Sneakboxs I’ve owned or still own

[CaptBobKeeney]

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

1910 Hulse sneakbox

1918 Perrine 20ft inboard

1924 Andrew Kilpatrick

1934 VanSant *

1935 Rube Corliss *

1938 15ft perrine sailing *

1940 Cleve Dabbler

1946 VanSant

1955 Harland Price inboard/ sailing *

1957 Allen Chadwick

1958 Lem Blackman sailing

1960s VanSant style sailing

1960 Guenther Gunning Garvey *

1965 George Heinrichs planning hull

1970 Rube Corliss/Allen Tonneson *

1972 Pacemaker sailing *

1974 Carl Adams Gunning Garvey *

1975 20ft Wally Chapman/Perrine inboard *

1975 Tootie Neff sailing

1975 Mutt Cramer Sailing

1983 Dolph Hall

1984 Mark Ford Gunning Garvey/ sailing *

1985 Herb Heinrichs

2004 Bill Simonson sailor

2014 Jim Simonson plaining hull *

Also own a 1922 Casper bass Railbird skiff, a 1950 cape may county ditch/pond box , a 1960s Carl Adams Pond box, and a Bill Cordrey chicken breast pond box

 

[Eric Patterson]

Bob

Wow. That's an impressive list. How would you describe the collection of sneakbox builders still doing it today? Is is growing or shrinking? Is it practiced as a hobby or are folks paying the bills with it? Are duck hunters in your area using them on a regular basis or is it a nostalgic thing that occasionally sees use? For me personally nothing captures the spirit of duck hunting like a cedar Barnegat Bay sneakbox and a rig of hand carved blocks. I missed the golden era both in time and location, but am thankful folks like you keep it alive.

 

[CaptBobKeeney]

Bob

Wow. That's an impressive list. How would you describe the collection of sneakbox builders still doing it today? Is is growing or shrinking? Is it practiced as a hobby or are folks paying the bills with it? Are duck hunters in your area using them on a regular basis or is it a nostalgic thing that occasionally sees use? For me personally nothing captures the spirit of duck hunting like a cedar Barnegat Bay sneakbox and a rig of hand carved blocks. I missed the golden era both in time and location, but am thankful folks like you keep it alive.

I would have to say there are a few people that can build a sneakbox for a gunner. But professional sneakbox builders that build a all cedar sneakbox Bob Fricke Sr was the last builder in the south jersey area. Dave clack still builds them out of fiberglass in Road Island. I believe there are still alot of gunners using sneakboxs but not as many as say in the 1980s and 1990s. I personally still gun out of a sneakbox and over a rig of cedar decoys to keep the tradition alive but i feel it gunning out of sneakboxs is dying at this time but everythings a fad and they will be popular again and in 10 years the sneakbox will turn 200 years old and still be in use gunning barnegat bay.

 

[jode hillman]

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

1910 Hulse sneakbox

1918 Perrine 20ft inboard

1924 Andrew Kilpatrick

1934 VanSant *

1935 Rube Corliss *

1938 15ft perrine sailing *

1940 Cleve Dabbler

1946 VanSant

1955 Harland Price inboard/ sailing *

1957 Allen Chadwick

1958 Lem Blackman sailing

1960s VanSant style sailing

1960 Guenther Gunning Garvey *

1965 George Heinrichs planning hull

1970 Rube Corliss/Allen Tonneson *

1972 Pacemaker sailing *

1974 Carl Adams Gunning Garvey *

1975 20ft Wally Chapman/Perrine inboard *

1975 Tootie Neff sailing

1975 Mutt Cramer Sailing

1983 Dolph Hall

1984 Mark Ford Gunning Garvey/ sailing *

1985 Herb Heinrichs

2004 Bill Simonson sailor

2014 Jim Simonson plaining hull *

Also own a 1922 Casper bass Railbird skiff, a 1950 cape may county ditch/pond box , a 1960s Carl Adams Pond box, and a Bill Cordrey chicken breast pond box

That's awesome Bob.

Curious how you are figuring out the years of the van sants?

I'm bringing a nice one to the show next weekend but I'm not sure of the year

 

[CaptBobKeeney]

That's awesome Bob.

