Building a boat is one of the most rewarding experiences a person can take on in their life.  There is something quite magical about taking a pile of wood, fiberglass and epoxy and turning it into a fully functional boat that can easily rival commercially built boats in quality and finish.  Even better?  Today's boat building methods require no special carpentry … [Read more...]

If you are a fan of inshore flats fishing, the history of Key West native William Henry "Willy" Roberts and his flats skiffs are stuff of legend. Having built beautiful all wooden skiffs and then making the transition to fiberglass in the 1960's, it is pretty safe to say that the Willy Roberts line of boats have a process for boatbuilding in place that is as rock solid as you'd … [Read more...]

Ben Trainer says: One Fish Two Fish Redfish Bluefish #ugonnafish #leatherneckbackcountryfishing #redbonefishing #skifflife #bluefish #redfish #floridakeysfishing #snook #fishingTop Selling Gear Popular Links[random_testimonial] … [Read more...]

The Sabine Skiffs Versatile has accomplished what the industry said was impossible for aluminium skiffs, zero hull slap. The zero dead rise hull design allows for a very shallow draft while featuring additional design elements that counteract the waves hitting the hull at different angles; the main cause for hull slap.   We especially liked the walk around … [Read more...]

Heron 18 Skiff Specifications: Length:  18' 6"                   Beam: 77" Deck Level Weight:  650 Lbs              Min HP: 60  Hp     Max Hp:  90 Hp Taking two years of feedback from SaltMarsh's successful launch of their Heron 16 and adding a unique new transom … [Read more...]

Action Craft (In Production) Ankona (In Production) Backcountry Bay Craft Beaver Tail Skiffs (In Production) Bonefish Boatworks (In Production) Bossman (In Production) Cayo Boatworks (In Production) Chaos (In Production) Chittum (In Production) Dolphin (Not In Production) Dorado Dragonfly East Cape Skiffs (In Production) Gause Built Gheenoe Glasser Hell’s Bay … [Read more...]

Graham Hegamyer knows his way around skiffs having had multiple boats made for him from custom builders like East Cape Skiffs. His latest collaboration with the company is up for sale. Graham says, "East Cape has built some beautiful boats for me in the past, but this is by far the most unique Caimen ever made. This skiff is truly a one of a kind that will never be … [Read more...]

Eric Simmons with Simmons Custom Rigging is putting the final tweaks on a new high performace cat hull that is none other than stunning; in performance and fit/finish. Not even fully tuned for speed yet, this impressive hull is seeing speeds of around 75 MPH. The standard equipment & features is very generous with a suprisingly palatable price tag around … [Read more...]

The Panga style fishing boat is known worldwide for being an efficient, fish slaying machine.  From the beaches of Cabo San Lucas, over to Asia & the Philippines and back to our beloved coasts of Florida, they run inshore, nearshore & offshore and anywhere in between. This versatile boat is so popular because of its low cost to build, small horsepower … [Read more...]

Salt Marsh, on the bleeding edge of skiff building materials. Here is what Salt Marsh says about their skiffs: The Salt Marsh concept is based on using Kevlar laminates for high strength and tough resins.   We could not have developed this concept even just 2 years ago at this price, but recent resin research has allowed us to push the performance/cost … [Read more...]