About Scout Boats
ABOUT SCOUT BOATS
Glide your fingertips anywhere across a Scout. Feel 100% hand-laid fiberglass construction, the luxury of the upholstery, the richness in the accents. Feel the clean design inside and out, all the way to the completely-finished bilges and underside of all doors, lids and hatches. Bow to stern, port to starboard, above deck and below, everywhere you look and touch you’re experiencing the Scout difference.
Standing at the helm, you feel the passion. Wrap your fingers around the steering wheel and you’re not just touching any boat. You’re engaging with a technologically advanced, fully crafted vessel that brings modernity and unconventional style together. The horsepower, the touch screens, the patents, the countless hours that have gone into designing and producing the very best coastal sportfishing boat in its class are now at your fingertips.
Are you aboard a boat, at the wheel of a high-performance luxury sports car, or inside a private jet? Questions you ask yourself as you tour our models and realize just how different Scout truly is from the competition.
WHAT DO THE EXPERTS THINK ABOUT SCOUT BOATS?
Since Scout Boats is one of the most popular fishing and cruising boats on the market today, their models are also the most widely reviewed. SI Yachts only represents the finest brands available today, boats that are built right, by a company with integrity, and that customers love. Below are many of the expert opinions from magazine editors, captains, and independent boat testers.
"All in, the Scout 425 LXF with twin Mercury 600s is a perfectly powered and well-balanced boat that can be fished like a gentleman or cruised like a demon—scout’s honor." - Kevin Koenig, Power & Motor Yacht
"The Scout 281 XSS strikes a stylish profile that belies its professional fishing amenities. Some say it’s too pretty to fish. We say it is one of the best-looking badass fishing platforms on the water. It is also one of the latest in the growing number of big hybrid bay boats available with twin outboards. " - Randy Vance, Saltwater Sportsman
"Replacing the popular 355 LXF, the new 357 LXF center-console is part of the nine-boat lineup of luxury-cruisers aimed squarely at the higher-end slice of the outboard offshore-fishing market, appealing to buyers who want a performance-flavored, ultra-finished, luxury approach in their new center-console fishing conveyance." - John Tiger, Boating Magazine
"Each Scout hull design is an original, the result of the company’s in-house research-and-design team working closely with its engineering staff to take concepts from blueprint to production efficiently, earning a world-class reputation for quality, strength, durability and value." - Sport Fishing Magazine
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS ABOUT SCOUT BOATS
Are Scout Boats Still Made?
Yes, Scout Boats are still made today and even expanded their operation in South Carolina with a $10 million investment which renovated the company's headquarters and will help with the production of their newest model, the 67 LX yacht. (Source: SC Governor's office.)
Where Are Scout Boats Manufactured?
All Scout Boats are manufactured are the Scout factory located in Dorchester County, South Carolina. The address to the Scout factory is 2531 US-78 in Summerville. The Scout factory stretches 35,000 square feet.
How Many Boats Does Scout Produce Each Year?
There are approximately 1,200 Scout Boats produced each year from the South Carolina based factory.
Who Owns Scout Boats?
Steve Potts is the founder and owner of Scout Boats. Steve first started the boat company in 1989 with only $50,000 in savings. In 2022, Scout Boats named Steve the CEO while making Dave Wallace President of the company.
