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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

Good morning, Matt~ Thanks for the validation re the 2-color hull scheme. You may have noticed that I have been painting faux bottom paint on many of my gunning boats in recent years. Although just straight oil paint - not anti-fouling - it is a nostalgic tribute to all of the work boats of...

Good morning, Dax~ That type of gunning vessel was a standard/classic in the Mississippi Flyway - mostly pre-WW II. I think of them as Midwest Gunning Skiffs. Of course, I am an Atlantic tidewater guy - with limited experience with fowling West of here. This one - from the Hunters...

Henry~ I did not name my first vessel - a 16-foot garvey. It had a flat bottom and took me clamming on Great South Bay one summer - when I was 17. I did not build it - but made significant modifications above the waterline. I re-named my Dad's gaff sloop. Friends warned me about the dangers...