Rybovich Yachts, West Palm Beach FL
Most recent update: April 24, 2012.
John Rybovich & Sons Boat Works was started in the 1930s, as a repair and refit center. After WWII, John Rybovich's three sons took over and began building sportfishing boats. They sold the yard in 1975 and it has changed owners several times since then, but a third-generation Rybovich, Mike, is still in the business and a fourth-generation Rybovich recently graduated from Webb Institute. Visit the latest incarnation of the company at www.MichaelRybovichandSons.com, which includes the definitive directory of Rybovich boats. See the yard at www.rybovich.com and from the air on Google here. The table below has been extensively revised but still has some gaps and the hull numbering system breaks down in places, probably because of the ownership changes. Please send any additions or corrections to timcolton@aol.com.
| Hull # | Original Name | Original Owner | GT | Ft. | O.N. | Built | Disposition | Later Names |
| 1 | Miss Chevy II | Charles F. Johnson | 34 | 1947 | Destroyed 1986 | Binky II, Sail Ahoy | ||
| 2 | Clari-Jo | Tony Accardo | 11 | 35 | 268296 | 1949 | Active | Timid Tuna, Quandry II, Cassandra III, Eastender, Skip IV, Falcon, Renegade, Charmer, Liquidator, Legend |
| 3 | Half Pint | P. A. B. Widener | 28 | 1949 | Destroyed 1970 | Sea Urchin III, Marsharca, Gulf Bug, Mulletite | ||
| 4 | Alex | 28 | 1949 | Tranquil, Tern, Confusion, Spendriff, Rhubarb, Tranquil, Kittiwake | ||||
| 5 | Merry Marlin | 28 | 1949 | Reported abandoned 1985 | Diana | |||
| 6 | Bahama Mama | 37 | 1950 | Seaboots, Bahama Mama, Lucky Lew | ||||
| 7 | Suzy III | 36 | 1950 | Burned 1984 | Invictious | |||
| 8 | Miss Chevy IV | Charles F. Johnson | 34 | 1952 | Reported seized by Cuba | Mojo, Mako | ||
| 9 | Vael | 13 | 35 | 282763 | 1953 | Sank off Bimini 2000 | Hustler, Nan-Sea, Andale, Lady Iris, Renegade, Bahari | |
| 10 | Escape | George Gill | 36 | 1953 | Sea Mimi, Blue Yonder, Kembe, Libby, Willing, Lady Iris, Day by Day, Maya | |||
| 11 | Helene R | 36 | 1951 | Loot Lam, Scat, Chaser, Predator | ||||
| 12 | Butterball | 12 | 34 | 267460 | 1954 | Active | Half Pint II, Witch Fin, Tern, Second Glance, Valhalla, Tern | |
| 13 | Bimini Babe | Robert E. Maytag | 36 | 1954 | Little Babe, Nimrod, Firthwete, Bimini Babe | |||
| 14 | Hina | 28 | 1954 | Sea Urchin IV, Frantic, Miss Skeet-O, Frivolus, Gretchen Ann, Miss Alice, Coconut Southern | ||||
| 15 | Lazy Bones III | 40 | 1954 | Burnt off New Jersey 1985 | Release, Sea Bird, Moon River, Moon Pie, Lady Iris | |||
| 16 | Four Bells | 13 | 36 | 503870 | 1955 | Active | Lazy Boy, Bon-Jo, Big Blue, Prowess, Tuna Tango, Desperato, Numero Uno, Westerly, Rapture, Christine VII, Four Bells | |
