Crab Scraper Style:Hardware Kit Only The Box Stern is used

The Box Stern is used for oystering

5in Long 8in Wide Model done in 3/4in scale

this type of boat was known as a tuck stern

In the early 1900's

when the internal combustion engine first appeared

Crab Scraper Style:Hardware Kit Only The Box Stern is usedSmith Island Crabbing Boat The Smith Island Crabbing Boat is actually known as a crab scraping boat. This boat usually about 30' in length is used to pull scrapes across the shallow rivers and harvest soft crabs or peelers. The shallow draft of this boat allows the waterman to work in water less than 2' deep. Kit Contains: Basswood & Spruce Pre routed base Plank on frame construction Instructions & Blueprints Dimensions: 23. 5in Long 8in Wide Model