Founding The Hull Truth
Wiley created The Hull Truth as a place for boaters, fishermen and marine professionals to exchange information, opinions and experience.
About ReelBoating
Built from real boating experience and community.
ReelBoating brings together useful articles, marine product coverage, boat show reporting and honest conversation from people who enjoy life on the water.
A boating site with real history behind it.
ReelBoating was launched in 2009 by Wiley Lulfs, a longtime Florida boater, photographer, online community builder and founder of The Hull Truth boating forum.
The Hull Truth grew into one of the largest boating and fishing communities online, bringing together hundreds of thousands of boaters, anglers and marine industry professionals.
After Wiley sold The Hull Truth, the new ownership chose to continue without him in a leadership role. A few years later, Wiley, already well known throughout the marine industry for building boating communities and connecting consumers with marine businesses, created ReelBoating.
ReelBoating continues that work with a broader editorial approach built around practical information, useful resources and direct community participation.
The story behind ReelBoating
ReelBoating is the next chapter in Wiley Lulfs' long history of building places where boaters and the marine industry can communicate directly.
A new direction after the sale
After the forum was sold, its new ownership chose a different leadership path. Wiley remained active in the boating world and continued developing new ideas for online marine communities.
Launching ReelBoating
ReelBoating was created to combine practical boating content, marine industry coverage and community discussion in one useful destination.
What you will find here
ReelBoating is being rebuilt around the information, products and conversations that matter to active boaters.
Practical looks at marine electronics, accessories, safety equipment and products worth considering.
Information for buying, selling, maintaining and getting more enjoyment from a boat.
Marine industry news, photography, show coverage and selected material from the ReelBoating archives.
Articles connect with forum conversations where boaters can ask questions and share experience.
Join the ReelBoating community
The articles are only part of ReelBoating. The forum gives boaters, anglers and marine professionals a place to continue the conversation, compare experience and take part in the community.
Join the ForumRegistration is free and takes only a few minutes.