Why Scout

Customer Chronicles

Dear Scout Boats, My 2004 Scout 175SF was stored on a lift in front of my house in Newport News Virginia, hanging over the mighty James River. At the height of the recent Nor easterner it washed off the lift, floated and was blown 5 miles across this historic river,...
Read More about Scout Boats Customer Chronicle #79
Dear Scout Boats, This is a picture of my grandson, Alex, on our Scout 190 Costa. He caught this 28 inch long fish yesterday afternoon. He cast to, hooked and landed it all by himself after a 20 minute fight on an ultra light (I did help with the trolling...
Read More about Scout Boats Customer Chronicle #78
Dear Scout Boats, We were 78 miles offshore in our Scout 282 SF in 5-6 ft seas that were building, but we decided to keep fishing. A few hours into our trolling we had a Wahoo start blasting line off the reel. He probably took 400 yards of line before...
Read More about Scout Boats Customer Chronicle #77
Dear Scout Boats, I wanted to share this picture with the folks at Scout. I took it today at my dock. Nothing better than sundown on Lake Keowee SC in November…the lake is like glass. We love our 185 SF! Thanks to Hanckel Marine in Charleston for putting us in...
Read More about Scout Boats Customer Chronicle #76
Dear Scout Boats, My 191 Bay Scout is now in the water over here in Australia. I took it for its maiden voyage over the weekend. Very, very happy with the overall fit, finish and quality of the boat. It rides well and handles well. I do a mix of...
Read More about Scout Boats Customer Chronicle #75
Dear Scout Boats, Once again, my thanks to all of you down at Scout for a great boat. I have been running my 222SF 30 miles offshore for bluefin tuna and so far have not had any concerns that the boat would not get me back home. Even on the...
Read More about Scout Boats Customer Chronicle #74
Dear Scout Boats, My family just loves our new Scout purchased from SouthShore Marine in Huron. They are a great team and a pleasure to work with. I love my 205 SF. Keep making great-riding, great-looking boats. Karl Sooy Cleveland, OH
Read More about Scout Boats Customer Chronicle #73
Dear Scout Boats, Just a beautiful boat! Whether taking a break at Shalotte Inlet or trolling at the “Jungle” 25 miles off Little River, our 242 Sportfish caught everyone’s eye. Jack Kenley
Read More about Scout Boats Customer Chronicle #72
Dear Scout Boats, This makes our 3rd Customer Chronicle submission, and both the fish we catch and the fun we have on our Scout keeps growing! This past Saturday we caught another Blue Marlin on a 30 lb. test line aboard our 175 Sportfish. Caught and released two in just...
Read More about Scout Boats Customer Chronicle #71
Dear Scout Boats, This is an incredible photo taken by Scout owner Kevin McKee. Kevin’s Scout 245 Dorado is in the background, with the Canadian Bull Moose in the foreground. This shot was taken in Thunder Bay, Ontario, at the top of Lake Superior.
Read More about Scout Boats Customer Chronicle #70
Dear Scout Boats, I have had my 175 Sportfish for about 2 years. Came with a 90hp Honda motor and I added a custom T-Top. I take my family to the beach and water ski and also go out with my buddies and go fishing. Boat handles great in the...
Read More about Scout Boats Customer Chronicle #69
Dear Scout Boats, 2008 was good for us, and this year looks just as promising. My son Carlos Umpierre released a 300+ lb Blue Marlin off Dorado, Puerto Rico on May 25, 2009 after over an hour of a fight on 30lb test. The fish was successfully released alive and...
Read More about Scout Boats Customer Chronicle #68
Dear Scout Boats, I am a new boat owner and found the perfect boat for me, a 2006 185 Sportfish with a 150 Yamaha 4 stroke. This boat only had 16 hours on it and was in phenomenal condition. I picked my boat up on a Tuesday and was headed...
Read More about Scout Boats Customer Chronicle #67
Dear Scout Boats, Here are a few shots of my 6-year twins wearing their new Scout Boats shirts while previewing the new Scouts at the CIC Boat Show in Ohio. Thanks for letting me share! Jake Jacobs III
Read More about Scout Boats Customer Chronicle #66
Dear Scout Boats, Attached is a photo of my Scout 222 Sportfish navigating through the Caribbean Waters off the south coast of Puerto Rico on a beautiful spring afternoon in March. Miguel Quijano
Read More about Scout Boats Customer Chronicle #65
Dear Scout Boats: I just wanted to let everyone at Scout know how pleased I am with my 2008 242 Abaco. It has exceeded my expectations in many ways. This boat’s versatility is remarkable. It is as comfortable traveling down the highway as it is on the water. It has...
Read More about Scout Boats Customer Chronicle #64
Dear Scout Boats: After years of looking for “just the right boat” for my corner of the world, I can gratefully say that I have found it in your Bay Scout 180. I live along the South Carolina coast and needed a boat that could handle everything from near shore...
Read More about Scout Boats Customer Chronicle #63
Dear Scout, After having received good user-experience feed-back from my friends we decided to register into fast growing Scout-owners of Finland. I now have experience with the 222 SF (with both 150 and 250 hp), 205 SF (with 150 hp) and of course of the one we have, the reliable...
Read More about Scout Boats Customer Chronicle #62
Dear Scout, Living on a large lake in NW Iowa I wanted a boat I could feel safe with my daughters taking out on their own. I am now on my second Scout 175 Sportfish and like the performance and safety features it offers. Visibility is great at any speed...
Read More about Scout Boats Customer Chronicle #61
Dear Scout, I have to write in and tell you how much I love my 1997 202 Dorado. There are a lot of great fish stories with the Sportfish series, but for fun in the lake and the ocean my Dorado is the king. It currently resides in Lake Norman,...
Read More about Scout Boats Customer Chronicle #60
Dear Scout, Mat Tharpe, Mica Posey, Travis Gourley, Soda Noling, and myself went on an overnight trip out of Destin this past Friday night. We left the dock at 9 pm and ran out about 74 miles to the southwest. We started fishing at 1 am and got our 1st...
Read More about Scout Boats Customer Chronicle #59
Dear Scout, I have had different kinds of fishing boats, but one year ago I decided I wanted to have a great one with excellent performance. I had lot of discussions with your local dealer here in Finland. Good guys with good attitude. They organized a test drive with a...
Read More about Scout Boats Customer Chronicle #58
Dear Scout, We are in Puerto Rico, north of the island in Dorado in our 175SF, from 3.7 to 5.6 nautical miles from shore, we have got three Blue in four half days fishing, 280 lb, 135 lbs and the one in the photo that was calculated at 150 lbs...
Read More about Scout Boats Customer Chronicle #57
Theron Hegler of Isle of Palms, SC and Dr. Robert Hegler of Kershaw, SC enjoyed a great day of Striper fishing on Lake Watree during the summer of ’08 in their Scout.
Read More about Scout Boats Customer Chronicle #56
530 LXF Scout Line Drawing

Build Your Scout

Click below to build your dream Scout model.