Culo Bonito

Culo Bonito is a Hellwig panther built in East Germany during the early 1970’s during the GDR and was powered by a wartburg 3 cylinder 2 stroke car engine on direct drive - therefore no gearbox so the boat could only travel forward and had no reverse gears.

We took this little 16ft boat on due to its very unique stern (rear) styling which is where it’s name Culo Bonito originated from which translates to “Cute Ass”

She is currently undergoing a full restoration and will be offered for private charter once completed that will be during the 2023 season for 2/3 passenger’s

To make the boat more suitable for the Thames we decided to replace the polluting 2 stroke engine with a more environment friendly 4 stroke (being up to 90% less harmful emissions for local wildlife)

With the original engine being rear mounted, limited space and without the necessity to reduce the cockpit seating area it’s taken some time to find a suitability sized engine unit. Luckily we have managed to acquire a Robin Reliant marine engine and gearbox which is the perfect fit and also benefits from being extremely lightweight.