Pacific Skiffs History

Pacific Skiffs was formed in the fall of 1986 originally as Pacific Manufacturing, Inc.
The company crafted custom made all-welded aluminum work boats commonly referred to as skiffs. In the United States, a "skiff" is known as a small, shallow draft, open deck work boat often called upon to meet the needs of commercial fishermen in Alaska. In addition to fulfilling the needs of fishermen, the doors to other opportunities were opened ranging from set netting, crabbing, shrimping and aquaculture, to hauling freight, construction, dredging, oil spill response, diving and resort use. After several successful years manufacturing "made to order skiffs," the designs and manufacturing energies were channeled into the development and production of premium quality, high performance, Vee-hull commercial and sport fishing boats.

With a marine engineering background, commercial ship repair and manufacturing technology skills, the owner brings over 35 years of industry experience to the company. In this highly fragmented industry, our boat design and manufacturing processes have continued to be industry leaders while meeting the needs of many fishermen around the world.

To date, we have manufactured vessels for fire departments, search and rescue teams, ports, harbor masters, sheriffs, the US Coast Guard, US Navy, Naval Reserve, Coast Guard Auxillary, NOAA, US Army Corps of Engineers, Fish and Wildlife agencies, game wardens, universities, the National Park Service, tribal fisheries and patrols, DNR, Dept of Transportation, US Geological Survey, construction companies, divers, towing companies and many more.

Pacific Boats staff of dedicated and skilled craftsmen enable us to continue our tradition of producing cutting edge, rugged and safe boats for nearly all working conditions.

Our riggers are ABYC Certified for electrical installations.