Lowe History

WE MAKE GREAT FAMILY MEMORIES

Lowe was founded in 1971 to build high value aluminum boats and canoes to fit a family's boating needs. Since then, Lowe has created generations of family memories through great times on the water and has developed quite a reputation among experienced boaters for building high quality, yet affordable aluminum boats to suit almost any need. As the years have passed, second and third generations of families have returned to Lowe for more of these great times on the water.

Since Carl and Dianna Lowe founded Lowe Line in 1971, the company has become a technological leader in the aluminum boat market. Through the years, Lowe has achieved many milestones that have pushed not only the company, but the entire industry forward.

  1972 First model year for Lowe Line, which included 29 models of flat bottom and semi-v jon boats and canoes.
  1975 Lowe Line built first dedicated bass boats; the 15' Stinger and 16' SS Hustler.
  1979 First Lowe Line pontoon boats were produced: 20', 24', and 28' Sunbird entry level pontoons and Monaco upscale pontoons.
  1980 Lowe Line changed name to Lowe Boats.
  1982 Lowe produced first deep-V, the Lunker III 16'.
  1988 Lowe was purchased by Outboard Marine Corporation (OMC).
  1992 Lowe introduced first aluminum deck boat.
  1999 Lowe integrated Roughneck, Sea Nymph and Suncruiser under the Lowe brand.
  2001 Lowe became part of Genmar Holdings following the sale of the OMC boat companies.
  2004 Brunswick Corporation, a Fortune 500 company, acquired Lowe Boats. Brunswick Boat Group is the world's largest manufacturer of pleasure boats.
  2007 Lowe Boats became the first full-line aluminum boat company to receive the International Organization of Standardization (ISO) 9001:2000 Certification for its approach to process improvement, product quality and customer satisfaction.
  2008 To meet the requirements of truly serious hunters and anglers, Lowe introduced a totally new line of Roughneck All-Welded Jon Boats.