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Steve, Thank you for the kind words. I row facing aft. I am a neophyte when it comes to sailing and rowing. Part of this is learning. One thing I have discovered is the tiller falls under my armpit so it is easy to coast along in light air. I am not comfortable with burying the rail and...

Captain Bob posted a thread with additional photos of the sneakbox last year. https://duckboats.net/community/threads/historical-sneakboxs.355014/

Richard Lathrop submitted a new resource: Launching - Boat completed. launching Read more about this resource...

Sunday afternoon cleared with light winds and flat waters. Boat successfully launched with no leaks observed. A few items remain like the spray shield but the boat is usable at this point.

Great photos. I will have to make plans to attend. Rick

I am guessing using a punt gun is legal in Scotland? I have seen the photos of punt guns from Outlaw Gunner.

Thanks for the information. The photographer H. Armstrong Roberts seems to have been Philadelphia based. There are photos of his I have seen in magazines from the 1920s. There are several sequences of photos there...

Seems to be the same bayman

Ok, the way I saw it done was placing a spring clamp on the board at the deck line. It would accomplish similar. Rick

Interesting idea, I have not seen that done before. Rick

SJ. You could do that but the scimitar shape is to move the center of effort to the rear of the boat so you get a balanced helm. (at least that is what I have read) If the daggerboard were straight you could do add the pins. Rick Lathrop

Thank you for posting, I checked and Google Maps shows a house at each of the Van Duyne and Perrine addresses. It looks like Van Duyne and Perrine built boats in the backyard.

Jode, I have a planing hull sneakbox that someone did the same tapering of planks. I have done similar when cross planking the bottom of a garvey to tighten the bottom planking. Rick

Steve, Unfortunately you can’t adjust the depth on the scimitar board. I was going to use a spring clamp to hold board up when not in use. Guy I knew with a 12’ melonseed did same and it worked. Rick

Sweet looking vessel. Someone took the time to add flourishes for the stool racks. Looks like the deck planking is tongue and grooved plus tapered into place. Rick

Richard Lathrop submitted a new resource: Close to launch - Widgeon, rigging, sailing sneakbox Read more about this resource...

I spent the day trying to get the boat ready for launch. Seems like a bunch of small things kept popping up. I finished making the turnbuttons and fitting the painted floorboards. After that it was rigging the sail and testing the set up. I moved the boat outside of shop so the boat has seen...