sneak-box

And, in spite of the cold, we was noticing how Phil was sailing that three-cornered sneak-box -- noticing and criticising; at least, I was, and

Cape Cod Stories Joseph Crosby Lincoln 1907

On several occasions I raised the water - apron, and explained how the little sneak-box shed the water that washed over her bows, when these rough fellows seemed much impressed with the excellent qualities of the boat, and frankly acknowledged that "it might pay a fellow to steal one if there was a good show for such a trick."

Four Months in a Sneak-Box 1869

The sneak-box offered ample stowage capacity, while canoes built to hold one person were not large enough to carry the amount of baggage necessary for the voyage; for I was to avoid hotels and towns, to live in my boat day and night, to carry an ample stock of provisions, and to travel in as comfortable a manner as possible.

Four Months in a Sneak-Box 1869

The lower part of the trunk with the diverging roots furnish knee timbers and carlines for the sneak-box.

Four Months in a Sneak-Box 1869

The flatness of her floor permits the sneak-box to run in very shallow water while being rowed or when sailing before the wind without the centre-board.

Four Months in a Sneak-Box 1869

The price of a sneak-box, as ordinarily built in Ocean County, New Jersey, is about forty dollars.

Four Months in a Sneak-Box 1869

County, New Jersey, I have been able to rescue from oblivion and bring to the light of day a correct history of the Barnegat sneak-box.

Four Months in a Sneak-Box 1869

Securely shut in my strong box, with a hatchet and a Colt's revolver by my side, and a double-barrelled gun, carefully charged, snugly stowed under the deck, the intruder would have been in danger, and not the occupant of the sneak-box.

Four Months in a Sneak-Box 1869

When once inside of the sneak-box, it becomes the stiffest and steadiest of crafts.

Four Months in a Sneak-Box 1869

All this may be accounted for by recognizing the fact that the water-lines of the sneak-box are peculiar, and differ materially from those of row-boats, sailboats, and yachts.

Four Months in a Sneak-Box 1869