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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