Putt Putt the Mystery Boat
Reader Ron Badley sent us this photo and video of his handsome new vessel. Ron doesn’t know much about her—just that she was used as a fuel-barge/ gas dock tender back in the day. He says she’s stout of solid fiberglass and does 5.5 knots at a gallop. He removed the engine in the video and replaced it with one a little smaller.
If you know anything about this neat little boat, please share. —Eds
I've seen this exact boat before, and loved it. But I couldn't figure out what it was exactly.
You can see it here -
https://www.pinterest.com/pin/16-ft-fg-lapstrake-half-cabin--123778689748116990/
Putt Putt sounds like one of the many one-cylinder lobster boats that worked on the Maine coast in the 1930s, 40s and early 50s. The boat's basic design says to me that she was probably built in the UK or Europe. A cute and capable vessel, but of course, slow.