Re: Camping in a Punt

Posted by Paul H (admin) on
URL: http://uk-hbbr-forum.61.s1.nabble.com/Camping-in-a-Punt-tp4027262p4027330.html

I agree with Tim, the longer the better.

Go for 16ft at the sides, assuming they are parallel, which are easily cut and butt joined from two 8ft panels. Make one 8ft pattern to the correct curve, then duplicate it another 3 times - clamp all 4 together and plane to be identical.

Then skin the bottom with whatever fits easily between bulkheads. I'd be tempted to glue several lengths of 10mm x 10mm stringers bent along the sides as best you can, when glue is dry trim to the curve with a jigsaw/plane. Then you can quickly glue and screw the bottom panels to the sides without faffing around with 32ft of epoxy fillets.

Definitely add the buoyancy compartments which can double up as rainproof storage using kayak watertight hatches or the bog standard round hatches.

Timmo has a built-in A-frame for his tent, you could do the same but with parallel sided tent frames.

Loadsaspace Governor.