CARBON PUNT

Why are we building a carbon punt? It's simply a question of weight. We are hoping to construct the world's first carbon fibre punt, that will take two people, fold in half for ease of transportation (on land), and go as fast as possible in the water. We have been designing this since early 2011, and built a wooden prototype to prove the concept during 2014 and 2015... This is the method we are thinking of using to create each half of the carbon fibre hulls that will make up the punt. We want to make the joint sections first, followed by the storage drawers and bow plates. We will then glue these together with carbon spars, forming the framework to support the structural foam that adds thickness to the hull. The knees (internal strengthening ribs) are made of foam blocks that will allow us to use a single piece of pre-preg mat when lining the inside of the hull. the outer hull coating is also one piece, but the bow section will be constructed separately from foam rubber - to absorb..

Primary location: United Kingdom