Registration Open for 5-Day Marine Systems Intensives Register now for a 5-day Marine Systems Intensive in Marine Electrical, Marine Corrosion, Marine Diesel Engines, and Outboard Engines. Learn more about each Intensive and register here >> Questions? Please contact the Admissions Team at admissions@nwswb.edu. We look forward in supporting you in next steps.
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This post is a bit personal but I know Greg Bull (Gougeon/WEST SYSTEM) touched the lives of anyone he spoke to. Of the early creators and innovators of WEST SYSTEM EPOXY and the labs and workshops of the GOUGEON BROTHERS in Bay City MI, most of these incredible thinkers are no longer alive. Greg came …
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The Northwest Maritime Center would like to invite you to participate in our second annual Maritime Career Fair! Part of the work in creating programs that support the upcoming maritime workforce is connecting families and students in our region to maritime experiences and careers. Often, we find ourselves answering the same questions: What is maritime? What do maritime careers look like? What educational opportunities do you need …
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Maybe spread the word folks. Projects like these can become advocacy for our industry.It would seem positive to have someone who would understand the relationships between the industry, waterfront access, and best practices. Internship Announcement for Applied Research on Working Waterfronts: Protecting Water-Dependent Uses and Maritime Industry through Planning and Policy The National Working Waterfront …
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Classic Boat Magazine has opened voting up for their Restoration Awards. Two Port Townsend entries – Port Townsend Shipwright’s 1969 Chris Craft 42 (powered vessel over 40′) and Tally Ho (sailing vessel over 40′). https://awards.classicboat.co.uk/award-categories/ see: Restored Sailing Vessel over 40ft (12.2m), &. New and Restored Powered Vessels over 40ft (12.2m)
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PTMTA Board Meeting Tuesday, January 14th, 5:30PM 5:00 PM – 7:15 PM (PDT) FIRST MEETING OF 2025 as we welcome our newest board members! Members are welcome to join the meeting and or submit agenda topics to discuss to ptmarinetrades@gmail.com. Please put “member agenda topic” in the subject line. Employees of members are also members. …
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…Eron gives us a season’s update for the Port, and then we’ll explore the fate of the abandoned tugboat Elmore… click below to listen.
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The Port of Port Townsend maintains a “Properties Available” page. https://portofpt.com/properties-and-availability/ This editor heard about zoning at the airport that does not exclude maritime. With hanger pads being offered, would it be interesting to find out the details? Just a thought.
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Click the link below to read the full announcement on the Port Website or visit the meetings page for info on future and previous meetings. https://portofpt.com/port-commission-workshop-and-regular-business-meeting-7/ The Port Commission has two meetings scheduled for Wednesday, January 8. The 9:30 a.m. workshop agenda topic is a Commissioner Roundtable. At 1:00 p.m., meeting topics on the Consent …
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Thank you for participating in the 2024 Job and Trades Fair (JTF) and a big shout-out to Skillmation for launching this important event! For 2025 we are making some exciting changes and we hope you will be interested in participating! Due to student and school administration feedback we have expanded the JTF and are …
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THANK YOU Marine Trades people of Jefferson County for a successful 2024! May 2025 be a good and prosperous year filled with joy in your chosen craft and inspiration, large and small, in every day.
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Port of Bellingham Release Marine Trades Impact Study The Port has released a new impact study for marine trades and Whatcom’s maritime economy, the first study done of our waterfront economy since 2016 when Western Washington University released a report. The Port collaborated with the Whatcom Working Waterfront Coalition, and contracted McKinley Research to author …
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Diesel efficiency and alt fuel insight…click to read all on National Fisherman webpage.
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It always seems like a good idea to note what other working waterfronts are doing to preserve themselves and the challenges they face and from where. Someone who was part of the fight in the 1990’s to save the Arques’ property sent this link from the Sausalito Working Waterfront Coalition website. https://www.sausalitoworkingwaterfront.org/documentary
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SKAGIT VALLEY HERALD STAFF Dec 22, 2024 Forty-nine vessels were kept from possibly becoming abandoned or derelict during a state Department of Natural Resources’ Vessel Turn in Program event held in Skagit County. The event, which ran July 22 through November, allowed vessel owners to responsibly dispose of their unwanted boats for free. The …
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“Illegal harvest strikes WA. Dungeness crab fishery..” Cheating really isn’t a good idea. click the image to learn more.
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Certainly, this is knowledge that makes sailing these waters safer and more fun…. Scholarships are available for NWMC classes. Click image to learn more.
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Featured image above does not represent the space in this listing…but one can imagine! It is actually a drawing of the boatshop in the Armory Building in Point Hudson in the 1970’s. For rent, 1,008 sqft. Open space with loft, bathroom with shower, lots of windows, well insulated, 8’overhead doors, wood heat. Many possibilities. $2,000/mo …
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