Builder · Wanchese, North Carolina

Scarborough

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Ricky Scarborough learned the Carolina boat under Capt. Omie Tillett in 1976 and built his own the next year because he could not afford to buy one. The Wanchese yard, run by Ricky Jr. since his father's retirement in 2010, calls itself North Carolina's longest operating boatbuilder, with more than eighty custom hulls from 25 to 85 feet.

Hulls on record
44
Built between
1984–2026
Names carried
67
Renamed at least once
16

Hulls on recordBy decade, then hull number

  1. 1980s6 hulls

    No. 00042Megabitelaunched as Bite Force · 2 names since 1984No. 00042198441 ft
  2. No. 00044GingerlyNo. 00044198541.6 ft
  3. No. 00045June BugNo. 00045198541 ft
  4. No. 00050Pipe DreamNo. 00050198750 ft
  5. Rangerlaunched as March Hare · 2 names since 1987HIN RAV51001J787 · 51198751 ft
  6. No. 00057Pipe Dreamlaunched as Tranquila · 2 names since 1989No. 00057198953 ft

  7. 1990s11 hulls

    No. 00058RelentlessNo. 00058199054 ft
  8. No. 00059Ashley LaurenNo. 00059199146 ft
  9. No. 00062Miss ACNo. 00062199151 ft
  10. No. 00063Something Simplelaunched as Southern Belle · 2 names since 1992No. 00063199244.8 ft
  11. No. 00064Group TherapyNo. 00064199254.1 ft
  12. No. 00065The NaturalNo. 00065199356 ft
  13. No. 00067TravellerNo. 00067199567 ft
  14. No. 00068Honky Tonklaunched as Britton · 2 names since 1995No. 00068199557 ft
  15. No. 00072Due CourseNo. 00072199757 ft
  16. No. 00073Rock Saltlaunched as Aloan Time · 3 names since 1997No. 00073199747 ft
  17. No. 00074On TapNo. 00074199860 ft

  18. 2000s8 hulls

    No. 00079Lisa JoNo. 00079200155 ft
  19. No. 00080Bootsielaunched as Voodoo Child · 3 names since 2003No. 00080200370 ft
  20. No. 00081Canyon LadyNo. 00081200364.8 ft
  21. No. 00083Salt Minelaunched as Rash Decision · 2 names since 2005No. 00083200554 ft
  22. No. 00085Sempre DuroNo. 00085200668 ft
  23. No. 00086Big OhNo. 00086200763 ft
  24. No. 00087Miccolaunched as Sea Fix · 3 names since 2007No. 00087200750 ft
  25. No. 00084El CazadorNo. 00084200876.6 ft

  26. 2010s9 hulls

    Saga IIHIN RAV36001D213 · 36201336 ft
  27. Brown Eyed Girllaunched as Saga · 3 names since 2014HIN RAV60001J314 · 60201460 ft
  28. Sally GirlHIN RAV57001J415 · 57201557 ft
  29. Whiskey IIlaunched as Waterman · 5 names since 2015HIN RAV63001I516 · 63201563 ft
  30. Wayne's Worldlaunched as Demboys · 2 names since 2016HIN RAV62001N617 · 62201662 ft
  31. Gallant Ladylaunched as Jackpot · 2 names since 2016HIN RAV63002E616 · 63201663 ft
  32. CrackerHIN RAV63003E717 · 63201763.5 ft
  33. Trailer Trashlaunched as Gametime · 2 names since 2018HIN RAV63004D818 · 63201863.5 ft
  34. PursuitHIN RAV54001I920 · 54201954 ft

  35. 2020s8 hulls

    Hawkeyelaunched as Waterman · 3 names since 2020HIN RAV70001H021 · 70202070 ft
  36. SagaHIN RAV63005G122 · 63202163.5 ft
  37. Miss Behavinlaunched as Triple S · 2 names since 2023No. 14 · 72202372 ft
  38. VintageNo. 17 · 67202367 ft
  39. Scarborough 26HIN RAV26001L223 · 26202326 ft
  40. GametimeNo. 15 · 75202475 ft
  41. WatermanNo. 18 · 67202567 ft
  42. Skin DeepNo. 19 · 75202675 ft

  43. Undated2 hulls

    No. 20Scarborough 76No. 20 · 7676 ft
  44. Canyon LadyNo. 21 · 7373 ft

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