Al Keller

The builder of the world's finest shallow water fishing skiffs. Hell's Bay Boatworks was formed by renowned Florida fishing guides Hal Chittum and Flip Pallot, along with visionary boat designer Chris Morejohn with one goal in mind … to build the finest fishing boats ever conceived. Merely improving conventional designs was not good enough. They wanted to make sweeping changes in design and construction that would revolutionize the shallow water fishing industry. And they accomplished this. Today Hell’s Bay Boatworks is still led by a team of dedicated fishermen, outdoorsmen and adventurers. This team is guided by Capt. Chris Peterson and his wife Wendi Peterson. Chris not only brings years of on the water experience , but has a depth of business experience leading companies and large organizations for more than 20 years. All of the department leads at Hell’s Bay have been with the Boatworks more than five years and have a proven dedication to creating the finest skiffs available. Everyone at Hell’s Bay is passionate about what they create and their passion shows in the Hell’s Bay’s finished skiffs. We are building the Marquesa, Boca Grande, Professional, Waterman, Glades Skiff, Whipray, DevilRay and Guide. For lots of detailed information please visit our website. All of our skiffs are constructed with the finest materials available.