Maxxum Marine was founded in 1988 by brothers Lloyd & Stacy Slonecker. Born & raised in Eugene, Oregon, the brothers grew intimately familiar with the Willamette River after their parents built a home just downstream from where it merges with the McKenzie River. Stacy had been dismantling & rebuilding boats as early as his junior year of high school. In their earlier years Lloyd & Stacy built custom aluminum boats ranging from 13 to 28 feet. The Maxxum name stands for maximum strength & maximum performance.