Custom Steel Boats

Custom Steel Boats, Merritt NC

Custom Steel Boats was started in 1981 by Richard Flowers and his son Rodney, in Arapahoe NC. They moved to a larger facility in Merritt in 1994. Visit the company at www.customsteelboats.com and see the yard from the air on Google here. Their web site now describes them as a steel fabricator and makes no mention of boats but presumably they could be back in the boat business if they had some work. Comments or queries, please email info@navalmarinearchive.com.

Most recent update: 18 January 2021.

Hull #	O.N.	Original Name	Original Owner	Type	GT	Ft.	Built	Disposition
Built in Arapahoe NC
103	945792	Tranquility	Michael B. Butterworth	Recreational	20	43	1989	Active
104	957877	Serenity	Low Sea Marine	Passenger	26	49	1986	Active
	978978	Bird of Time	Morgan O'Shaughnessy	Recreational	15	42	1991	Active
108	952072	Tuugaalik		Recreational	16	43	1992	Now Island Time
111	952938	Alleluia!	Victor Ceide	Recreational	22	43	1989	Active
112	1033767	American Steel	Robert J. Wouda	Recreational	30	43	1995	Now Reventon
119	986258	Kala'd		Recreational	11	42	1993	Later Rickshaw, now Oasis
120	1041242	Zoe	John Diggs	Recreational	12	42	1996	Active
121	991451	Sunseeker II	Harold M. Fairbanks	Recreational	9	42	1993	Active
125	1027283	Katherine B	George C. Salley	Recreational	15	41	1994	Now Valkyrie
	914917	Firefly	Stuart P. Tansill	Recreational	22	46	1995	Active
Built in Merritt NC
123	1034240	Ramblin' Rose	James L. Taylor	Recreational	34	55	1995	Now Ocean Stars
124	1035304	Griffin	Wlliam B. Gardiner	Recreational	22	47	1995	Active
128	1039833	Long Run		Recreational	83	61	1995	Now Impervious
131	1032745	Shiloh	Donald A. Henderson	Passenger	21	45	1995	Active
133	1030714	Imajica	Marsha S. Petersen	Recreational	24	49	1995	Active
	1075807	Donza Lee	Donza Lee Inc	Passenger	36	52	1998	Active
137	1076981	Lady Alice		Recreational	16	35	1999	Now Water Lilly
138	1074517	Dulcinea	The Joel E Peterson Trust	Recreational	98	65	1998	Now Xtratuff
142	1064964	Quetzalcoatl	Donald W. Bryden	Recreational	25	45	1998	Active
145	1086281	Big C Too	Edwin A & John O Crandell	Towboat	35	45	1999	Active
147	1183825	Northern Attitude	Adios Charters Inc	Passenger	37	57	2002	Active
148	1126062	Toucanne	Richard M. Lowman	Recreational	44	55	2002	Now Iron Annie
149	1114579	Jennifer Anne	Delancey Developments Inc	Recreational	87	65	2001	Now Almost Heaven
150	1110604	Victory	The Valkyrie Trust	Recreational	33	45	2001	Active
151	1119723	Ramaela	Patience Rewarded Llc	Recreational	95	65	2001	Active
153	1155640	Beverlee Jane	Robert Webster	Recreational	16	40	2004	Now White Spirit
155	1167133	Carol Marie	Ralph C. Kimball	Recreational	27	47	2004	Now Qilin
159	1176111	CSB 82	Northern Expedition Llc	Recreational	171	71	2006	Active
161	1191870	Neville	Ralph C. Kimball	Recreational	27	47	2005	Now Spirit
162	1220582	Migliori Amici	Island Explorer Yachts Llc	Recreational	169	91	2009	Now Boundless
163	1217225	Miss Brenda	Cape Lookout Cabins	Passenger	54	48	2008	Active
164	1242558	Mary Musgrove	Chatham Transit	Passenger	84	67	2012	Active
167	1268225	Two Dukes		Fishing	123	70	2019	Active

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