Jim Sculley, a North Carolina resident who had been fishing and buying custom boats for years decided to take his knowledge as an owner into the world of boat building. He founded Sculley Boatbuilders in 1999 with one goal: Create high-quality Sportfishing Boats! With this endeavor, Jim started out building two 58 foot boats cold-molded from Okoume plywood with a hull bottom designed by Donal Blount. These first two models were so successful that Jim Sculley quickly perfected his 58' design and expanded it to a 60'.