PT Spear Dinghy

Product Description

The PT Spear Dinghy is a non-nesting version of the phenomenally successful PT-11 sailing dinghy. The Spear has fewer parts, making it simpler to build and less expensive, if nesting for storage isn't important to you.

The hull shape is identical to the PT-11 and it has excellent performance in rowing and sailing. It uses the same rig and other options.

Without the constraints of nesting, it was possible to fit a full-width back seat with a large buoyancy tank underneath. The other change to the interior layout is that the Spear doesn't have a full foredeck. Instead, there is a large watertight storage compartment running down the centre of the boat, providing a more comfortable forward passenger seat when rowing with three people aboard. The spaces to the sides are convenient for storing oars and other gear. The arrow shape of the foredeck is what gives the Spear its name.

The PT Spear will tend to be a few pounds lighter than the PT 11, because it doesn't have the connecting hardware and the additional bulkhead.

Please note that the kit does not include a hatch in the aft seat. While some builders will find it convenient to add a hatch for storing small items, the available space is quite limited, due to the sealed buoyancy tanks on both sides. The volume of storage available in the forward hatch is much greater.

Base Kit

The base kit includes everything you need to build the PT Spear hull. The sailing and rowing parts are separate add-ons so you can choose what you need according to how you intend to use the boat.

This kit has many parts. The following list is not exhaustive.

• Pre-cut wooden panels with pre-cut joints and pre-drilled tie holes
• Copper ties
• WEST System epoxy kit with metering pumps and fillers
• Woven glass fabric
• Peel ply for chine taping
• Moulded fibreglass mast step socket tube and plywood mast step partners
• Plywood daggerboard case with G-10 strip for edges.
• Fibreglass towing eye tube
• Fibreglass sail batten for skeg chafe cap
• Watertight hatch kit for the foredeck
• Low profile G-10 daggerboard case cap kit with watertight gasket
• Comprehensive building manual
• Free technical support from a competent builder

Sailing Components

We pre-assemble the mast and boom for the PT Spear with all the hardware, so it arrives ready to rig. The rig is extremely lightweight and quick to set up. The carbon fibre tubes contain foam buoyancy to prevent them being lost if they accidentally go overboard. The rig is identical to the PT-11 rig.

This package includes:

• Two-part carbon fibre mast
• Carbon fibre boom
• All hardware pre-installed
• Sail and sail bag
• Running rigging

Rudder and Daggerboard Kit

This option includes:

• Machined rudder blank
• Machined daggerboard blank
• Fibreglass for sheathing the foil blades
• Kick-up rudder assembly
• Pre-shaped tiller
• Hiking stick
• Stainless steel pintles and gudgeons
• Star knob
• Hardware and fasteners

The blanks for the rudder and daggerboard are CNC machined to a NACA foil section in high-strength birch plywood. Precisely machined foils really improve speed and upwind efficiency.

The tiller is tapered on three sides, shaped at both ends and drilled. The hiking stick has rounded ends and chamfered edges and is drilled for attachment.

Foils Carry Case

This custom made carry case holds your daggerboard and rudder in separate pockets to protect them during transport and storage. It is made of durable fabric that is breathable and dries quickly, to keep your foils in top condition. It is custom made to fit the PT Spear foils precisely. A flap with a velcro closure holds the foils securely and the bag also has a webbing carry handle.

Non-Marking Bumper

This custom extruded EPDM section has been designed specifically for the PT-11 and PT Spear. It is light grey and has a non-marking composition, to avoid leaving ugly marks on the topsides of your mothership.

The bumper is in three pieces to fit the two sections of the nesting boat. The bumper wraps around the bows and the quarters to provide protection from any angle except where the rudder hangs.

The bumper comes with installation instructions. In addition, you will need a small tin of Hypalon glue (not included).

Non-Slip Flooring

This CNC cut foam decking provides a non-slip surface on the cockpit floor and also cushions your knees for comfort when assembling the two halves of the boat on the water. It is 5 mm thick and includes pre-cut pieces to fit the bottom panel and first side panel as well as the rowing seat and the aft thwart.

The flooring on the first side panels is not compatible with the hardwood footbrace blocks unless you cut the foam into short pieces that fit between them. However, most people find the flooring provides enough grip for rowing without the footbraces.

Please note that the foam decking we supply is black, not grey as shown in the photos.

Footbraces Kit

These footbraces are wooden blocks glued into the hull to brace your feet against when rowing. This kit includes eight pre-shaped sapele footbrace blocks, with bevelled ends and rounded edges. It also includes a template for positioning the footbraces in the boat. Installation instructions are in the builder's manual.

Gaco Rowlocks Set

This set includes a pair of low-friction snap-on rowlocks, two pairs of sockets and screws for mounting them in the rowlock risers (not included, see below).

Rowlock Risers Set

This set includes four hardwood riser blocks, pre-drilled and shaped to fit the Gaco rowlock sockets. The risers are recommended to raise the rowlocks to a more comfortable height for rowing and also to provide a larger, stronger bearing surface for the rowlock socket. These risers look handsome and avoid interfering with the nesting of the two halves of the boat.

Study manual

This is intended for pre-build study or to help with the decision to purchase. This is the comprehensive manual that accompanies the kit; reading it will help you decide whether or not you can build the boat. It describes all of the techniques that will be used during the build and also a step by step guide to construction. It contains a photograph or diagram of every step.

If, later, you decide to purchase the kit the cost of this will be deducted from the kit price.

The manual does not contain the cutting instructions so it is not possible to build the boat from scratch using only this.