| 17 | Cosa | D. H. Braman | 18 | 40 | 269114 | 1955 | Active | Cosa, Also, Viento, Bounty Hunter, The Main Event, Bang II |
| 18 | Timid Tuna | 12 | 36 | 269438 | 1955 | Active | Seven Days, Caravel II, Fast Pay, Pilot Boy, Foxy Lady, Impossible Dream, Billfisher, Turtle Back, Bump & Run | |
| 19 | Georgia May | Dale Critz | 22 | 42 | 270090 | 1955 | Active | Windswept, Blue Yonder, Sunny Sue, Mainbrace, Five Grand, Six Grand, Best Revenge, Lone Angular, Boomerang |
| 20 | Three Rings | 17 | 39 | 270649 | 1955 | Active | The Animal Three, Pescador, Hooker, Vintage, Twenty | |
| 21 | Chevy Clipper | Charles F. Johnson | 48 | 1956 | Destroyed 2008 | Whistling Swan, Londu, Houka, Navesand | ||
| 22 | Ban Gee | 17 | 40 | 271265 | 1956 | Active | Amigo IV, Wasp IV, Dead Ahead, Mykonos | |
| 23 | Jo Jack | 19 | 36 | 1230207 | 1956 | Active | Blue Fin II, Mai Toi, Lucky Louie, Bluebell, Dambuie | |
| 24 | Tranquil | Bev Smith | 9 | 30 | 280099 | 1956 | Active | C C, Nomel, Sea Palms, Cracker |
| 25 | Ses-Sah-Moie II | Philips Petroleum | 43 | 1957 | Katie Lady, One More Time, Proud Lady | |||
| 26 | Michalina II | 13 | 35 | 273013 | 1957 | Active | Bilpat II, Georgia May, Lovango III, Syki II, Gerry, Libby, Dazzler, Fish Hawk, Brutal, Havana | |
| 27 | Francis H | 36 | 1957 | Sugar, C B, Circe | ||||
| 28 | Tireless | Roger S. Firestone | 20 | 41 | 277015 | 1958 | Burnt 1965/66 | Chipless, Caravel, Swamp Fox |
| 29 | Miss Chevy | Charles F. Johnson | 36 | 1957 | Waltius, Georgie May, Peco Bay | |||
| 30 | Siki | 43 | 1957 | Susan, Frantic, Chevy Won, How Too, Early Bird, JP's Tracker | ||||
| 31 | Epco | 42 | 1958 | Cara Mia, Carillon, Lion, A As Lion, Sea Lion, Pacifier, Bushwacker, Sleuth, Show Piece, Timeless | ||||
| 32 | Mojo | David Lake | 27 | 43 | 275447 | 1957 | Active | Ole, Sunny Bunch, Hibiscus, Maroc, Mrs Robinson, Tuna Tango, Baby Grand, Sneek-E-Peet, Brenna, Hairy Dog, Zeke |
| 33 | Gem | 12 | 36 | 276473 | 1958 | Active | Sassy Lady, Really Tica, Humdinger | |
| 34 | Rhino | 36 | 54 | 277596 | 1958 | Active | Princess, Rhino | |
| 35 | Blue Fin IV | 22 | 41 | 277804 | 1958 | Active | Blue Fin | |
| 36 | Cosa | D. H. Braman | 24 | 46 | 278092 | 1959 | Active | Gracious Lady, Phoenix |
| 37 | Tranquil | Bev Smith | 13 | 35 | 278811 | 1959 | Active | Jet Stream, Peanut, Reel E, Tintinajo, Trincaya, Buck Tail, Nemo, Savannah |
| 38 | Bimini Babe | Robert E. Maytag | 27 | 45 | 279213 | 1959 | Active | Cassandra IV, Ole, Annabet, Swamp Fox II, Lovango IV, Vampire, Anejo, Glory Days, Popeye |
| 39 | Sapo | D. H. Braman | 36 | 1959 | Dundiggin, Flashback, Ceilidh, Chieftain | |||
| 40 | Lazy Bones IV | 19 | 42 | 280374 | 1960 | Active | Hello Central, Compass Rose, Fondana, Rupp Rigger, Barbara Elaine, Bet-Sea, Beck, Trincaya | |
