Michigan boaters Shane and Vicki Franks have enjoyed running the well-known Saddle Up, their Statement Marine 42 Ultimate powered by twin Mercury Racing 700SCi engines, at lakes around the country this summer.

https://www.speedonthewater.com/new-...pening-summer/

beautiful boat!

It sure was bittersweet seeing it running around it's old home at Cumberland a couple weekends ago.

Really nice to see it back out running around and with owners who know and respect the boats past and it's owners.

Spoke with Vicki at Redhead over Shootout and let her know it was good to see the boat out getting used and loved. She was all over that boat and it looked immaculate! Went to a great pair of new owners.

Looked great overtaking us Friday of The Shootout...

I had the pleasure of meeting Anthony for the first time at Navarro Beach Florida 2011 IIRC. The boat was tied up next to a CC and Anthony was allowing people to board the CC to get a look at Saddle Up. He was beaming like a father with a newborn and gave me the lowdown on the boat. I think IIRC it was the first or second full suspension cockpit that Statement produced. I had the pleasure of seeing them over the next few years at poker runs on the east coast. Their loss was tragic to the boating community who loved them both. It sounds like the new owners are a perfect fit for the Saddle. Congrats to the Franks on the purchase. I hope they enjoy it for years to come.