which lead from the village of Manahawken through the swamps to the edge of the extensive salt marshes that fringe the shores of the bay. This road bore the euphonious name of Eel Street,—so named by the boys of the town. When about half-way from its end, I turned off to the right, and followed a wooded lane to the house of an honest surf-man, Captain George Bogart, who had recently left his old home on the beach, beside the restless waves of the Atlantic, and had resumed his avocation as a sneak-box builder. Working Sneakboxes Meanwhile, hunters continued to use the classic sneakbox. Eventually, among the many builders in the Jersey marshes, J. Howard Perrine of Perrine Boat Works became the most noted builder. Perrine's father Samuel was one of the pioneer sneakbox builders. The Ocean County (N.J.) Cultural and Heritage Commission provides several views of a working sneakbox: Hunter with gear, rowing; and a sneakbox in a flood. Racing Sneakboxes As time passed, the yachting fraternity based a racing boat on the working sneakbox by scaling it up, making it longer and beamier. This larger sneakbox had much more sail than a working sneakbox. See also Punt gun References Further reading Sternberg, Dick; Simpson, Jeff (1997). The Complete Hunter: Duck Hunting Smith, Nick (2006). Waterfowl Hunting: Ducks and Geese of North America Kramer, Gary (2003). A Ducks Unlimited Guide to Hunting Diving & Sea Ducks DeVore, Michael (2013). Lake Saint Clair Sportsman Bishop, Nathaniel (1869). The Pampas and Andes: A Thousand Miles' Walk Across South America Bishop, Nathaniel (1878). The Voyage of the Paper Canoe: a Geographical Journey of 2500 Miles from Quebec to the Gulf of Mexico, During the Years 1874-5 Bishop, Nathaniel (1879). Months in a Sneak-Box: A boat voyage of 2600 miles down the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers, and along the Gulf of Mexico External links The Barnegat Sneak-Box reference site Boat types Water transport