Retired from the lineup. Never from the water.

Special request only. Priced like the one-offs they are.

A legacy build isn’t a production run — it’s the custom shop setting everything else aside to bring a retired hull back for one owner. That takes tooling time, old-school know-how and a build slot, and it’s priced accordingly. If one of these boats is THE boat for you, that conversation is worth having.

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2004 — the original

Gladesmen

The boat that started East Cape.

Our first model and the first true microskiff — the only hull you could pole, paddle, row, or power. The Gladesmen built East Cape's name one impossibly skinny flat at a time, and it never really left: a modern build went out as recently as 2023, ordered by other manufacturers to use as their product test platform.

First true microskiffPole · paddle · row · powerFounding model, 2004

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Retired classic

Lostmen

"The greatest skiff ever — when the motor was off."

Sub-six-inch draft and a poling feel that owners still argue nothing has matched. The Lostmen defined the technical-poling end of the lineup for years, and its DNA runs through everything we build shallow. Texas Scooter deck versions were built for the Laguna Madre crowd.

Sub-6" draftPure poling skiffScooter deck variant

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Retired classic

Caimen

The guide's simple, brilliant workhorse.

A no-nonsense technical skiff that earned a devoted following, including a lighter Caimen Lite variant. Caimens never really went away — they're still ordered by owners who know exactly what they want.

Caimen + Caimen LiteTechnical poling skiffInshore favorite

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Retired classic

Fury

Lostmen soul. Drier, rougher-water manners.

The Fury paired the Lostmen's deck with a hull built to stay dry and composed when the water got ugly. Working guides still run them hard today — you'll find Furys in our Guide Network from the Carolinas to the Texas coast, which says everything about how they were built.

Lostmen deckDry, rough-water hullStill guiding daily

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2013 debut

Glide

Simple, slick, and ahead of its time.

Debuted in 2013 — a pared-down hull with a quiet, devoted following. The people who designed and built the Glide are still on the floor in Longwood, and they light up when someone asks about it.

Debuted 2013Pared-down and light

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2024 — with Flip Pallot

SKANU

A poling canoe, co-designed with a legend.

Sketched in the early 2000s, prototyped with Flip Pallot, and splashed as a carbon prototype in January 2024. Twelve feet eight inches, under fifty pounds, poles in two inches of water, runs a 12-volt trolling motor, and rides on your roof racks. The last boat Flip helped design — we build them with that in mind.

12'8" · under 50 lbPoles in 2" of waterCar-toppable · 12V power

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2024 — limited chapter

Drift

The first skiff-style drift boat.

Launched at ICAST 2024: a carbon-Kevlar drift boat rigged with Sawyer oars for any fishable river. A short public run, a big idea, and one of the most distinctive hulls we've ever shipped. We still build them to order.

Carbon / KevlarSawyer oarsAny fishable river

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