Heinrichs jr sneak box

[Joe Teja]

Actually looks fairly easy to make. Thank you 😁

 

[John Mulcahy III]

yes sir i ripped 1 inch sections an the cut one into little blocks to keep off hull an to run screws through really easy to do an works awsome

 

[Steve Sanford]

Joe~


Is the framing member at the bow the harpin (also spelled harping, as below) ?



View attachment Guthorn page 154 re harping.jpg



Vessels like Sneakboxes and Scooters - with their spoon-shaped bows - use a special horizontal framing member(s) to tie together the top, bottom and sides of the hull.







View attachment Book - Chappelle page 213.jpg



Howard Chappelle spelled it "harpin" and Peter Guthorn spelled it "harping" - but note that Chappelle shows a "stem block" in his plans - much like a Great South Bay Scooter. John Gardiner shows a "sheer harping" in his plans:





View attachment Gardiner plans.jpg



I wish we had a supplier of Atlantic White Cedar up here (northeast of Albany, NY). I brought enough back from Tuckerton in 2019, though, to see me through my own Sneakbox restoration next Spring.



Hope this helps?


SJS

 

[Joe Teja]

Yes Steve. Looks to be the harpin. Thank you! The first 3 ribs worth are rotted on both sides of my box. Was wondering if i can cut and splice or just have to replace the whole length? And also the harpin (bow block) is rotted but thats not a big deal

 

[John Mulcahy III]

Steve how far are you from Constableville NY my buddy has a cabin there maybe i can get him to bring ya some up! lol

 

[Joe Teja]

Tore more into the box today. Found the harpin was cut already. Don?t know if thats the way it was originally made, or from a previous restoration. Going to replace it as it came out. Just have to figure out the best way to cut itView attachment 6F86737D-F5A1-40B3-AB2C-357380DAF452.jpeg

 

[Joe Teja]

More progress today! The harping i made fit like a dream. Fit it to the boat and gave it a quick coat of paint, hopefully next weekend it will be installed. Took the other harping out and will make that tonight. Also removed both oar locks and other wood off deck to make new ( not sure what they are called, best I can see is they are just used to lock decoy racks on.

Even cut one new plank to test fit everything. Alot of work went into this and I?m not nearly done.
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