Statement Marine whats next?
 

I was at Statement the other day, and was talking to Nick to see what was going to be the next boat, since the 2 42V bottoms are sold and they just sold the 50 Cat.And I here another one with merc 1300's coming soon. I would love to see a 42V with the 700 nxt package or the 725 Ilmor package.That would be a great running boat, thinking 115mph. Lets see what they come up with.

Me too!!!!!!!!!

those boats would be awsome with 10 horse mercs on them ilmors would be a slick ride on the v bottom run forever in class and comfort

an Idea
 

I would ;ove to see them bring one of those sensatiomal stament boats to the Toys for Tots tour and take one of the US marines foe a ride on the tour

Thought they were building one with 700" now for Miami?? The actually sold both vee bottoms and the cat??

Jimkid and raceboat......

Can you guys speak english?

Where did the 42's go? Who bought them?

Yes they did fountain40icbm, let me know if you ever want to go for a test ride, you wil want one too.

The brown boat was bought from someone up in Canada,
and the Blue one is getting shipped next week over seas.

To OSO members?

No, you already told us we were all tools if we even considered buying one. :party-smiley-004::lolhit:

So I bought mine with some Canadian money. :grinser010:

How much weed did you smoke before you posted that??

POY contender

Dolla,

Not a fan of statement? Honest question.

The last time I spoke to Nick or Todd (forgive me for not remembering which one of them) at Statement, he mentioned a center-console model. An air-cushioned sole would make sense in that application.

hay cat man talking about the styling okay lighting up dude thats texas right

Was it the guy without hair! :)

????

+1

center console

Air-cushioned is what I believe he meant to say instead of air-conditioned.

Air-cushioned. Sometimes I are an idiot.

HUGE FAN of Statement. The designers, builders etc. I know I'm going to get hit for this and maybe burn some bridges, but heres my problem.

At LEAST 6-8 Statement 42 should have been sold in the first year. Period. At LEAST 5 or 6 cats shoud be on order. The sales team from day 1 was clueless as to how to actually CLOSE deals on the boats. I've had this conversation with MANY people in the know and EVERYONE feels the same. I've been doing this a long time and sold LOTS of boats. Unfortunately, they missed the "boat" during their first year roll-out. They have an amazing product and had the right sales team/leader been in place they could have had an incredible start and be on top right now.

The product is right. Trust me I've considered re-opening a dealership just to handle these if they were interested.

1 over seas 1 Canada are they OSO members:party-smiley-004:

I think the reason they havent sold is there is absolutley ZERO room in that cockpit, and the seats are like magnets and hot as hell !! At those prices I am guessing most would opt for a name brand like Cig, Outerlimits, Nor tech etcc.... but I do not know anything about the sales team in place so I may be sissing a piece of the puzzle.... just my .02

The main issue is its a set down.. not for everyone..

For something new they should do a stand up boat... Not just engine combos..

Awesome quality product..

Just my 02 ct.

They just sold 3. i like the sitdown cockpit definitely feels very comfortable and secure. at 120++ i'd rather be strapped in and sitting down personally.

Dollabill you have a point in some ways. Nick and Todd have a "passion" about building boats, and they build one hell of a boat. Nobody can argue that. But they are not salesmen and they know that, they were working with some people in the beginning when they first came out. And they just didnt work out for what ever reason. Then they took on DoubleR in Canada, who Peter and Raymond are great guys. But they don't have anyone on the US selling there boats. They have been doing everything in house, and yes it has been a slow process, but they sold 3 boats and I know they are working a few deals now. But if you or anyone else wants to speak to Nick about selling the Statement boats, call Nick 813-417-6424
on his cell.

these boats are awesome for sure and i would love to see them build a stand up V.

I will. I'm a big fan of put up or shut up. Reese and I have had this conversation many times and she said the same thing and gave me Nick's number. And, without mentioning any names, this is the talk behind the doors throughout the industry. Sitdown is not the reason they didnt sell and price has nothing to do with it. If the boats had been introduced in the early 2000's (from an economic standpoint not design) there should be 12+ boat/yr market for statement. It's a matter of CLOSING the sale. period. I personally saw at least 3 or 4 buyers WALK AWAY from the boats at the dock. I've sold well over 1000 boats in my career and feel confident those sales were simply BLOWN.

75% market is overseas leaving an obvious 25% here at home in this economy. Can anyone argue that Statement shouldnt be able to sell 25-40% of what MTI or OL is selling... worldwide? I firmly beleive it can be done. And it can be done in 12-18 months. Now I'm worked up LOL

i agree for sure. with the right marketing and sales team they could knock it out of the park

at least 4 new 42 V's and another 1-2 cats could be sold in '11, no problem. Basically, you're starting over. No doubt Bernie. Enough "touring" more selling. Let Nick and Todd do what they do best, build an amazing boat.

Oh, Dolla...you had to go and put Reese in there! You know my phone rang and now, so will yours! Time to put up or shut up - just sayin...LOL

LOL. Sorry I was just typing and it went in there. She can kick my ass when I see her

Dollabill really knows how to make a statement lol or should i say sell a statement so he thinks lol

Yup, I'm pretty sure I can sell a few. I mean, maybe the first 1000 boats I sold in the past 15 years were good practice.

Well they just don't have a sit down they sold the 1st 37 Center Consol yesterday.Where the whole floor in the boat will be on air cushion ride. Now i think that will be a big seller to the guys who go 20 plus miles out there to fish.

Lol ok man I was j/k but you have to admit that post was hard to understand. All in fun. :)

Dam Dolla I didn't know that about you. Sounds like you're the man they need in sales. We would all like to see more STATEMENTs on the water. :)

I do not know either owners of Statement. What I saw was 2 guys with a definite passion. The fit and finish showed well at there debut. The rides through out the years important PR's, I thought was impressive. With a few enhancements or alternatives like a possible stand up version, different materials available in the cockpits are all trial and error. It will take time, but with the proper salesmanship it is conceivable. The other fact is the co. is liquid, so they have the resources, are not going anywhere, and can deliver what ever your wallet will allow.
Jeff

Dollas OG status is definitely in line with Statement!'s "statement":lolhit::drink::drink: