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in a small way at their home in Post Falls, Idaho.
From 1997 to 2003 Syd and Julie occasionally built
a new spec StanCra and few custom orders while
enjoying their semi-re red life.

Third Genera on
The current and third genera on of StanCra started
in 2003 when Robb and Amy Bloem moved back to
Idaho a er being away for 12 years. They came back
with the intent to start a new era in the wooden boat
building world. The ini al project started with three
While the fi nishing process is taking place the rigging and the electrical
guys in a 2,000 square foot shop in Syd and Julie’s components, hundreds of feet of wire, the engine(s), drives, and fuel system
backyard. Syd Young, Tom Baldwin and Robb Bloem are installed.

set forth building some new boats on “spec.” Amy
and Julie manned the offi ce, in the house, all while
watching the new edi on and 4th genera on, River
Bloem who was born in January of 2003. A er a year
or so of work in the backyard it was me to move out
and into the Post Falls, Idaho loca on. “We went from
2,000 to 8,400 square feet thinking that would last us
another genera on. Soon therea er we built another
8,400 square foot building on the same property
for boat storage. Within a year we converted that
building to manufacturing giving us just under 17,000
square feet to work with. During that same me, we
StanCra s are just as beau ful on the inside as the outside, with mahogany
decking, shelving and upholstery. The interiors are magnifi cent.

started building our Hayden storage facili es,” said
Robb. A er 10 years, the new corporate headquarters
and manufacturing facility provides just under 45,000
square feet of manufacturing and over 168,000 square
feet of storage and service facili es. In February of
2016 StanCra moved into its corporate headquarters.
StanCra has built over 150 new large custom
mahogany boats, 30 of the Li le Boat series, and over
75 Pontoon Edi ons. The new facility will allow for
another decade of growth and property around them to
expand.
No boat leaves before its me, StanCra preforms a minimum of six hours of
The company has a dealership in Coeur d’Alene, ID that tests: to dial in systems, tune the props, and check the engines.
represent such brands as; MasterCra , Formula, Chris
Cra , Manitou, Premier, MB Boats, and mul ple other
brands.
“Our pride in cra smanship and pursuit of perfec on will con nue for genera ons. We are very
excited for the future of StanCra as the worldwide recogni on of the brand con nues to grow!”

Robb and Amy Bloem

StanCra Boat Company can be reached : Phone 208.457.8000
2936 W Dakota Avenue, Hayden, Idaho 83854
h ps://stancra boats.com/
Timber Products Manufacturers Associa on