Hells Bay Boatworks

This is where it all started for Rockport Marine, INC. We got our start in the boat business back in 2002 selling flats skiffs from Hell's Bay Boatworks. Today, Hell's Bay Boatworks is still the finest flats boat ever made and today's boats are better than ever. We couldn't have picked a better boat company on which to build the foundation for Rockport Marine, INC. A special thanks goes out to Hell's Bay.

Hell's Bay Boatworks was formed by renowned Florida fishing guides Hal Chittum and Flip Pallot, along with visionary boat designer Chris Morejohn with one goal in mind ¿ to build the finest fishing boats ever conceived. Merely improving conventional designs was not good enough. They wanted to make sweeping changes in design and construction that would revolutionize the shallow water fishing industry. And they accomplished this.

Today Hell's Bay Boatworks is still led by a team of dedicated fishermen, outdoorsmen and adventurers. This team is guided by Capt. Chris Peterson and his wife Wendi Peterson. Chris not only brings years of on the water experience , but has a depth of business experience leading companies and large organizations for more than 20 years. All of the department leads at Hell's Bay have been with the Boatworks more than five years and have a proven dedication to creating the finest skiffs available. Everyone at Hell's Bay is passionate about what they create and their passion shows in the Hell's Bay's finished skiffs.

The skiff builders at Hell's Bay only build to order and put their efforts into quality construction, the finest materials, cutting edge design and personal customer service. Hell's Bay's boats will allow anglers to do things they have never been able to do in other flats boats. Imagine never again feeling the frustration of grounding out while trying to reach a tailing bonefish or redfish. Imagine being able to easily fish thousands of miles of water filled with fish that no other boats can reach!

You are invited to review all of the information presented on our boats, examine the claims of other manufacturers, question us and them, and most importantly come ride and pole our skiffs. Our claims and statistics are accurate. We have included here quotations from a number of the finest guides and fishermen in the world. They are enthusiastic about these boats and they use them 200-300 days per year. Capt. Larry Sydnor of Islamorada, "This is the best boat I have ever fished in," or Capt. Bob Branham of Biscayne Bay remarks, "This boat changed the way I think about how a boat should work, fish, run, last and be built. It made guiding fun again".

At Hell's Bay Boatworks the goal is to stay on the cutting edge of technology while building fishing machines with state of the art materials and design and personally know each of customers. Their Hell's Bay Boatworks is a complete "boatworks" involved in custom work, tooling, design, repairs, rigging, refurbishing and remodeling.

Join the adventurous lifestyle of the Hell's Bay Fraternity and begin a lifetime of enjoyment in a Hell's Bay Boatworks skiff.