| 41 | Nitso | 44 | 1960 | On Call, Hawk, Jaquelyn L, Grandeur, Miss Nansea | ||||
| 42 | Bil Pat | 10 | 31 | 281027 | 1960 | Active | Shawara, Captiva, Rybo One, Four Bells, M T Pockets, Point Maker, Snake Oil, Anasazi, Twilight Affair, Sea Hammock II | |
| 43 | Frisky | 9 | 30 | 690864 | 1960 | Active | Release, Gale Song II, Snee Kee Peet, Maroc, Sparrow, Haere Maru, Frisky, Release | |
| 44 | Sea Mimi II | 40 | 1960 | Eau Babe, Eau Baba | ||||
| 45 | Wallaby | 29 | 47 | 284068 | 1960 | Active | George W, Georgie May, Mai Toi, Que Pasa, Scorpio, Nitsa, Happy Times, Adah K | |
| 46 | Bound 'n' Blue | 48 | 1961 | Bound's Blue | ||||
| 47 | Jet Stream | P. A. B. Widener | 36 | 1961 | Katana, Sambo, Manalee, Bonanza, Kelly Kim | |||
| 48 | Sue | 40 | 1961 | |||||
| 49 | Blue Fox | James Kimberly | 34 | 50 | 285082 | 1961 | Active | Prosit, Miss Budweiser |
| 50 | Steamless | 8 | 30 | 693235 | 1962 | Active | Rode Runner, Lil Bet, Rybo I, Cad VI, Geni, Carmen, Pepper, Vamonos, Chela | |
| 51 | Miss Bavarian | Anheuser-Busch | 21 | 42 | 287269 | 1961 | Active | Busch Bavarian, Falcon, B Bop, Pacifier, Marlynn, Griffin, Nimbus, Perfect Season |
| 52 | Lucayan | 30 | 1962 | Jem, Tweel, Taurus, Emprise, Joanne | ||||
| 53 | Tralee Kate II | 36 | 1962 | Big Pete, Venture, Tobey, Adam's Folly, Rookie IV, Lil Liz, Pelagian | ||||
| 54 | Rogue | 26 | 45 | 287853 | 1962 | Active | Medusa, Never a Doubt, Shamrock, Boot, Wire We Here, Tall Tails, Mary Agnes, Mega-Bite | |
| 55 | White Swan | 31 | 50 | 290802 | 1963 | Active | Jet Stream, One Bull, Prime Time, Capriole | |
| 56 | Scorpio | 36 | 49 | 290815 | 1963 | Active | Don Papa D, Bon Papa D, Rupy, Rudy, Esperanto, Q A, Kyway, Corsair | |
| 57 | Whistling Swan | 39 | 51 | 293383 | 1963 | Active | Jim Jim | |
| 58 | Frisky Lady | 13 | 36 | 294227 | 1964 | Active | Lucky Lady, Wooden Nickel, Windsong, Ship's Café, Solarol, Slip Stream, Sam V | |
| 59 | Volador | 50 | 1964 | Corinne, Calcutta, Crestliner, Miss Judy, Shelby Jean | ||||
| 60 | Florin | 37 | 1964 | Invader, It's Me VIII, Hustler, Mischief | ||||
| 61 | Amigo V | Herb Clofine | 25 | 42 | 297552 | 1965 | Active | Way-We-Go, Liberator, Maradel |
| 62 | Kavirondo | Whitmar Corp. | 37 | 1965 | Blue Fox, Ship's Café, Humdinger, Faz, Pretty P, Briar Patch, Papa, Thistle | |||
| 63 | Una Mas | 31 | 50 | 502041 | 1966 | Active | It's Me, Carowin, Coquina, El Viejo | |
| 64 | Wallaby | 26 | 42 | 504326 | 1966 | Active | Rowdy, Ilona, Frances J, Dadson, Amigo VI, Lady, Buddy Boy, Billfold, Amigo | |
| 65 | Little Pete | 38 | 52 | 506681 | 1966 | Active | DoDo, Galatea, Pel Star, Show Piece II, Lone Eagle II | |
| 66 | Little Mike | 44 | 55 | 1183582 | 1967 | Active | Catch One | |
