The Evolution of my 2008 Custom Beavertail B2

This is the evolution of my B2 and how and why I chose it. After having many boats in my life and seeing many boats through my travels and guiding career I knew what I wanted.....perfection. I thought I had it with the skiff I had but I was wrong. The boat was good.....for the money, but the builder of the boat and his company well....lets just say failed me as a customer. I could'nt wait to sell his boat and that is exactly what I did.

The question now is whats next? Whats the right boat? Who's the right builder? I needed a skiff I could put 2, and at times maybe 3 customers on that went very shallow, poled true and had the fit, finish, reliability, and CUSTOMER SUPPORT that my last flats boat company did not. The search was on.

I already knew about Beavertail and heard good things about them. I saw their DVD. I studied their product. I looked at a few other boat builders products and picked out 3 I liked and then picked up the phone. I did not call at 10 am on Tuesday morning....I called at 4:45 Friday afternoon. I wanted first to see the customer service of these companies. First company..Voicemail. 2nd Company (Beavertail) 2nd ring Mark Fisher CEO of Beavertail picks up the phone and talks with me for 20 minutes. So far so good but I needed a test ride. A few days later I am floating around in Pine Island Florida on a sweet B2 with a customer with a new B2 by the name of Wes Mathis. I was amazed how skinny it would go and how stable it was for having such a narrow beam. The fit and finish was amazing. The wiring looked like it was from NASA. Wes pointed out that even all the screw heads were turned the same way on the ENTIRE boat. Is that important? Not really, but it is impressive! The list goes on and on, no paint (colored gel coat), vacum bagged hull, dry ride, and most importantly, a company that actually gave a damn about me...the customer!

So on March 15 2008 I ordered and put down a deposit for the Beavertail B2. On March 20 I ordered and had dropped shipped to Beavertail: Lowrance x-28 gps/ff, 6' Stealth Powerpole with remotes, and Aluma Pole Casting Platform. This will be a really custom boat, and Beavertail wants to do it the way I want it done.....perfect.