Starcraft Marine
Starcraft Marine, Starcraft Boats, or simply Starcraft is an American boat manufacturer out of New Paris, Indiana. In the beginning, Starcraft also produced farm equipment including aluminum water tanks, and camper trailers. The original name of the company was Star Tank Company. Starcraft Marine is in the Smoker Craft, Inc family of boats. History. Starcraft was founded in 1903 by Arthur E. Schrock in the rural town of Goshen, Indiana. In 1969, Bangor Punta purchased Starcraft and it grew to over 700 employees. Bangor Punta would become the first of five parties to own Starcraft. In 1980, they  moved from Goshen to Topeka, Indiana. In the late 80s, Starcraft became part of the Brunswick family of companies, which included Mercury Marine. In 1996 Brunswick Corporation decided to divest itself of Starcraft. Doug Schrock, the son of Harold Schrock who had sold Starcraft, purchased Starcraft Boats. Starcraft's recreational vehicle business was sold to Jayco in the 1990s. Starcraft Marine is now part of the Smoker Craft family of boats based in New Paris, Indiana. Fiberglass boat models. Older (1960s-1970s) Starcraft fiberglass boats were characterized by their simulated "wood-strake" side hull appearance (excepting the Safari model), one-piece  curved windscreens, smooth fiberglass closed-bow tops, 4 place fold-down seating, and having a modest outboard engine capacity ranging from 45 hp up to around 75 hp/80 hp (excepting Newport & Imperial I/O models). Lighter, more powerful, modern outboards can be accommodated on these study & well made hull transoms but torque forces developed by newer outboards do present some risk of damage to structural integrity if they exceed the rated capacity. Model names appear to have changed often in the 1960s, with different trim packages being the only true distinction between similarly sized models and engine capacities. In the  mid-1970s tri-hulled style models were offered and the traditional closed-bow models began using sleeker, smooth, modern side-hull appearance designs, losing their distinctive classic "faux wood-strake" appearance. By the 1980s deep-V hull, deck boat, and both cuddy & bowrider sportfisher/sport runabout models expanded Starcraft's pleasure and fishing boat offerings as Brunswick acquired the marine division & brought Starcraft into the modern fiberglass boat design mainstream. Fiberglass boats have come a long way, and the performance and versatility of the current Starcraft models provide all of your boating needs in our new line that can be accessed  through the Starcraft Marine website Current models include 1960s-early 1970s and current Pontoon. Current pontoon models include- See all models, here