| 67 | Ole | 27 | 45 | 511584 | 1967 | Active | Big Blue, Galadriel, Cookie Monster, No Name, Final Draw, Islanaorta, Top Priority, Fountainhead | |
| 68 | Castabar | 44 | 53 | 512672 | 1967 | Active | Dreamcatcher | |
| 69 | Annabet | Floyd Gottwald | 43 | 56 | 515687 | 1968 | Active | Miss Judy, Fondana, Hairy Dog |
| 70 | Hadit | 28 | 46 | 518112 | 1969 | Active | Argah, All Wright, Sylvia II, Black Ribbon, Anejo | |
| 71 | Apava | Later Bernie Madoff | 47 | 56 | 522150 | 1969 | Active | Bull |
| 72 | Seven Days | 40 | 54 | 524622 | 1970 | Active | Born Free, Marguerite, Gypsy Lady, Ambush, Sea Hut | |
| 73 | Margaret | Saltra Ltd | 88 | 76 | 538468 | 1972 | Active | Frappe, Wildcat, Shark |
| 74 | White Swan | Marvin James | 55 | 1970 | Miss Boots, Sonny | |||
| 75 | Frisky Lady | 32 | 46 | 533620 | 1971 | Active | Sea Eagle, Brier Patch, Bandida | |
| 76 | Loot Lam | 32 | 46 | 538391 | 1971 | Active | Bonte, Jobsite, Other Love | |
| 77 | Little Pete | Paul Levitan | 59 | 58 | 552615 | 1973 | Active | Celia P, Gallant Lady, Toy Won |
| 78 | White Cap | D. Mead Johnson | 36 | 49 | 579402 | 1975 | Active | Francis M, Nina, Christina, Time Out, Silky, Wire We Here, Blue Fox |
| 79 | Swamp Fox | Buck Fulp | 56 | 55 | 570671 | 1976 | Active | Private I, Nany |
| 80 | Flying Fisher | 68 | 65 | 678216 | 1980 | Active | Seven Days, Limit Bid, Blue Boy, Caught, Conquest | |
| 81 | Cookie | 27 | 43 | 590706 | 1978 | Active | Cookie Too, Twilight, Mirage, Maverick, Sea Biscuit | |
| 82 | Private I | 37 | 48 | 586971 | 1977 | Active | Vampire, Taboo | |
| 83 | Shiron | 35 | 50 | 635095 | 1981 | Active | Alacra'n, Ansley, Papa, Salem Wolf, Dilligraf, Can't Complain | |
| 84 | Marlynn | Harvey Wilson | 29 | 55 | 659934 | 1983 | Active | Time Out, Christina, Cheri |
| 85 | Bonte' | 64 | 60 | 909725 | 1986 | Active | Reel Maniac, China Girl, Sunrise, Papa, Sea Cup | |
| 86 | Boss Lady | 32 | 48 | 945825 | 1988 | Active | Terry Lea, Jolly Roger, Snake Oil, Nereus, Nerus, Cookie Monster | |
| 87 | Charmer | Larry Wilson | 30 | 44 | 953739 | 1989 | Active | Miramar, Charmer |
| 88 | Boss Lady | 30 | 44 | 962678 | 1990 | Active | Black Jack, Barbie Doll | |
| 89 | Class Act | Joseph A. Natoli | 35 | 44 | 990604 | 1990 | Active | Breathless, Janice |
| 90 | Terry Lea | 56 | 58 | 990253 | 1991 | Active | Jolly Roger, Cooking Good, Mac's Tracks, In Roam, Rookie, Motivation, Razzmatazz | |
| 91 | Hull # not used | |||||||
| 92 | Sea Genie II | Sea Genie Inc | 22 | 39 | 979411 | 1991 | Active | |
| 93 | Charmer | 54 | 1992 | R & R, R and R, Days Ease, Prowess | ||||
| 94 | Karyatis | 35 | 45 | 1021082 | 1994 | Active | Amnesia, Bad Company | |
| 95 | Breathless | 50 | 55 | 1025304 | 1994 | Active | Tantrum, Mohawk | |
