Stan-Craft Boat Company was founded by Stanley C. and Delores Young in 1933. Stanley and Delores had three children Joyce, Syd and Bruce and eventually three grandchildren.  A grandson named Christopher from their daughter Joyce and two girls from Syd named Sydney and Amy. The company was originally based out of Point of Caroline, Flathead Lake in Lakeside, Montana.  It was Flathead Lakes first boat building factory.  The business was later purchased by Stanley's oldest son Sydney H. Young and his wife Juliette in 1970.

In the early 1980's Syd & Juliette moved the company to Coeur d'Alene, Idaho where it has continued to produce custom built StanCraft boats along with providing general repairs, maintenance and storage for their clients.  Being the second generation, one of Syd's main focus in the late 1990's became redesigning boat bottoms to achieve better performance and provide a more enjoyable ride.  Today StanCrafts are not only sought after for their beauty but also for their buttery soft, level ride.

The company is now entering into its third generation with their youngest daughter Amy D. Bloem and her husband Robert A. Bloem.  StanCraft Boat Company employs a seasoned crew of craftsmen. Along with their existing classics, the new designs StanCraft is producing today have taken the company into the powerboat relm .  The Missile, Flash XM, Low Boy and Shooter are just a few of the models produced in the last few years.  The future of StanCraft as in the past, lies in our passion for design and performance.  At StanCraft, there's nothing we love more than creating something beautiful that rides  fast, level and smooth.

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