Velocity 1500 lbs less then Fountain???
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Re: Velocity 1500 lbs less then Fountain???
Originally Posted by beachbob
according to thier websites the Velocity is 1500lbs lighter including motor and drives... It's pretty amazing they can make it that much lighter.. It Is faster then the fountain by the way. (you already knew that )
By the way, I run my 280 in big water on Lake Erie, Huron and Ontario, it is a 1998 and no problems.
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Re: Velocity 1500 lbs less then Fountain???
Originally Posted by FeverMike
Like I said you guys can dish out all the fountain crap but can't take it when it comes back at ya! WHINNERS! So you saying Velocity's do not spin out...hummm...got a video somewhere on the old comupter... Anyway all boats spin out but you can't drive a step V like a non step boat. By the way back in '99-2003 the boats that were spinning the most in F2 were not Fountains.
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Re: Velocity 1500 lbs less then Fountain???
Originally Posted by Comanche3Six
I was at Sandy Hook when that Sonic was heading out. It was over 100 degrees that day and humid. It felt like the Amazon jungle. Anyway here comes that Sonic full bore as it always goes and fades into the steamy mist.....Some time later here comes Sea Tow full bore going in the same direction....Later I saw the Sonic, what a disaster! And heard the injury report..I was glad nobody was killed. That had to be some sight!
Originally Posted by mr_velocity
Unless there were 14 other boats running with it then it was a different day. This accident happened on our yearly fun run to Kings Piont LI. The run has gotten a lot smaller over the years but back in then there were a lot more boats. If you ever pull that blue tarp off the 36 you should run with us.
The Sonic did make it back on its own power that day. The following year the 35 was gone and a 45 with the identical paint job was on the lift. Now it's a 51 Epoxy OL
The fun run
You can come looking for stress cracks on my '96 41 Velocity. If Panther has an honest moment he'll tell you the boat is run hard. It may not be an Apache but twin 550s will push you well into the 80s and it doesn't break drives.
The Sonic did make it back on its own power that day. The following year the 35 was gone and a 45 with the identical paint job was on the lift. Now it's a 51 Epoxy OL
The fun run
You can come looking for stress cracks on my '96 41 Velocity. If Panther has an honest moment he'll tell you the boat is run hard. It may not be an Apache but twin 550s will push you well into the 80s and it doesn't break drives.
The accident happen about 75-100 yards off the stern of the boat I was riding in. I still have vivid memories of that day..
Also, I drove the boat and lifted it out of the water the following week and the boat wasn't BROKE...... It was structurally sound but needed some cosmetic touches on the inside from what I saw.
Last edited by Panther; 01-10-2006 at 11:34 AM.
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Re: Velocity 1500 lbs less then Fountain???
Originally Posted by Panther
Also, I drove the boat and lifted it out of the water the following week and the boat wasn't BROKE...... It was structurally sound but needed some cosmetic touches on the inside from what I saw.
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Re: Velocity 1500 lbs less then Fountain???
Originally Posted by Panther
I was gonna say, if you were at the Hook that day, you would have seen an Army about about 20 boats go by..... Some time later would have been 4-6 hrs later.
The accident happen about 75-100 yards off the stern of the boat I was riding in. I still have vivid memories of that day..
Also, I drove the boat and lifted it out of the water the following week and the boat wasn't BROKE...... It was structurally sound but needed some cosmetic touches on the inside from what I saw.
The accident happen about 75-100 yards off the stern of the boat I was riding in. I still have vivid memories of that day..
Also, I drove the boat and lifted it out of the water the following week and the boat wasn't BROKE...... It was structurally sound but needed some cosmetic touches on the inside from what I saw.
Last edited by Comanche3Six; 01-10-2006 at 03:30 PM.
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Geronimo36
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Re: Velocity 1500 lbs less then Fountain???
Originally Posted by Comanche3Six
I must be thinking of another boat, this one had a huge hole in it.
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Re: Velocity 1500 lbs less then Fountain???
Originally Posted by Panther
Could that have been the old Sonic that had the bottom delaminate? The boat was over at the Cove for a while.
How's the Apache running?