Howard Boats specializes in all parts for Beetle Cats and Barnstable Cat Boats. We have everything in stock. Call to order (508) 362-6859

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We store and maintain many Beetles year in and year out as we have been since 1938. During the course of the year we restore a good deal of boats as well, performing re-framing jobs, deck jobs, plank replacements, you name it. As you can see from the story below, our work is high quality and stands up!

In 2005 and 2006 we won the Leo Telesmanick Beetle Cat Champs with a 30 year-old boat we restored.!

That's right, Howard Boats owner and racer, Peter Eastman, won the 2005 and 2006 Leo Telesmanick Beetle Cat Championship (symbolic of the "Beetle Cat Nationals") with a boat that we almost cut up and threw away in the spring of 2005 . We took the 1976 Beetle in trade on a new Barnstable Cat Boat during the summer of 2004. It sat outside all winter with no deck canvas on it and no paint. It spent most of the winter filled with ice and under two-plus feet of snow. It really was a "basket case" when we started.

Anyway when March rolled around we had to make the decision whether to throw it away or do something with it. We needed a boat for the "Nationals" so we rebuilt it and won the regatta with it. In addition, Peter's wife, Tracey Taylor, won the Women's Championship by finishing third overall and thereby being the top finishing woman in the regatta in 2005.

Here are some "before and afters" of the boat that Peter won in. Unfortunately, they don't fully show how bad the boat really was when we brought it into the shop!

We can resuscitate just about any bronze-fastened Beetle. So no matter what your boat might be suffering from, give us a call.....we've pretty much seen it all. Go to Past Jobs to see other Beetle rebuilds and restorations.