| 96 | Gallant Lady | James M. Moran | 93 | 73 | 1050249 | 1997 | Active | Showcase, Tough Catch, Sledgehammer, Reef Skimmer |
| 97 | E. T. | 36 | 45 | 1039399 | 1995 | Active | Reel Fun, Misbehaving, Tash, Cuda | |
| 98 | Dixie | Alan Jackson | 65 | 60 | 1060739 | 1997 | Active | Mad Max, Hideout |
| 99 | Cutting Edge | 72 | 1999 | |||||
| 100 | Shibumi | Shibumi Llc | 50 | 55 | 1084495 | 1999 | Active | |
| 101 | On Guard | 107 | 63 | 1100990 | 2000 | Active | No Agenda | |
| 102 | Shibumi | 65 | 2001 | |||||
| 103 | E. T. | 87 | 65 | 1123909 | 2002 | Active | Cacique | |
| 104 | Pescador | Pescador Inc | 69 | 60 | 1136506 | 2002 | Active | |
| 105 | Breathless | Shibumi II Llc | 71 | 62 | 1151646 | 2004 | Active | Marea |
| 106 | Tash | Tash Marine Llc | 26 | 55 | 1164829 | 2004 | Active | |
| 107 | Hull # not used | |||||||
| 30-25 | Kelli Lynn | 11 | 30 | 678529 | 1984 | Active | Green Machine | |
| 30-44 | Clipper | Nancy T. Suslavich | 11 | 30 | 676477 | 1984 | Active | |
| 30-54 | Toby II | Gordon B Linkenhoker | 10 | 30 | 682050 | 1985 | Active | |
| 30-55 | Wing Commander | 10 | 30 | 917424 | 1985 | Active | Ice Man | |
| 30-60 | Serious Business | 10 | 30 | 915209 | 1986 | Active | Jora | |
| 108 | Ruthie | 10 | 30 | 686059 | 1985 | Active | Charmer | |
| 109 | Li'l Deuce | 33 | 1986 | |||||
| 110 | Spray | 15 | 33 | 999232 | 1987 | Active | Hunter's Niche, Buddy Boy, Twilight Affair | |
| 111 | San Two | 14 | 34 | 930856 | 1988 | Active | Fish'n Edition, Sweet Thing | |
| 112 | Kingfisher | 24 | 1989 | |||||
| 113 | Wildcat | Kelly Tractor Co | 20 | 38 | 974209 | 1991 | Active | |
| 114 | Addie Anne | 26 | 43 | 993287 | 1993 | Active | Rascal | |
| 115 | Heaven Lee | Chuck Schooley | 32 | 45 | 1033836 | 1995 | Active | Bandarlog, Cumbanchero, Déjà Blue |
| 116 | Heaven Lee | 61 | 60 | 1074626 | 1998 | Active | Reel Fun, Rosemary, Fondana | |
| 117 | Boxer | 9 | 28 | 1082186 | 1999 | Active | ||
| 118 | Rook | 32 | 44 | 1175010 | 2000 | Active | ||
| 119 | Charmer | Larry Wilson | 27 | 39 | 1096388 | 2000 | Active | Lori G, Sugar Daddy |
| 120 | China Girl | 71 | 65 | 1117766 | 2002 | Active | ||
| 121 | Castabar | 75 | 65 | 1145165 | 2003 | Active | Triple 7 | |
| 101 | Last Mango II | Margaritavich LLC | 12 | 42 | 1149980 | 2003 | Active | |
| 102 | Marlin | Marlin Chartering | 12 | 42 | 1156236 | 2004 | Active | |
| 122 | Coral C | Coral C Llc | 77 | 65 | 1190139 | 2006 | Active | |
| 123 | Lizzy Bee | Blue Water Explorer | 52 | 54 | 1200285 | 2007 | Active | |
| 124 | Almar | D H Edwards Jr Llc | 100 | 68 | 1218348 | 2009 | Active | |
| 125 | Persistence | Adventures Holdings | 120 | 78 | 1222315 | 2009 | Active | |
| 126 | Game On | The Game's Over Llc | 120 | 78 | 1227623 | 2010 | Active |