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A Couple Of Big And Bad-Ass Statements

A Couple Of Big And Bad-Ass Statements

Statement Marine started with big boats, or least what that meant in 2009. The Southwest Florida builder’s first offering was a radical V-bottom stern-drive-engine called the 42 Ultimate, which had a suspended sole that actually worked.

Next up for the company was the 50 Passion catamaran—another stern-drive offering—which was large enough to be decked out with a model-filled hot-tub at the 2010 Miami International Boat Show. Company founders Todd Werner and Nick Buis were out to make an impression, and they did.

Both models are still offered by the Clearwater, Fla.-headquartered, but they are far from big sellers. Like so many former high-performance stern-drive V-bottom sportboat and catamaran builders following the 2008 recession, Statement saved itself from extinction by moving into the high-performance, outboard engine-equipped center-console business. Eventually, the company added a 36-foot outboard catamaran to the mix.

Now, the company has a 44-foot center console and 39-foot catamaran—both outboard-equipped—in its line-up. The first two builds of each model are owned by the same buyer, Eric Lonabough of Maryland. Both were built, as all Statement 44 GTrs center consoles and 396 catamarans will be, at a factory in Brazil. It took three years for Statement dealer Randy Sweers to get the facility outside of Sao Palo up and running, but the company already has multiple orders for both models.

Dubbed the 44 GTrs, the new offering is the largest center console in the Statement line-up. Photo by Pete Boden/Shoot 2 Thrill Pix.

Sweers, who founded his own powerboat sales company called The Marine Group, developed the 44- and 39-footer through a marketing partnership with Statement Marine owner Nick Buis. That means all Statement Dealers, not just The Marine Group, can sell the boats—there is no sales exclusivity in the deal for Sweers.

“I’ve been on the sales side of the boating industry since I got into the business 30-something years ago,” said Sweers. “And I still am. But now, I am also on the boat-building side, which is kind of a dream come true.

“I think both boats will do every well for every dealer in the Statement network,” he added.

Matt Trulio

The first Statement 396 catamaran is owned by the same Marylander who owns the first 44 GTrs center console.

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Source: https://www.powerboatnation.com/a-couple-of-big-and-bad-ass-statements/

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