This is the spiritual home of the milgate duck punt. the village of west mersea occupies the southwest quadrant of the island, and has always lived by whatever the water and marshes could provide, so boats have long been an essential part of daily life. one of the many local businesses was a boatyard once owned by william wyatt, who, as well as. Duck punt boat plans. wooden boat plans and kits - christine demerchantwooden boat plans and kits. many boat plans are offered online. at first everything is very confusing, then you start to get some idea of the different types of boats .. A 15'8" fishing punt start of the discussion hi. i need a flat bottomed punt, some 13 to 17 feet, that could take a small outboard, 5 hp or so, and could be sculled and poled. the boat would be a fishing platform on shallow bays, for two to three people, and for occasional duck-hunting. the boat should be light, trailerable, should weigh less.
The west mersea duck punt, designed by john milgate in 2001 the duckpunt - the boat you can build in a weekend. julian of lincoln built one in 18 hours. any eejit who can assemble an ikea bed can build a duck punt.. So i asked around and found some plans. these are the originals – they produce a really heavy but strong boat . here are some pdfs of the plans courtesy of the duck punters of west mersea.. The ruddy duck has been based upon our simple flat bottomed eider duck punt. we were asked to alter her for more serious rowing by a crew of 2 so we went for a double ended hull shape with a ‘v’ bottom and more rocker. the plans give details for both simple stitch & tape and ply-over-frame construction techniques. details for the outriggers.
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