Punt boat

Punting on the River Cam has become one of the many attractions to Cambridge. Punts were originally built as cargo boats or platforms for fowling and angling, but in modern times their use is almost exclusively confined to pleasure trips.

There’s always much to admire at the Beale Park Thames Boat Show, and some of the craft on show become quite familiar over time. This electric punt is one I’ve seen several times, and i…

Chapter 3 - Fishing punt. More

Duckworks - July Splash

Every once in awhile someone, something, or an event brings back some great memories. This week was one of those times when I made a visit to my brothers and his wife in Mississippi. That something was a boat that my brother designed and built with the help of his older brother over 60 years ago. My brother has been restoring this boat for the past year, repairing the bottom and the ends which had deteriorated over the years. The boat was still in use just over 10 years ago, but the leaks…

Free Plans to build a Punt. Punts are simple square boats used in shallow water. They are in common use in England in particular in Oxford and Cambridge where they are raced.

I am building a small flat bottom boat, about 12'" x 4', and was wondering if I really needed to use Okoume or Meranti plywood. I only plan on having...

A 15'8" fishing punt | Free Boat Plans - 3 or 4 sheets

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Punting boats in Oxford, England.