My new to me 22 Velocity
 

A little story on how Velocity came to be mine. My previous performance boat was a 24 Python that I had rewired, put a new transom in, new motor, new gauges, stereo, and buffed out. The boat was almost back to new except for the interior which I had planned to redo this past summer. Long story short without all the details the boat caught fire April 2012 and was destroyed. I was able to salvage the motor, headers, outdrive, and platform. So now I am looking for another boat and after about 3 weeks of searching I find a sweet deal on craigslist and the boat is only 1.5 hours. The guy wanted $1800 for the Velocity and my wife got involved and talked him down to $1200. The Velocity had a stock 330 MPI (not running), bravo, needed some cleaning, steering helm needed to be installed, and had all the interior (which was stored in his house). I replaced the floor and made it so the fuel tank could be removed without having to cut the floor out. I then started buffing the boat with Fountain of Youth products and got it back looking good. Installed the steering helm that the previous owner had bought but didn't know how to install. I rebuilt the motor out of my burnt boat, cleaned and polished my exhaust. Installed the motor, my old Bravo drive, a new fuel system, and platform from my other boat. I had to raise the hatch 4.5" so all that has to get recovered. The hatch has been raised and fitted but I am waiting on doing the upholestry because I am going to install speakers into the hatch. I've only had it out 3 times at the end of the summer after I got it mostly completed. I'm still learning the trim set up this boat likes but so far I have gotten to 77 mph spinning a 24 Bravo in a short straight area. I think with a longer run area I could possibly hit 80. The winter plans are to redo the upholestry, install stereo, try to get my old add on hydraulic steering put on and make it full hydraulic steering, and add new gauges. I talked to Steve Stepp about driving this boat and when I ran 77mph I was way over trimmed and chine walking pretty good. I later found I didn't need much positive trim and when I ran it like that it hit 77 mph much quicker and a lot less chine walk but I ran out room. The motor is a gen 6 454 that is a 468 with World Grumpy Jenkins heads and custom Bob Madera cam. The arrestor I bought separate and had to fabricate a piece to make the dominator arrestor fit my 850 demon carb. Its a tight fit to get the engine in and obviously you can see I had to cut some glass to fit the headers. Over the winter I hope to cover the openings I had to cut out.

Old burnt boat

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Before pics of new boat

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After Pics
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Nice. I just got a 280 velocity and can't wait to try it out once the new motor is done!!