Recent content by Steve Sanford

Good morning, Ed~ Well...just pop the files into a 3D printer and then I'm all set to go hunt virtual Mallards! Very cool stuff - thanks! I have been thinking of finding someone to scan one of my sleeping duck "hood ornaments" (bow handles) - for eventually casting some from bronze. A real...

Good morning, All~ Dax Hinton recently asked me how difficult it would be to draw plans to build an existing gunning boat - specifically the sweet "Midwest Gunning Skiffs" (my term) he found recently in a museum (?). The short answer, I suppose, is very difficult. It is usually the province...

Good morning, Randy~ I have no inkling as to the builder. As always, I defer to the Jersey Boys here on the site for such matters. In any event, I recommend Peter Guthorn's book - which depicts numerous Sneakboxes and their builders. In fact, I suggest it for anyone who loves old gunning...

Matt~ Thanks for the Kirby's info! Rest assured re my maiden voyage - my considerable "self-contained ballast" and I will be kneeling amidships, wedged against the aft edge of the forward thwart.... No one would call me Wee Lassie..... SJS

Matt~ BTW: All look sweet - but I love that blue in your third photo. Winslow Homer would surely approve! I may be asking you to reveal the secret formula sometime this Winter! SJS