April 20, 2024

PT11-1

Saturday

In 2023, I was asked by a previous customer if I’d be interested in building a PT-11 nesting dinghy kit for him, to be available before summer 2025.  After discussions and taking the time to pre-order and read the entire build manual, we agreed to go ahead with the project during the 2024-2025 shop season.

As the time approached, and planning to be absent from the shop for much of the summer, and anticipating a bit of lead time awaiting delivery of the dinghy kit, I asked the owner to order the kit in the spring so we could ensure it was on hand in plenty of time, and in case I had some available time during the summer to start work.  As it happened, the kit arrived in short order, within a few days of ordering, so I spent some time carefully unpacking the kit pieces and storing them on purpose-built shelves that I erected in the shop to ensure all the plywood panels would be fully supported and flat while they awaited assembly starting later in the fall.

Total time billed on this job today: 1.25 hours