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I am not a huge fan of drain plugs. The prior owner of my melonseed had a drain plug aft of the centerboard trunk but left the cockpit uncovered over the winter. Once the bottom of the boat filled with leaves and plugged the drain hole, the bottom rotted out around the plug. Just a concern...

Very nice garvey. i like the lines seems well proportioned. Nice photobomb of the racing sneakbox in the background of your photo. Rick

Richard Lathrop submitted a new resource: Setting up keelson - Setting up Widgeon Keelson Read more about this resource...

The next step is to setup the keelson. I first milled a 2x6-16' to the necessary thickness and width. I used the 16' in case there were splits in the ends of the board. Using the jig for the ribs I used a bevel to set my table saw to the needed angle. After verifying the setup with a test...

Steve, WP Stevens is in the resources section. The Barnegat Cruiser was developed for cruising not really duck hunting. https://duckboats.net/community/attachments/foreststreamxxv_497-jpg.57968/ Rick Lathrop

Steve, Great writeup. Looking over many sneakboat plans I think a qualifying feature of a traditional sneakbox is the forms are all built to a constant arc. Would a harpin also be a required feature to qualify as a traditional sneakbox? Rick Lathrop

Is this a pond box since I don't see motor or sail fittings? https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/601068632308426/?ref=product_details&referral_code=marketplace_top_picks&referral_story_type=top_picks

Eric, The gusset sits on the rib face since the rib is 3/4" wide and is half lapped to the 1" rib riser. I half lapped on the 1" rib riser so the gusset would be level across the face. If you look at the midships section on the resource the Ribs are 3/4" wide by 1" deep, the Rib Risers are...

Richard Lathrop submitted a new resource: Gussets and Ribs - Creating Gussets and installing ribs Read more about this resource...

Once the side planks are installed it was time to make up the gussets for the rib assemblies. The plans call for a gusset on each side of the ribs notched to accept the keelson. I drafted the gusset in Fusion360 and cut the gussets on my CNC router. The gussets could easily be made on a table...

Capt, I think that would be great. Eric, Could these be placed in an album under media? Rick Lathrop

It would be great if you shared and started a historical image archive. Rick

Eric, With software like VCarve Pro the learning curve is not hard. Understandable about picking which things to pursue with limited time. Rick Lathrop

Eric, That is a simple pocket and would take about 10 minutes to program in VCarve. A pin router would take up additional floor space in my shop. I think a CNC is more versatile tool. Rick

Eric, I think a T slot cutter would work. When are you making some and shipping in custom boxes made on the box cutter? :) Rick

Eric, The bottom looks like it is ideal for either routing on a CNC or having a CNC made template that you could attach to a body and rout out the pocket with a router and bushing. Rick Lathrop

Whistler pond box plans are in the resources section. https://duckboats.net/community/resources/whistler.133/

Excellent photos. Looks like you were hunting near Tuckerton from the plant water tower in the background. You can see where Harry got the inspiration for his pond box in Successful Waterfowling. Rick Lathrop

Bob, Our labrador. Molly has torn both rear CCL's, our vet advised us that usually when one CCL gets torn, dogs shift the weight to the other leg and wind up damaging the CCL in the other leg. Rick Lathrop

Rob, What design are you building? Rick Lathrop