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2021-22 Sportfish Build Report: Scarborough Boatworks

March 10, 2022 By InTheBite Digital Editor

Check it out! Enjoy our annual build report showcase of the newest projects from the industry’s leading boat builders. Scarborough Boatworks is the final builder of 22 boat builders featured. Check out the rest of the builders below!

Sponsored by Riggs Yacht Sales.

Amid the age of immediate gratification fostered through blistered fingertips navigating smartphone apps, self-checkouts and next-day deliveries, some things simply cannot be rushed. From master shipwrights working in massive facilities to those covered in dust emerging from makeshift sheds, the expertly crafted sportfish yacht is an amazing pedigree. What follows is a selection of the newest projects from the industry’s leading boat builders.

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Filed Under: Boats, Builders, Design, Featured Stories, Splash Reports Tagged With: boat builder, boat design, new boat, scarborough boatworks

The Man Who Saw Boats: Remembering Ricky Scarborough Sr.

July 23, 2021 By InTheBite Digital Editor

By Mitchell Bateman

If you’ve been involved in the world of offshore sportfishing for more than a week, chances are good that you have heard of Scarborough Boatworks and the man behind some of the finest boats ever built, Ricky Scarborough, Sr. From his first 18- to 25-foot hunting skiffs and work boats, to his last 60- to 85-foot custom-built luxury sportfishing yachts, Ricky’s reputation for quality craftsmanship and ingenuity is well known. The actual number of boats he built is a little fuzzy considering he didn’t keep written records of all the crab boats and hunting skiffs he built for his neighbors and family. With the incorporation of Scarborough Boatworks in 1977, along with better record-keeping, it is probable that the grand total of boats Ricky built was north of 100.

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Filed Under: Boats, Builders, Featured Stories, Owners, People Tagged With: boat builder, offshore sportfishing, ricky scarborough, scarborough boatworks, sportfishing boat

Scarborough Waterman II – 70′

August 11, 2020 By InTheBite Editor

Image courtesy Scarborough Boatworks

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Filed Under: Featured Stories, Splash Reports Tagged With: ricky scarborough, scarborough boatworks, Scarborough Waterman II

Splash Report: 63′ Scarborough Game Time

January 28, 2020 By InTheBite Editor

63 Scarborough Boatworks

Game Time Homeport: Key Largo, Florida

The 63-foot Game Time was splashed in the early summer 2018. “The owner bought a Scarborough boat because he has been enamored with North Carolina boat builders and the boats they make. The ride, the fishability, the looks and the speed match their story,” says Captain Ben Brownlee who runs the Game Time. “I’m pretty impressed with it, too. She maneuvers well, is a great head sea boat and has beautiful lines. It turns on a dime and really handles well on fish. The boat also has a Seakeeper, a Spot Zero and a watermaker.”

“This is probably one of the nicest boats we’ve ever built,” says builder Ricky Scarborough. “It is the first large boat for the owner. He wanted something fast. It is designed for tournament fishing and travel.” To be prepared for a variety of fishing applications, the boat is equipped with a significant live well capacity.

 

“These owners were some of the nicest people we have ever worked with. The owner has two boys and this boat was a way to introduce them to the sport. It is not heavy on entertainment systems, but was designed for family time,” Scarborough says. “The biggest hit so far has been the grill in the cockpit. The 10-year old is the grill master.”

The family theme extends to the interior layout as well. The VIP stateroom turned into a split, with two beds. “These days we seem to attract a lot of families,” Scarborough says. “And we like it that way.”

With the build complete and the boat in the water, where will the Game Time head from here? “We’re in Pirate’s Cove (North Carolina) until November. We’ll be in Jupiter from November through April, with some Bahamas trips mixed in. In May, we’ll head to the Bahamas for the Custom Shootout and fish there until August,” says Captain Ben. “We might head to the DR after that. In 2020, we’ll head to Costa Rica.”

Game Time indeed.

SPECIFICATIONS: Completion date May 2018 / LOA 63’6” / Beam 17’6” / Draft 5’ / Engines 2-C32A 1925HP / Generators 2-21KW Northern Lights / Loaded Weight 87,000 lbs / Fuel Capacity 1600 gallons / Water Capacity 250 gallons / Interior 3 stateroom/3 head / WOT 43.5 kts / Gyro Seakeeper 16


 

 

 

Filed Under: Boats, Builders, Featured Stories, General News, News, Splash Reports Tagged With: 2018, 63 scarborough, c-32, CAT Engines, gametime, scarborough boatworks

Dock Talk: Aboard the 54′ Pursuit from Scarborough Boatworks

December 3, 2019 By InTheBite Editor

Captain Jason Holtz gave InTheBite a full tour of the customized 54′ Pursuit from Scarborough Boatworks in North Carolina. The Pursuit is headed to Kona, Hawaii.

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Filed Under: Boats, Builders Tagged With: boat news, new boat, pursuit, scarborough boatworks

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