History

Our Timeline on the water

1972
Maravia Corporation is BORN
1972
1975
SELF-BAILING FLOOR
Maravia develops first SELF-BAILING FLOOR with drop stitch construction
1975
1985
Moved to Boise
Doug Tims, Mike McLeod, and George Aragon purchase Maravia and move the company to Boise, IDAHO
1985
1986
THERMOFUSED™ seam construction
1986
1988
Urethane SEAMLESS Encapsulation™
1988
1989
Thermofused Seam Construction™ combined with URETHANE SEAMLESS ENCAPSULATION™
1989
1991
Maravia CATS hit the scene
1991
1992
20 YEARS of innovation
1992
1995
New CLASS VI FABRIC
the most durable base fabric on the market, become the industry benchmark
1995
1995
Maravia develops stealth rafts for the Navy SEALS
1995
1999
Updated Valves throughout Boat
1999
2000
New Class VI Floor Fabric
2000
2012
Celebrates 40 years of innovation
2012
2015
Improved Class VI Base Fabric
2015
2016
Improved thwart knuckle
2016
2017
Introduced modern style Cataraft design
2017
2017
Updated Maravia Logo
2017
2017
Launch DreaMboat program
2017
2020
Eliminated Sealant during Encapsulation
2020
2022
Looking forward to a 50 YEAR Celebration of USA made RAFTS!! Wow!
2022