over the sistership to Lester Stone's cutter SCAMP, named LITTLE PACKET. The latter has been for sale over in Berkeley. I'm happy to report that LITTLE PACKET has been sold and is on her way to Port Townsend. This destination is a good sign that she'll be around for awhile, since PT is chock full of neat wooden boats.

[DaveH]

That is the perfect Pt. Townsend watercraft.

[Critter]

Of course, the unmistakable hull is a PORTLAND PUDGY

I was pretty sure it was a Pudgy. As to what it's named after, I didn't want to go there.

[AlanH]

Pudgy.

https://youtu.be/PE564oYl4Ds

[Dazzler]

That is the perfect Pt. Townsend watercraft.

Maybe... but, the MOST PERFECT P.T. Watercraft is got to be the PT11:
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[sleddog]

Tom,
Wishing you a speedy recovery, my friend. Keep us posted.

Yes, Portland Pudgys come in many disguises: sailing dinghy, row boat, motorboat, balloon gondola, lifeboat..... FYI, a Portland Pudgy is 7'8" LOA and weighs in at 128 pounds http://www.portlandpudgy.com/dinghy-specs/

The PT Watercraft 11 is a two part, nesting dinghy, weighing 75 pounds, that rows and sails really well. If you've never seen one, check this out, especially the video. http://ptwatercraft.com/ptwatercraft/PT11Home.html

Of all the indefatigable heros in the recent Wine Country fire devastation, I was taken aback by the story of one Peter Lang. Peter, age 77, owns and runs Safari West in Santa Rosa, a wildlife preserve, home to 1,000 African animals and birds.

The advancing inferno of the Tubbs Fire was threatening Safari West and Peter and guests was told to evacuate immediately. Peter declined to leave, his responsibility was to his animals. ("1,000 souls I was responsible for.") Staying behind, and armed with 400 feet of garden hose, Peter fought off the fire, but lost his home.. No animals or birds were lost, thanks to Peter's determined courage. http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/articl...s-12276896.php

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nf0sxOssOWg

[BobJ]

There was a new PT11 on Craigslist for many weeks, built by a cabinetmaker in San Rafael. He was pretty proud of it ($) but I was tempted.

Even taken apart, it was too big to fit in the back of my Insight hatchback or I would have gone to take a look.

I've saved a lot of money over the years by not going to take a look...

[AlanH]

Tom,
Wishing you a speedy recovery, my friend. Keep us posted.

Yes, Portland Pudgys come in many disguises: sailing dinghy, row boat, motorboat, balloon gondola, lifeboat..... FYI, a Portland Pudgy is 7'8" LOA and weighs in at 128 pounds http://www.portlandpudgy.com/dinghy-specs/

The PT Watercraft 11 is a two part, nesting dinghy, weighing 75 pounds, that rows and sails really well. If you've never seen one, check this out, especially the video. http://ptwatercraft.com/ptwatercraft/PT11Home.html

Of all the indefatigable heros in the recent Wine Country fire devastation, I was taken aback by the story of one Peter Lang. Peter, age 77, owns and runs Safari West in Santa Rosa, a wildlife preserve, home to 1,000 African animals and birds.

The advancing inferno of the Tubbs Fire was threatening Safari West and Peter and guests was told to evacuate immediately. Peter declined to leave, his responsibility was to his animals. ("1,000 souls I was responsible for.") Staying behind, and armed with 400 feet of garden hose, Peter fought off the fire, but lost his home.. No animals or birds were lost, thanks to Peter's determined courage. http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/articl...s-12276896.php

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nf0sxOssOWg

Having been to. Safari West, I'm amazed that he managed to save the animals. The large areas where some of the antelope are is pretty beaten-down. As in... not any fuel to burn, so that would be safe. The bird enclosure is NOT safe.... neither is Lemur Island, and the zebras, ostriches and cape buffalo are out in the coastal scrub/oak forest. I can't imagine how he herded the cape buffalo to safety.

[MAGICdreamer]

Sorry, BobJ, not a "Scamp with attitude," nor a Dyer Dinghy. Our mystery design has no relationship to Portland, Oregon, either, as some uninformed glossy sailing mags have suggested.... I'll bet MAGICdreamer checks in with the right answer.....

You know, we have come across the PP's used as cruising tenders a couple of times and at one point (briefly) thought about one for for MAGIC...until I tried to pick it up. Found an unfinished Joel White-designed "Shellback" sailing/rowing dinghy rusticating under a tarp in PT. Left a message in the dust on it with our phone contact - and eventually, she became "Slippa", which is still tender for MAGIC.

[AlanH]

There's a Skookum 34 with a pilothouse for sale in PT, name of "Walkabout" that is my current fantasy escape vehicle for the zombie apocalypse.