Stuart Boatworks

Almost all “offshore” fishing boats have an industry-wide accepted, deep-vee hull with up to as much as 24 degrees of deadrise aft, very hard reversed chines on the outboard edge of their hulls, and large aggressive lifting strakes on each side of their centerline, up to as many as 3 strakes per side with 2 probably being the norm. That design concept is intended to use all of the lifting strakes and flat angular surfaces to provide lift and reduce the length of the hull that is running in the water and thus reduce the wetted surface and friction on the bottom of the hull in order to gain speed. It predetermines that the boat must blast through waves on a repetitive basis, wave after wave. And hopefully they have the structural integrity built into their boats to withstand that approach over many years.
Contrary to deep-vee hull design, our rounded bilge design concept is to keep as much wetted surface in the water as possible as often as possible andallow all of the continuously rounded surfaces to flowthrough the water.
Contrary to deep-vee hull design, our rounded bilge designed hull experiences relatively little bow rise when coming on plane. As a result, as sea conditions worsen the helmsman canreduce the speed of the boat and still maintain the proper running attitude for the boat to perform as designed. This correlates to avery comfortable riding experiencefor all of the crew, not just the helmsman.
Again, contrary to deep-vee hull design, our rounded bilge hull designfeels in the water like a longer, bigger boat than its’ actual lengthdue to its’ relatively flatter running attitude which keeps more boat in the water, instead of on top of the water. The more hull in the water that you experience with our design creates a relativelymore comfortable ridethan a shorter hull in the water which is what a deep-vee hull design creates when running “trimmed out” at speed.
When we set out to establish our company we shared a vision to, among other things, build boats to structural standards well beyond what is considered to be “overbuilt” for the industry for boats of our size.
We decided to design and build boats that would astound even other boat builders in terms of our structural strength. We encourage you to take the bottom of your fist and soundly strike the side of our hulls and hear for yourself how our vision of building exceptionally strong boats manifests itself in the finished product.
If you are looking for your last boat, you owe it to yourself to check us out.
Unlike Production boats builders that manufacture hundreds or thousands of boats per year, Stuart Boatworks is focused on building a few dozen, semi-custom boats per year.
Our small, highly skilled staff take great pride in building a limited number of boats with yacht-class fit and finish, yacht-class detailed wiring and plumbing, and an overall feel of being what they are – a “lifetime” boat.
Our small, semi-custom focus allows us to build a boat to truly meet your needs and desires – not the thoughts and desires of a Production boat design/ engineering group.
Here’s a few features we can add on for you:
Flush cockpit sole from bow to stern
Insulated above-deck coffin-style fish box forward
330-qrt insulated fish box below the coffin fish box
Leaning post with a substantial tackle center
40 gallon leaning post livewell
Two aft insulated in cockpit sole compartment optioned to be plumbed as fishboxes with diaphragm overboard pump out
Electric reel outlets
Horizontal rod racks beneath the cockpit sole
Folding tower with full controls
Low profile second station
Hardtop mounted outriggers
Flush mounted rod holders
Sea chest
Second and third live well
Trolling motor
Power Poles
If fishing isn’t in your near future, we can construct the perfect cruising machine:
forward wrap around seating with cushions and storage below
Forward facing backrests
forward fill-in section with cushion
a center console with room for a marine head and substantial luggage storage for those runs to the islands
20 gallons of fresh water with shower fitting
A wrap around leaning post with a cooler below on slide-out tracks
a removable, fold-down stern seat with removable backrest
Custom seating designs
Custom shade options
Muscular in appearance, the Stuart 23 feels like a lot more than a 23’ boat with a freeboard that is an average of 2” deeper than what is found on the Stuart 27. This boat was originally conceptualized as more of an inshore or nearshore vessel.
Given the boat’s sturdy construction and rounded bilge design, the Stuart 23 is more than capable in offshore waters. Previously designed to be powered by a single Yamaha F300, the newly designed splash well can accept single and twin motor configurations.
Featuring elegant lines in profile, the Stuart 27 is a pleasure to behold and even more enjoyable to captain. Using our rounded bilge design, this boat is built for offshore cruising and fishing. Featuring an aggressive bow entry, the Stuart 27 can stretch from one wave top to another when conditions deteriorate offshore.
This boat is manageable singlehandedly, while providing adequate space for multiple passengers. The Stuart 27 provides a solidness of feel and a softness of ride equivalent to a much larger boat.
We offer the highest quality semi-custom boats around. With a unique rounded bilge, structural standards like no other, and a versatile design, our semi-custom boats will blow you away. If you have any questions or want more details, feel free to contact us.