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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

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November 7, 2020 Peter MurtonUncategorized

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 […]

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September 24, 2020 Peter MurtonUncategorized

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 […]

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Wanted Chev stovepipe Engine

August 18, 2020 Peter MurtonUncategorized

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 […]

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Recovering old Kauri ski/race boat hull

August 16, 2020 Peter MurtonUncategorized
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Vintage race/ski boat project

August 14, 2020 Peter MurtonUncategorized

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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July 6, 2020 Peter MurtonUncategorized

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 […]

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April 3, 2020 Peter MurtonUncategorized

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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November 30, 2019 Peter MurtonUncategorized

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 […]

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November 8, 2019 Peter MurtonUncategorized

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 […]

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Amelia

October 15, 2019October 15, 2019 Peter MurtonUncategorized

We had a nice day on the water at the Tasman bay cruising club opening day in Amelia we got first place in the 5-10 Knots time trial you had to give a speed you are going to run at […]

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  • 25ft Tug for sale
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  • Marlin 15
  • Welsford Pathfinder
  • NZ Canoe Company canoe
  • 14ft whitehall
  • Te Poti iti
  • Amelia
  • Welsford Navigator’s
  • 18ft Hacker restore
  • Tahoe 21
  • Blue Duck
  • Boats and wood products For Sale
  • John Welsford Boats
  • Sea Nymph
  • Shearwater
  • Heather
  • Little One
  • Julie
  • No Catchem
  • Guiseppe
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Boat Restoration Links

www.woodenboat.net.nz
www.woodenboatparade.co.nz
www.openboat.co.nz
www.jwboatdesigns.co.nz
www.plimmertonboatingclub.org.nz 

Murton's Timbercraft

249 Appleby highway Richmond 7081 New Zealand
Info@murtons.co.nz
(03) 544 1818
  • 14ft whitehall
  • 18ft Hacker restore
  • 1930s race boat
  • 25ft Tug for sale
  • Amelia
  • Blue Duck
  • Boat Art
  • Boat Hire
  • Boat Restore
  • Boats and wood products For Sale
  • Coach Work
  • Furniture
  • Guiseppe
  • Heather
  • John Welsford Boats
  • Julie
  • Little One
  • Marlin 15
  • No Catchem
  • NZ Canoe Company canoe
  • Sea Nymph
  • Shearwater
  • Tahoe 21
  • Te Poti iti
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  • Ulva
  • Wanted
  • Welsford Navigator’s
  • Welsford Pathfinder
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