Spotlight on STATEMENT STATEMENT BY JASON JOHNSON
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WHEN IT COMES TO MAKING BOLD DECLARATIONS, STATEMENT MARINE HAS BEING DOING IT FROM THE START AND BACKING IT UP.
STATEMENT PASSION CAT AND 42 ULTIMATE PHOTOGRAPHED BY FPC IN MAY 2010 FOR NATIONAL ADVERTISING CAMPAIGN.
Nick & wife Priscilla at the Tampa Bay Poker Run 2012
Stu / Todd / Nick at the Tampa Bay Poker Run 2012
he poker run scene is far from new for Nick Buis and Todd Werner, co-owners of Statement Marine. Admittedly from different sides of the equation, both Buis and Werner have been involved in the sport since the 1990s. Werner, an accomplished entrepreneur, inventor and offshore racer, has been poker running off and on for a couple of decades. By the late ’90s, Buis, who specialized in fleet truck maintenance before turning his attention to servicing, renovating and handling high-performance boats, became the go-to problem solver at many FPC poker run events. But as of the last four years, the two have been frequent attendees of poker runs across the country, and not just for the fun of it. Along with their boat building business associate Mark Spates (Extreme Powerboats), Buis and Werner have been promoting the lineup of Statement boats that has grown from the original 42 Ultimate V-bottom and 50 Passion catamaran to include three utility-style center console boats— the 34 SUV, 37 SUV and 368 SUV Crossover. Since making its debut at the Miami Show in 2009, the company set out to raise the bar on high-end performance boats. And judging from customer feedback and personal experience riding in their superbhandling offshore boats, there’s no doubt the St. Petersburg, Fla.-based builder has made a statement. “Although the economic downturn we faced starting this business presented challenges, I believe we started it at the right time,” Buis said.
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