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Save this beautiful George Heinrichs speed box sneak box up a few days ago it even has the dog box option not too many were built with that if I would guess it is built in the 70s she doesn’t need too much work except or locks, trim, combing pieces and some fiberglass patches. This is # 27 of...

This is a 1940 22ft inboard sneakbox built by Ed Cranmer of Cedar Run NJ. It had a 7 1/2 ft beam and was powered by a 4 cylinder Hercules gas engine and rope steering. It was built of white cedar and bronze rivets. This picture was taken in 1983 by that time the box was in dis repair engine...

Here is my 1984 10ft Gunning/ Sailing garvey built by Mark Ford. He built 3 of them 2 just for Gunning and 1 as a gunner/sailor. It is10ft long 4 1/2 ft beam. Hull and sides built of Jersey white cedar, ribs are a mix of 1 1/4 cedar & oak and topside is 1/2 marine plywood. She is a speed demon...

Here are cape may ditch box plans they are of a bateau style pictures are of a bateau style and garvey style. Drawing done by FH “Sunny” Sutton

A gunner asked me today if I owned or knew of one. He purchased this 20 years ago and thinks the original name was ground blind or ground box on the sticker. It is 72 inches long x 20 x 8 inches deep. If anyone knows of any for sale let me know so i can relay it to him. Thank you!

First time i ever saw a recipe for a Shell Drake “redbreasted mergansers” maybe I’ll try it. Recipe is from a local Pine barrens recipe book called Chicken Foot Soup & other recipes from the pines.

The one sneakbox I wish I could have restored but only owned it for 45 minutes this was a 1940 Cleve Dabbler 12ft sneakbox from cape may county. Cleve built a beautiful boat with a rounded cockpit. I bought it in grassy sound in north wildwood for $150 loaded it on the trailer and took rt9 to...

Just picked up this Higbee pondbox its very light it is 7ft 3 long and 3 feet wide. Im going to redo the shell racks get a new canvas breakwater and cockpit cover. Has anyone gunned out of them? How do you like them?

Just picked up this beautiful 1964 Gus Heinrich Sr Speedbox. I got it from the original owners family who said they’re Father took there mother up to Parkertown on a date to pick up his sneakbox. This is the only Heinrichs sneakbox i ever saw with a secondary half hatch with tacked canvas for...

Just picked up this beautiful Van Sant sneakbox. From looking it up and down im figuring it is a 1940s. This box was found on the meadows in Atlantic City area and brought to Grants boatworks Forked River was fiberglassed and repaired. In 1974 and was Bought by Dan Britton in 1975 who gunned it...

Looking for some opinions i will be restoring this 15ft Perrine sneakbox from a sailor to a gunning sneakbox this winter. I will be replacing the king plank and removing the center board well transom and re-fastening the hull and glassing just the hull not top deck. My question is should i keep...

Going through my sneakbox archives i wanted to post pictures of three sneakbox builders and their advertising the 3 builders are Perrine Boatworks Barnegat NJ, Van Duyne Brothers Ventnor NJ, Bud Miles Palmyra NJ. Hope you enjoy.

Just looking through notes ive made a list of all the sneakboxs i own or owned and posting the list and if anyone wants to see photos of them or discuss them i would love to talk about the different types. Sneakboxs ive owned and or still own Star indicates still owned in my collection...

One of the oldest sneakboxs I ever owned it was a 1910 Hulse sneakbox built in Bricktown on the end of Hopper Ave. a tell tale of a northern ocean county sneakboxs is the main hull plank that is almost a V style still a displacement hull but faster for sailing. Most common style of the northern...

Just picked this beautiful sneakbox up for minor repair this is a 1947 Sam Grant of Forked River it was built for Bob Conti of Conti Causeway Ford of Manahawkin. Bob used it at his Gunning club he belonged to Marshelder Gunning Club. This sneakbox is built for rough water for open bay it is 12ft...

With Railbird season a month away let’s see everyone’s skiffs here’s mine it is a 1922 Casper Bass built in Bridgeton NJ this is all original and I am the 3rd owner. The Skiff is 13ft 6 long and 3 1/2 ft wide. It is built out of white cedar. The push pole is original as well and is 13ft long...

Here is a pond/ditch box from my collection of South Jersey gunning boats. This is a 1950 Cape May County Ditch/ Pond box. It is 7ft 6” long & 35 inches wide. It is made out of 1/2 inch cedar sides and transom and 1/8 inch cedar bottom planks. What makes it a Cape may county box is the sides of...

I know I have to many projects but I couldn’t let this one go. It is a 1938 Perrine Sailing Sneakbox the boat is 15ft long and 6ft wide. Should be an easy project except the rotted center board. But I will be removing that and making this into a full Gunning box. Last picture is a 1940s add for...

I love finding old sneakbox sails this is over 100 years old all hand sewn canvas “Army Duck” it is a winter sprit rig. To tell if it’s a winter sail rig the mast, boom and sprit will be smaller this rig here is a 6ft mast and 6ft boom and at one time a 8ft sprit pole and 50sqft of sail. While...

My 1970 Al Tonnesen Sailing and Gunning sneakbox. Al was the last old time barnegat baymen he learned to build sneakboxs from Rube Corliss and you can see Rubes influence in Al’s boats. They are great open water sneakbox built for diver gunning. It 12ft 4in long and 58 inches wide and strong...