Bahama Boat Works Relaunches with Three New Models at Palm Beach

Bahama Boat Works will return to the Palm Beach International Boat Show this month with its most ambitious product launch in years. Three new models, the Bahama 21, 23, and 29, will make their public debut at the event, which runs March 25-29 in West Palm Beach. The relaunch marks the first major product expansion since Nasdaq-listed Twin Vee PowerCats Co. acquired the brand in June 2025.

The brand’s story is inseparable from its founder. Scott Henley spent more than two decades building Bahama Boat Works into one of Florida’s most respected luxury offshore brands, delivering 219 vessels over 18 years by a philosophy that had no room for compromise. When Twin Vee CEO Joseph Visconti first visited the facility, his reaction was unequivocal.

“Whenever I came to Bahama Boat Works, I was just absolutely blown away. This was true artwork. The boats look like pieces of jewelry. They’re absolutely beautiful. And these are the best performing monohulls out there because these boats were built in a rock solid way.”
– Joseph Visconti, President and CEO, Twin Vee PowerCats

Visconti was not alone in that assessment. For years, he had been returning from boat shows to brief the Twin Vee team on what Bahama was doing differently, using the brand’s hatches and finish standards as benchmarks his own operation needed to reach. When the opportunity came to acquire Bahama, Twin Vee was one of 40 parties interested. Henley chose Visconti.

Scott Henley’s Legacy

Henley began his career in the 1970s working the cockpit of a sport fisherman. He later served as delivery captain for Viking yachts, and it was that experience that set his standard. Not a single exposed screw on a Bahama boat. Every fitting blind-fastened or flush-mounted. Hardware 316 stainless steel throughout, through-bolted mechanically every six inches. It was yacht-build discipline applied to centre consoles.

His company’s tagline, “Absolutely Nothing Compares,” was not marketing copy. It was a personal commitment. The 41 GT, Henley’s flagship design, set a new direction for the brand and influenced how the wider industry approached premium centre console construction.

Henley passed away shortly after the Twin Vee acquisition. Before his death, he laminated seven hulls under his direct supervision. Twin Vee is completing those vessels as the Henley Edition, a limited run positioned as collector-grade boats rather than production models. Each carries his fingerprint into the market one final time.

“I just want to keep the good feeling Bahama has. The happy customers, the friendships, seeing people out enjoying the boats and just keeping it going, keeping the boats on the water.”
– Scott Henley, Bahama Boat Works founder

New Ownership, New Models

Twin Vee PowerCats (NASDAQ: VEEE) operates from a 100,000 square-foot manufacturing facility in Fort Pierce, Florida, completed after a 30,000 square-foot addition. Bahama production has transferred to this plant, where the company has made substantial capital investment in new manufacturing infrastructure, including a 45-foot five-axis CNC router, automated wiring harness production, and infusion-based lamination for improved resin ratios.

The practical result is a build time reduction from the traditional 10-12 months to approximately four months. Visconti puts the broader improvement at 50% faster from design to customer delivery. Every component will be CNC-cut, meaning replacement parts will fit precisely regardless of when the boat was built.

“All we want to do is expand on the DNA that made Bahama Boat Works what it was and utilise all of the new build methods and the technology that Twin Vee has to make the boat better for the future.”
– Preston Yarborough, Vice President of Product Development, Twin Vee

In January 2026, Twin Vee announced a partnership with Mercury Marine, a division of Brunswick Corporation. The arrangement gives Bahama Boat Works access to Mercury’s global dealer network and marketing infrastructure, a distribution base the brand did not previously have at scale.

The three new models, the 21, 23, and 29, have not had specifications published ahead of the show. Full details will be revealed at Booth #1049 on Flagler Drive. An invitation-only media presentation is scheduled for March 26 from 11am to 2pm.

The Bahama 35: A Reference Point

The existing lineup illustrates what buyers can expect from the new models. The Bahama 35, which will also be on display, is the clearest statement of the brand’s construction philosophy in the current range.

Built on a vacuum-bagged PVC foam core hull using vinylester and isophthalic resins, with solid fibreglass stringers and bulkheads throughout. Double O-ring sealed hatches, a walk-in console with 6’6″ of headroom, ZipWake trim tabs, and Mercury joystick steering are standard. Power options run from twin Mercury 300HP V8 Verados to a twin 600HP configuration. The no-wood construction that Henley championed from the outset eliminates the rot risk that afflicts conventionally built offshore boats, and is one reason second-hand Bahamas hold their value unusually well.

Palm Beach Show Details

The Palm Beach International Boat Show runs March 25-29, 2026 along Flagler Drive in downtown West Palm Beach. Bahama Boat Works is at Booth #1049. The show is consistently ranked among the top five boat shows in the United States. This year’s appearance doubles as the official brand relaunch under Twin Vee’s ownership.