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Old 11-27-2006 | 04:19 PM
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Why not post some pictures and save 1HYPER1 the trouble of all that driving, you must know someone with a camera.This is the 21st century.
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Old 11-27-2006 | 07:29 PM
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Back to the topic in the title:

I looked at Velocity boats, liked the price and speeds but the product is very dated.

1. NO windshield boats, make a race fairing
2. NO flame or v stripe paint jobs
3. Redo dash to something more modern

The fire boat previewed at the Jax Firefighter PR was too over the top, the paint looked like it belonged on a El Camino. Send a boat off to an artist like TAOD, Mitcher T or Dave Hunter to give the boat a new look and you will sell more boats.

Or make the girls found on CAVelocity's boat standard then you will sell all the boats!
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Old 11-27-2006 | 11:00 PM
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Hey Thorough,Like Brian said prove it.Until then TMB.How can you still run a boat that is totally delaminated,and if it did it is still under the FACTORY WARRANTY or is that something else you and Steve have not disgussed either I MEAN IT WAS A NEW BOAT CORRECT.5 Year hull warranty and if they do not stand behind it I as well as many other people will be shocked including Steve himself.
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Old 11-28-2006 | 07:29 AM
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c'mon guys...take it easy, huh??

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Old 11-28-2006 | 07:32 AM
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Originally Posted by Jupiter Sunsation
Or make the girls found on CAVelocity's boat standard then you will sell all the boats!
They are a VERY expensive option!!
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Old 11-28-2006 | 07:37 AM
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Throughs' boat is a 2000 260. It was absolutely mint when I sold it in the spring of 2005 with 123 hours on it. It is my understanding that the boat has been pounded to hell, including having been run aground, where there it sustained damage to the hull/transom, not to mention other abuse beyond what that boat was built for. I have not seen it since, so only Through can speak for the actual condition and what it has been through. Again, perhaps he could share the stories? It is all fun to talk about what you put a boat through untill something fails. This is not a product failure issue.

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Old 11-28-2006 | 08:04 AM
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Originally Posted by Oh Deere
Throughs' boat is a 2000 260. It was absolutely mint when I sold it in the spring of 2005 with 123 hours on it. It is my understanding that the boat has been pounded to hell, including having been run aground, where there it sustained damage to the hull/transom, not to mention other abuse beyond what that boat was built for. I have not seen it since, so only Through can speak for the actual condition and what it has been through. Again, perhaps he could share the stories? It is all fun to talk about what you put a boat through untill something fails. This is not a product failure issue.
That sounds a little more like the TRUTH to me

Hey Marty how ya makin out,hope you had a good Thanksgiving.How are you making out with your Hot Rod I was talking to Mark Henderson and he was not sure what you guys had decided to do.Talk to you soon.
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Old 11-28-2006 | 09:57 AM
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[QUOTE=Jupiter Sunsation]Back to the topic in the title:

I looked at Velocity boats, liked the price and speeds but the product is very dated.

1. NO windshield boats, make a race fairing
2. NO flame or v stripe paint jobs
3. Redo dash to something more modern

Numbers 1 and 2 above are solely per the buyer's preferences - old school buyers I guess! I agree with number 3.
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Old 11-28-2006 | 11:52 AM
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..I'd prefer to sell it for something smaller..but that doesn't seem like a possibility..so I suppose it will be re-assembled......no time soon.

It's hurtin' me to spend the $$ on it ...the fun vs. $$ just isn't there anymore.


Hey Marty how ya makin out,hope you had a good Thanksgiving.How are you making out with your Hot Rod I was talking to Mark Henderson and he was not sure what you guys had decided to do.Talk to you soon. [/QUOTE]
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Old 11-28-2006 | 06:15 PM
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Originally Posted by Rippem
I know of a similar scenario with a "280". The broken boat disappeared in a hurry.

I know the scenario of which you speak here RIP. If I recall corectly, there was a denial of waranty coverage here, pushed off to his insurance carrier. But yes indeed, it went hot steppin' down the highway in a big hurry.
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