They have been building All-Welded, All-Aluminum boats since 1988. The owner of Weld-Craft Manufacturing, Ron Daugherty, has been in the boat business for over 40 years. Ron works in the plant to make sure that all Weld-Craft boats are being built with quality workmanship and manufacturing excellence. What is great about Ron is the fact that he isn’t a 3rd generation boat manufacturer. He didn’t go to college to learn how to run the business and he didn’t have it passed down to him. He has been actually building boats for more than 40 years. He knows how to build a boat from lots of experience.

Ron grew up in Wilmar, Arkansas. In 1962 he went to work for DuraCraft in Monticello, Arkansas. This is where he got his start in the boating industry. He was a partsman, but desperately wanted to be a welder. His boss agreed to let him practice welding on his lunch hour. After lots of hard work, he became an excellent welder. From there he moved on to Ouachita Marine in Arkadelphia, Arkansas, for even more boat building experience. When Ouachita Marine closed their doors, he went to work for Alcoa in Benton, Arkansas where he processed raw material. In 1988, Ron decided that he wanted to build his own boats.

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