Vance Manufacturing is a small business, family owned, AKA Abston Machine Shop, Inc. Ray and Jean Vance bought the business in 1978 and continued to do precision machining for such companies as the United States Military, all depots, NASA, Raytheon, Boeing, and other aerospace industries and defense contractors. In 1987 Vance Manufacturing began making Bass Boat accessories and have grown to include customers and OEM's such as Skeeter Boats, Dyna-Trak, Blazer Boats, X-Press, Challenger, Sprint, Gambler, Avenger and many more. Some of our distributors are Donovan, Benrock, and Mid South Marine - all locations.