Thursday 7 January 2010

Taking a Punt

Terry asked to see images of our 1932 Motorised Punt. Here she is



She was built by T Timms of Oxford and is believed to be one of only two made. It's powered by a Stuart Turner 2-stroke petrol engine which chugs away nicely and is really easy to get going (which isn't a common trait of these old engines).

There's a side mounted steering wheel that uses a rack and pinion gear to control the rudder and there's also a small tiller.

As you can see, there's a nice sun-shade canopy which also extends to cover the entire vessel to make it a camping-punt.

It's remarkably stable too and just glides through the water with barely a ripple.

We did hope to put her out as a charter vessel in the summer for romantic picnics and so on but really don't know what the market will stand in terms of pricing. Perhaps followers might make some suggestions.

I'll also sell her if the price is right. We've got quite a lot of history on her including the identity of a past owner who was once very famous.

1 comment:

Unknown said...

Andy

Comments working again now.

Thanks for posting the picture and detail.

That sure is a cracking little boat, I would rather like that myself.

Hope the weather warms up for you soon, must be freezing working out there.

Regards

Terry