Peter Murton
I am a boat builder and carpenter Joiner I have done both apprenticeships.
My wife and i started Murton's Timber-craft in 1995 in Wellington we also built and owned a motor camp on our land in 2007 we sold the camp and moved to nelson in 2008 with our 2 boys and set up a new workshop on our property
workshop news
We have two new builds underway a Welsford 17ft pathfinder and a 17ft sliding seat rowing skiff. Ulva the 19ft row/sail boat is almost finished and i have a new product line called Fault line furniture we are making wooden […]
Workshop News
Ulva and the 9ft clinkers are in the final stages of painting. I have started kitseting a Welsford Pathfinder and a 17ft single sliding seat openwater rowboat that we will build as soon as I get some workshop space. The […]
Wanted Chev stovepipe Engine
I have a 1929 engine that the former owner dropped while geting it out for me dizzy fuel pump fly wheel sheld are stuffed and one post on the rocker. motor was a good runner so need parts or another […]
Recovering old Kauri ski/race boat hull
Vintage race/ski boat project
This old girl is 18ft x 5ft built late 1940s kauri hull all copper fastened decks were canvis covered two coppits. mid mounted motor. wit one exhourst outlet. we are going to restore her as close to original as we […]
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Another 14ft whitehall finished for a Auckland cliant. We have a order for a duckling 17 to be built its a 17ft sliding seat row boat the 9ft clinker is all re-ribed waiting for some Kauri to arrive for new […]
Workshop News
The Welsford pathfinder is all done and gone home Sean got out once in her before lock down. We managed to get a few days away in Amelia got back to the boat ramp to find it chained off and […]
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New Welsford Pathfinder is underway for a local client. Ulva has all her ribs in and is riveted up ready to paint the interior and fit gunnels and riser seats. the Marlin 15 has the first of her new planks […]
Workshop News
Ulva has a new stem and we have started ribbing. NZ fire services have dropped another ladder of for repairs. Two more large book cases are underway. the white hall pulling boat is painted 2 more varnish coats to go […]