A 35′ Willis Beal for Cape Codder Boat Company
Another 35′ Willis Beal hull is out of the mold, bound for Massachusetts to be finished.
News & Recent Builds
Updates from the shop — launches, progress milestones, and notes from the build floor.
Morgan Renee goes home to Louisiana
Jamie Soileau’s 41′ Libby left Addison on a truck in March 2026 and ran the last leg home down the bayou.
A 36′ Calvin Beal heads to New Jersey
The 36′ Calvin Beal we finished for the New Jersey Fisheries is in her marina.
Kelsie Marie in Commercial Fisheries News
CFN wrote up Josh Lee’s 46′ H&H, and Josh had a word for Peter’s finish work: “He’s the best.”
In National Fisherman
Michael Crowley wrote about the 46′ lobster boat in our shop, Déjà Vu, and the fiberglass decks on both.
As featured in National Fisherman, March 7, 2023
The first 35′ Willis Beal out of the mold
Christmas Eve, 2020: the first hull from our new 35′–38′ Willis Beal mold.
Grand Finale: the first 44′ Willis Beal
Stephen Geel’s Grand Finale, the first 44′ Willis Beal ever built, launched on November 19, 2020.
Featured in Maine Boats, Homes & Harbors
Maine Boats, Homes & Harbors told Peter’s story in Issue 166 — from Banbury, England, to RP Boats, to bringing the Willis Beal designs back to life.
As featured in Maine Boats, Homes & Harbors, Issue 166 (September/October 2020)
A new 35′–38′ mold, and Karen Marie goes home
We lengthened George Stover’s 35′ RP to 38′ and took our new 35′–38′ Willis Beal mold off her. Now she’s back in Yarmouth.
Paradigm launches, just before Christmas
The first 50′ × 20′ Willis Beal went in on December 23, 2019. Merry Christmas, Matt.
First hull out of the new mold, on her way to 50′
The first hull from the reborn Willis Beal mold came out with a 16″ raised sheer, and she’s headed for 50′.
The Willis Beal designs are back
We’ve brought back the Willis Beal hulls, formerly the RP, and on May 15, 2018, the 40′, 42′ and 44′ mold was reborn.
Two launches in two days
Skipper Alley’s 42′ Wayne Beal made 25 knots in a chop on April 18; Jonathon Coffin’s 47′ H&H made 28 the next day.
Kerriann Lynn launches after a week of weather
Cameron Farris’s 42′ H&H went in on April 27, 2017, after waiting more than a week for the weather.
Heather Ann launches, with Carlee Marie close behind
Frank Thompson’s 46′ Wayne Beal went in on August 8, 2016, and Alex Thompson’s 47′ H&H wasn’t far behind.
Catch ’Em All launches on Beals Island
Nate Barrett’s 46′ Wayne Beal runs really smooth, and Nate got 28 knots out of her.
F/V Laurie Ann launches
After a long, cold winter in our yard, Ryan Schoppee’s widened 42′ H&H went in on April 20, 2015.
Caleb and Brayden, a 46′ Wayne Beal for Jonesport
Ryan Geel’s 46′ Wayne Beal is in the water, and Brian Robbins of Commercial Fisheries News caught her running.
Logan-Faye rolls out: the widest 42 we’ve laid up
Larry Davis’s 42′ H&H, widened to 18′ 8″ and stretched to 47′, came out of the shop to wait for sea trials.
Wizard is on her way to the water
Eric Paiva’s 44′ Novi from Chatham, Massachusetts, is rebuilt and out of the yard.
Kayla Marie heads home to East Machias
Gary Wood’s 38′ Calvin Beal, Kayla Marie, left the shop on New Year’s Day, 2012.
Raymond Alley’s boat goes back in
A new floor and a new house top for Raymond Alley’s 36′ fishing boat out of Jonesport.