The Founders
Champions builddifferent
A world championship together in 1999. A quarter century of throttles, checkered flags and boat building. Then a clean sheet of paper.
Shared History
It started with Motion
In 1999, Scott Grants and Edwin Scheer raced together in the Super Cat Lite classes, compiling an impressive string of victories — including a Team Motion entry that earned a world championship in Key West that year. Edwin owned the Motion catamaran company; Scott was its leading dealer. They’ve been friends ever since, and lifelong high-performance boat owners between every chapter.
Platinum Powerboats is that friendship, weaponized: two racers who decided the market’s best 42-foot catamaran didn’t exist yet — so they spent three years building it.
Edwin Scheer
Co-founder & Co-owner · North Miami, Florida
Edwin Scheer has spent his life at the sharp end of offshore performance. A veteran champion of the Super Cat Lite era, he went from winning races in Motion catamarans to owning the company that built them — a rare combination of driver instinct and manufacturer discipline.
He never stopped competing. Edwin still races in the Factory class today; in 2023 he campaigned a 38-foot Doug Wright 450R Factory Stock catamaran with veteran racer Lee Murray that ran 117 mph in its very first test session.
At Platinum, Edwin’s obsession is the ride: a catamaran that stays flat, planted and predictable at speeds most boats never see. It’s a philosophy he can summarize in one sentence:
“Stability and safety get you a lot farther than fast and flighty.”
Edwin ScheerScott Grants
Co-founder & Co-owner · Oswego, New York
Scott Grants raced beside Edwin through the Super Cat Lite years and moved as much high-performance hardware as anyone in the sport as Motion’s leading dealer. He knows what owners actually live with — the rigging, the service, the resale, the details that separate a great boat from a great brochure.
At Platinum, Scott drives the program: recruiting what he calls “rock stars” for the production floor — including a general manager who ran MTI’s lamination team for 16 years — capping production at twelve boats a year, and leading the company’s move into its 22,000-square-foot Port Orange, Florida production headquarters.
He’s also the reason Platinum shows up for its community, from the 1,000 Islands Charity Poker Run in his home waters of Upstate New York to sponsoring the Binks Memorial Fun Run for addiction awareness.
“It’s not just about the boats. Last year, my eight-year-old daughter Ainsley raised $1,600 by collecting aluminum cans… How do you not appreciate a moment like that?”
Scott Grants
The Road to Platinum
A timeline of proof
Champions together
Grants and Scheer race Super Cat Lite, compiling a string of victories; a Team Motion entry earns the world championship in Key West.
Building the résumé
Edwin owns Motion catamarans; Scott is the brand’s leading dealer. Both remain lifelong performance-boat owners and racers.
The clean sheet
Design work begins on an all-new 42-foot catamaran with naval architects, aero specialists and composite chemists. Three years of development follow.
Platinum revealed
The 428 breaks cover in the offshore press, with hull No. 1 painted by Stephen Miles Design. Nine more orders arrive within weeks.
First splash
The first 428 hits the water and debuts publicly in Upstate New York, then displays at Key West in November.
The press verdict
Speed on the Water’s first full test crosses wakes at 110 mph and calls the 428 “a catamaran of substance.”
Going national
Platinum announces a 22,000-square-foot production headquarters in Port Orange, Florida to keep up with more than a dozen orders.
Racing returns
The first Factory Stock 428 R showcases with the Good Boy Vodka team at the 1,000 Islands Charity Poker Run.
The story, on film
Scrapyard Media releases Built From Scratch, the 17-minute Platinum Powerboats founder story.
Talk to the founders directly
No sales layer. When you call Platinum, you’re talking to the racers who designed your boat.
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