Steve Stepp banned from the velocity factory!
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07-16-2015, 02:54 PM
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My first experience with Steve Stepp and Velocity was back in 1997 at the Dinner Key Boat Show in Coconut Grove, FL. I was undecided between a 22' Sea Ray Pachanga/454 Bravo or the Regal Velocity 230/454 Bravo. I ultimately took delivery of a 1988 Velocity 230 that was Teal, Charcoal and Black. It was my first performance boat and I spent every weekend boating all over Biscayne Bay and the upper keys in that Velocity. I also helped sell them briefly the following year at both Dinner Key and the Miami show. Steve was always outgoing and available to talk with customers. It's always hard to hear when a well known boat manufacturer takes a turn for the worse...maybe Thoroughbred will be ressurected!
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07-16-2015, 02:57 PM
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07-17-2015, 10:30 AM
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Scott has also left Velocity before the lights go out for good. Nothing doing in production. Looking like another historic company about to bite the dust.
07-17-2015, 09:02 PM
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Ing, did you end up going by the factory? Sorry to hear about Scott too. I met him a couple weeks back and seemed like a really nice guy.[/QUOTE]
Ya Scott is a standup good guy. I visited the factory while Scott was still there to discuss building a VR1 with a single 400R. Without Steve to set up a build like this I won't go near it. Steve and Kenny had all the institutional knowledge and with them gone good luck getting any accurate information if anyone is there to actually answer a phone. I've set my sites on other builders.
Ya Scott is a standup good guy. I visited the factory while Scott was still there to discuss building a VR1 with a single 400R. Without Steve to set up a build like this I won't go near it. Steve and Kenny had all the institutional knowledge and with them gone good luck getting any accurate information if anyone is there to actually answer a phone. I've set my sites on other builders.
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07-18-2015, 08:18 AM
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Joel, Steve actually has an '81 also that he bought recently and is in the process of restoring. It came out of LI, NY and he molded up a new hull to go under it. Steve posted a pic about a week ago on his Facebook. Hope yours is coming along now also.
07-18-2015, 09:39 AM
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I first met Steve in 1984 at his Pompano facility. At that time he was making the 26,
and was in the build process of the 22. He is always a great guy to talk to. I always
looked him up when I went to the Miami boat show. In 2006 I almost bought a new 32,
but at that time the price was about 20K over the Sonic 31ss. The Velocity's are always
the fastest given the same power. I greatly admire Steve for making his boats safe.
I don't believe Velocity ever ventilated their hulls.
and was in the build process of the 22. He is always a great guy to talk to. I always
looked him up when I went to the Miami boat show. In 2006 I almost bought a new 32,
but at that time the price was about 20K over the Sonic 31ss. The Velocity's are always
the fastest given the same power. I greatly admire Steve for making his boats safe.
I don't believe Velocity ever ventilated their hulls.