Curious how you are figuring out the years of the van sants?

I'm bringing a nice one to the show next weekend but I'm not sure of the year

Jode, the two Van Sants the 1934 was my great grandfather that he bought new directly from George Van Sants Boat yard in Atlantic City. The 1946 one i bought from Bill Simonson who was the second owner of the boat and he said that was the year it was built. The third is a just a 1960 Van Sant style that I believe was built by someone that worked for them and that had a engraving built 1960 on the center board trunk. But now im curious and excited to see your Van Sant at the show.

 

[RM Anderson]

Bob

Wow. That's an impressive list. How would you describe the collection of sneakbox builders still doing it today? Is is growing or shrinking? Is it practiced as a hobby or are folks paying the bills with it? Are duck hunters in your area using them on a regular basis or is it a nostalgic thing that occasionally sees use? For me personally nothing captures the spirit of duck hunting like a cedar Barnegat Bay sneakbox and a rig of hand carved blocks. I missed the golden era both in time and location, but am thankful folks like you keep it alive.

I didn't know about sneakboxes until just a few years ago but when I learned about them I thought man, I'm on the cutting edge of duck hunting technology! Had no idea folks had been hunting out of these little crafts for 200 years. It's great to be part of a remnant that still use them and wholeheartedly agree that they are the best way to hunt these wary birds. RM

 

[CaptBobKeeney]

I didn't know about sneakboxes until just a few years ago but when I learned about them I thought man, I'm on the cutting edge of duck hunting technology! Had no idea folks had been hunting out of these little crafts for 200 years. It's great to be part of a remnant that still use them and wholeheartedly agree that they are the best way to hunt these wary birds. RM

Rm Anderson if you would like i can email you the History of the barnegat bay sneakbox that i wrote for Stockton university i would just need your email.

 

[Eric Patterson]

Rm Anderson if you would like i can email you the History of the barnegat bay sneakbox that i wrote for Stockton university i would just need your email.

Bob

Perhaps this is the same piece.

The Barnegat Bay Sneakbox

Oct 2, 2024

Barnegat Bay Sneakbox paper by Bob Keeney Jr.

• Eric Patterson
• More Info

 

[CaptBobKeeney]

Bob

Perhaps this is the same piece.

The Barnegat Bay Sneakbox

Oct 2, 2024

Barnegat Bay Sneakbox paper by Bob Keeney Jr.

• Eric Patterson
• More Info

Yes it is!

 

[Richard Lathrop]

Bob,

Impressive list. You need to add that Sam Hunt to your collection. I would like to see photos of the 1984 Mark Ford Gunning Garvey/ sailing.

Rick Lathrop

 

[CaptBobKeeney]

Bob,

Impressive list. You need to add that Sam Hunt to your collection. I would like to see photos of the 1984 Mark Ford Gunning Garvey/ sailing.

Rick Lathrop

Rick if i had the extra money at the moment i would but here here are some photos of the Mark Ford it is a 10ft gunning/sailing garvey built of Jersey cedar hull and sides and plywood deck

 

[Richard Lathrop]

Rick if i had the extra money at the moment i would but here here are some photos of the Mark Ford it is a 10ft gunning/sailing garvey built of Jersey cedar hull and sides and plywood deck

Did Mark build from a specific plan or make his own? Sailing garveys are rare these days. There is one in the new issue of WoodenBoat.

Rick

 

[CaptBobKeeney]

Did Mark build from a specific plan or make his own? Sailing garveys are rare these days. There is one in the new issue of WoodenBoat.

Rick

Mark built 3 of them and he built them just off of knowledge of boat building and the garvey style. The Swain point sailing garvey your speaking of is off of the original 1712 Garvey design by Garvis Pharo of West Creek NJ which is mix of a english punt and the Lenni Lenape dug out scow.

 

[Richard Lathrop]

Bob,

Thanks, I was not sure if it was based on the Chapelle garvey plans.

Rick Lathrop

 

[CaptBobKeeney]

Bob,

Thanks, I was not sure if it was based on the Chapelle garvey plans.

Rick Lathrop

Your welcome the chapelle Garvey are similar to the original sailing garveys!