Builder · Manns Harbor, North Carolina

Paul Mann

Photograph · Paul Mann Custom Boats

Paul Mann grew up crewing and building on the Outer Banks alongside Sunny Briggs and Omie Tillett, took his captain's license at twenty, and started his first boat, the 52-foot Mad Hatter, in 1987. Mann Boat Works opened at Manns Harbor in 1988, incorporated in 1992, and never built more than three boats at a time. The yard numbered its hulls from 101 and closed in 2021 when Mann retired, with some forty Carolina boats from 52 to 81 feet behind it.

Hulls on record
35
Built between
1988–2020
Names carried
96
Renamed at least once
25

Hulls on recordBy decade, then hull number

  1. 1980s2 hulls

    Tail Gunnerlaunched as Mad Hatter · 5 names since 1988No. 101198852.6 ft
  2. No. 102True Gritlaunched as Gannett · 2 names since 1989No. 102198952.5 ft

  3. 1990s12 hulls

    No. 103Plan Blaunched as Grand Slam · 5 names since 1990No. 103199053.7 ft
  4. Inlet Magiclaunched as Tar Heel · 3 names since 1991No. 104199155 ft
  5. No. 105Annie Claunched as Outer Limits · 2 names since 1992No. 105199255 ft
  6. Sportsmannlaunched as Blue Magic · 4 names since 1993No. 106199356 ftLaid up
  7. No. 107Hog WildNo. 107199454 ft
  8. No. 108LoQueSealaunched as Magic Marlin · 4 names since 1995No. 108199558 ft
  9. No ExcusesNo. 109199655.6 ftLaid up
  10. Wild Lifelaunched as Quintiki · 3 names since 1997No. 114199760 ft
  11. No. 115Tenacitylaunched as Line Dancer · 6 names since 1997No. 115199756 ft
  12. SniperNo. 116199856 ft
  13. No. 117Reel Tightlaunched as Dream Catcher · 2 names since 1999No. 117199960 ft
  14. No. 118Nairalaunched as Prime Time · 2 names since 1999No. 118199957 ft

  15. 2000s14 hulls

    No. 119PelicanNo. 119200056 ft
  16. No. 120Zueslaunched as DeeLarryus · 5 names since 2001No. 120200163 ft
  17. Jodie Lynn IINo. 121200157 ft
  18. Simple Mannlaunched as Clean Livin' · 4 names since 2002No. 122200258 ft
  19. No. 123Sea Junkielaunched as Qualifier · 5 names since 2002No. 123200260 ft
  20. Poor GirlNo. 124200365 ft
  21. Woodpeckerlaunched as Izzer · 4 names since 2004No. 125200468.2 ft
  22. No. 126Pura Vidalaunched as Line Dancer · 5 names since 2005No. 126200562 ft
  23. Loyaltylaunched as Hunter · 4 names since 2005No. 127200565 ft
  24. Freebirdlaunched as Phat Mann · 4 names since 2006No. 128200665 ft
  25. No. 130D.A. SeaNo. 130200765 ft
  26. Risk & Rewardlaunched as Ann Warrick · 2 names since 2008No. 129200876 ft
  27. Nu-Twistlaunched as Royal Flush · 2 names since 2009No. 132200966 ft
  28. No. 134QualifierNo. 134200956.5 ft

  29. 2010s6 hulls

    No. 133Santanalaunched as Georgia Girl · 2 names since 2011No. 133201174 ft
  30. AlinaNo. 136201258 ft
  31. No. 131Brittney Marielaunched as Lisa K · 4 names since 2013No. 131201366.8 ft
  32. No. 138Grand Slamlaunched as Caught Up · 2 names since 2016No. 138201660 ft
  33. Pipe Downlaunched as Jichi · 3 names since 2017No. 137201761 ft
  34. Shotskilaunched as Full Time · 2 names since 2018No. 139201877 ft

  35. 2020s1 hull

    No. 140Mann CaveNo. 140202063 ft

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