Jim Smith Boats

What Jim Smith Boats does

Jim Smith Tournament Boats is a privately held custom sportfishing yacht builder headquartered in Stuart, Florida. The company designs and constructs tournament-grade sportfishing vessels and walkaround fishing boats in lengths ranging from 48 to 105 feet, serving individual high-net-worth buyers seeking custom offshore fishing platforms. Its hull lineup includes the 48' Walkaround, 60' Walkaround, 71' Sportfish, 86' Sportfish, 86' Sportfish Enclosed Bridge, 95' Sportfish, and 105' Sportfish, alongside fully custom commissions, with at least 39 hulls completed to date (Hull #39 currently in construction).

The company's vessels are engineered around high-output propulsion and long-range offshore cruising, with technical specifications featuring MTU Series 2000 M96L engines producing 2,630 horsepower, Seakeeper 35 gyro stabilization, and fuel capacities up to approximately 5,200 gallons. Construction appears to follow a sequential custom build process with each hull engineered to owner specifications rather than produced on a standardized assembly line.

Revenue is generated primarily through quote-based custom hull sales on a direct, relationship-driven basis with individual buyers, supplemented by a secondary online tournament gear retail shop. The company operates from a single yard in Stuart, Florida with a reported staff of nine employees, indicating a boutique operating model with limited disclosed capital structure, no external funding rounds, and no public M&A or partnership activity in the available data.

Name

Jim Smith Boats

Legal name

Jim Smith Tournament Boats

Website

https://jimsmithboats.net

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Jim Smith Tournament Boats is a privately held boutique builder in Stuart, Florida that designs and constructs custom tournament-grade sportfishing yachts and walkaround fishing boats from 48 to 105 feet for individual high-net-worth buyers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Custom Sportfishing Boat Manufacturing

NAICS

Boat Building (336612)

SIC

Ship & Boat Building & Repairing (3730)

akta.pro primary industry

Recreational Fishing & Sportfishing Boat Manufacturing (IMAJAEAH)

akta.pro secondary industry

Semi-Custom & Series Production Yacht Manufacturing (IMAJAEAM)

Keywords

• Custom sportfishing boats
• Tournament fishing vessels
• Walkaround boat builder
• Luxury yacht construction
• Offshore fishing boats

Headquarters

HQ city

Stuart

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Personnel, Supply Chain, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Custom Boat Sales: Jim Smith Tournament Boats generates primary revenue through custom-building tournament fishing vessels. Customers commission boats to their specifications, with builds ranging from 48' walkarounds to 105' sportfish vessels. Each build is a bespoke project with no fixed pricing publicly disclosed.
2. Tournament Gear Online Shop: The company operates an online shop section selling tournament gear and equipment, providing a secondary revenue stream from boat accessories and supplies.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Jim Smith Tournament Boats is a custom boat builder that designs and constructs bespoke tournament sportfishing vessels ranging from 48-foot walkarounds to 105-foot sportfish yachts, plus fully custom one-off commissions (such as the 96-foot Hull #39). Each vessel is built to customer specification at the Stuart, Florida facility, equipped with high-performance MTU engines, Seakeeper gyro stabilization, and configurable bridge layouts. The company also operates an online shop selling tournament gear and accessories as a secondary offering.

Product overview

Jim Smith Tournament Boats is a custom boat builder specializing in tournament-grade sportfishing vessels and walkaround fishing boats. The product portfolio consists of distinct boat models across two series: the Walkaround series (48' and 60' models) featuring fishing-focused deck layouts with walkaround gunwales, and the Sportfish series (71', 86', 86' EB, 95', and 105' models) offering larger offshore-capable platforms with increasingly sophisticated bridge configurations and amenities. The company also builds fully custom vessels to specification, exemplified by Hull #39 — a 96-foot custom tournament boat with enclosed bridge and sky bridge. Core propulsion uses MTU Series 2000 engines, while standard equipment includes Kohler generators and Seakeeper gyro stabilizers. All vessels are built to order at the Stuart, Florida facility.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• 48' Walkaround

Quantifiable outcome

• Vessels with up to 5200 gallon fuel capacity enabling long-range tournament fishing without mid-trip refueling
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• Bertram Yachts: Bertram is a storied U.S. sportfish builder known for tournament-grade convertibles. Operates as a broader incumbent in the same sportfish category as Jim Smith, though at greater production scale and with both custom and series offerings.
• Viking Yachts: Viking Yachts is the largest and most recognized U.S. sportfishing yacht builder (convertibles and enclosed bridge sportfishes from ~38' to ~92'). Overlaps directly with Jim Smith in the high-end tournament sportfish segment but operates at substantially greater scale with series production rather than bespoke builds.
• Hatteras Yachts: Hatteras Yachts is a long-established builder of sportfishing convertibles and motor yachts in the same tournament sportfish category as Jim Smith. It is a broad incumbent offering larger-volume production alongside custom options.

Direct peers

• Paul Mann Custom Boats: Paul Mann is a long-running custom sportfish builder in North Carolina producing tournament-ready boats in comparable size ranges. Highly comparable boutique custom-build model targeting the same HNW tournament segment.
• Merritt Yachts: Merritt Yachts is a family-run custom sportfish builder producing tournament-ready vessels for the same HNW offshore angler market as Jim Smith. Closely aligned boutique custom-build competitor.
• Garlington Landewe: Garlington Landewe builds high-end custom sportfish yachts for the tournament market with a focus on performance and customization, directly mirroring Jim Smith's bespoke positioning and customer profile.
• Jarrett Bay Boatworks: Jarrett Bay is a North Carolina-based custom sportfish builder producing tournament-ready vessels in a similar size range to Jim Smith. It is one of the closest boutique custom sportfish competitors by build philosophy and customer base.
• Spencer Yachts: Spencer Yachts is a custom sportfish builder producing tournament-grade vessels for offshore competition. Comparable in boutique scale, build philosophy, and target customer to Jim Smith.
• Bayliss Boatworks: Bayliss Boatworks is a custom sportfish builder specializing in tournament-grade vessels for elite anglers, directly comparable to Jim Smith in build scale, customer profile, and product positioning.
• Rybovich Spencer Yachts / Rybovich: Rybovich is a Florida-based custom sportfish builder with deep tournament-circuit roots, sharing Jim Smith's Florida base, custom-build approach, and elite tournament customer base.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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