About Us

Shortly after his return home from World War II, Bob Hewes and a few friends had a desire. They wanted their own fishing boats. By the time the first three boats were built and Bob’s friends now had their vessels, they soon lost interest in helping build his boat. Bob recruited the assistance of his younger brother Ralph to help construct the fourth boat, and suddenly a family business was born. Soon, their finely crafted aluminum fishing boats were being noticed on the lakes of Eastern Washington.

More than 75 years later and still owned by the same family, Hewescraft boats continue to be designed, tested, and manufactured in Colville, Washington.