Lowe Boats - History

History

Lowe boats was founded in 1971 as Lowe Line by Carl and Dianna Lowe. In their first model year, 1972, they produced 29 models of flat bottom and semi-v jon boats and canoes.

1975: Lowe makes the very first dedicated bass boat

1980: Lowe Line changed their name to their current name

1988: Lowe Boats was purchased by the Outboard Marine Corporation (OMC)

1992: Lowe makes the first aluminum deck boat

1999: Lowe Boats acquired Roughneck, Sea Nymph, and Suncruiser

2001: Lowe Boats became part of Genmar Holdings following the sale of the OMC boat companies.

2004: Lowe Boats was acquired by the Brunswick Corporation, a Fortune 500 company.

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