[2][3] Over the next 35 years, they constructed over 800 wooden boats,[2] with Stanley Young as head designer and builder.

[5] On March 9, 1966, a fire burned down the StanCraft manufacturing plant in Somers, destroying 11 boats that were in storage.

[3] The 1981 film On Golden Pond, which features vintage wooden boats, was credited in part with sparking renewed interest in the vessels.

[3] In 1997, Syd Young cut back on operations and sold much of the company's assets to Hagadone Marine Group.

Robb and Amy Bloem (Billy Young's great-granddaughter) took over what remained of StanCraft in 2003, rebuilding the custom manufacturing operations while expanding the company's storage and restoration services and adding three brands of fiberglass boats to its offerings.