SS32's Boat. It went to England as a support boat for the yellow race boat above. It was originally rigged as a twin Volvo Penta setup. With that set up it set the record from Poole, UK to Cherbourg, France. As stated above it was converted by Cougar UK to the single engine config. The rest of the info is posted above by SS32.

Things have been great. Not much boating though. Been tied up with business. Looking forward to getting out on tour quite a bit next year.

Yes i Know what you mean we started to dig into the trailer and just decided to Buy a new one so i've been shopping around so at least that will be one less thing to worry about next year. Afew of us here in pa want to atleast make the LNM runand i think me and my bro will hit smith mountain lake in early may.

More SS32's boat.

Wow!!! I leave for a few days to close the deal on, and bring my new to me, and second Fountain, home and the chit :hitfan: here. You guys are something else. We are all loyal to our chosen brand and often get into bickering over which brand is the best, but you guys are bickering with each other.

The reason that Bill / HYPER has never blamed me for the "sponge" is because I was 100% straight with him when selling the boat to him. I had explained the problem with the boat, even shared the estimates to repair the water soaked transom, how I found it, and what I thought it would take to correct the problem. Bill felt he had the ability and facility to deal with the problem, and I understand he has done just that. Last I knew no one from Velocity has sent him a check to cover THEIR mistake. So don't assume that I am some POS that sold someone something without being honest about the true condition.


Single Screw 32, Yes I did buy the Ragged Edge new, I created the thing. The paint work, the power transplant and rigging, what was and still is, to my knowledge, the quickest 32 Velocity out there. When Bill / HYPER bought the boat from me a few years ago he earned the right to lay claim to that fact. He's upgraded some things on the boat and corrected the deficencies, he has the right to lay claim to what he has.

I can understand when you guys bust on me for owning a f'n Fountain, did I mention second one now :D , but this guy owns your brand. Did he happen to mention it's not his first Velocity?

Hey, Ragged You are almost right in the things you said . But that was not what broke the camels back so to speak. He Stated that he was velocities most loyal customer thier best sales man and spokes person. Then turns around and puts it out thier in the same exact blog and says since no one returned my call from the factory on my new purchase i will be buying used or shopping elsewhere. Then you jump on his bandwagon in the very next blog and said better now then when they have your money !!!! Then 2 other people start questioning about velocity . I
know for a fact that something must have happened to kenny/ Steve and everything going on that his call was not returned. he could have called someone else or tried again instead of firing off on a national website about his problem. But like i said in my other post don't say you are or were thier #1 guy and then bash them for not answering his call on his new purchase . Its all in the blogs on this very same forum including your comment.He is all beside himself that i singled him out but i just had enough of the split personalities on here and stated my very own opinion. Sorry to offend if i did but i feel very strong about velocity and crew. Do not praise them for 600 blogs and then bash them for 2 or 3 then praise them again. congrats on your second purchase of a fountain and know that you finally got your name back enjoy it . Curt

Curt,you dont get it and never will because you dont know the whole story and as usual you are jumping to conclusions about me and what I am buying or doing.I do not feel that what I say or do in reguards to Velocity is any of your buisness unless your last name is Stepp and when the man himself agreed that I had a legitamit gripe well I guess that speaks for its self.If you new half of what you think you do in reguards to the situation well then I guess you would not have started in on me.I have bragged the brand for years and I still believe in it but when you are thinking of spending alot of money your expectations are very high and when that does not happen,you get pissed,just like the transom,I knew that around the tail pipes was wet but when I got in to it,the entire transom was soaked and never glassed together on the top that really pissed me off and would you to if you were to see that but then again you I think would be happy and not say a word.Like I said I went to Steve as well as Kenny and Clay and let them know as well as sent them photos and they agreed that there was a problem from the beginning.So when I say that it is better than it was when it was new I can truly say that so back off and do not comment until you know the entire story,SO ONCE AGAIN Mind your own buisness.OH by the way I do not have split personalitys,only one and it is called the truth,and if that bothers you dont read it.

Ragged, I am glad to hear that you were honest about the wet transom. That just makes it a little harder for me to understand this whole ordeal?!?! My 1986 did not have any of the holes in the transom sealed and it is not rotten! But the transom assy. has never been off and was/is sealed. Were the transom assy's ever off of the 32 when you owned it. Was the exhaust ever changed when you owned it. Not that those questions are relavent but I would be curious as to what the answers are. If I remember correctly, the boat didn't even have matching drives when you sold it. (Could be mistaken?)

I work on cars for a living and realized that there are always bad one's in the bunch! Same goes for anything man made!!!

As for the current condition of Bill's boat it looks great! He has a lot of time in it and should be proud of his work. We all put time and money into our boats at one time or another and are always proud of it. Others just run them to the RAGGED EDGE and sell them!!

Good Luck with the Fountain.
Dwayne

Dwayne,the boat had matching drives on it when I bought it but I kept braking them so I bought a pair of Imcos.The main water leak problem was where the transom and the deck and the swim platform come together,it was never glassed together and never bonded or sealed but you never would know that until you pulled it apart.It had 6 inch gaps with no glass over them on the left and right sides and the inner transom wood that is glassed in place was glassed over but not attached on the top.With all of this being said and all the negative info you are requesting I do not want to hear that I am bashing but stating the truth so now you can understand why anyone would not be happy and that is the facts.So now you know why the transom was a sponge and had to be completely re done like so many others.

I called Kenny on Monday, had a great conversation for 30 minutes or so. After detailing my issue he asked that I bring the boat to him so they can assess the damage themselves. He gave me his cell phone number in which I returned call to inform him of my intentions to be in Sanford this Monday morning. Sorry to hear of others call back issues, hope all is well now :ernaehrung004:

From the link Mark provided Lake Norman looks to be July 19. Thanks for the prop test offer. I spoke to Jim Benny (my engine builder) and he told me I was over propped so I'll be looking for a smaller pitch prop to spin the engine at ~ 5,500 RPM next year.

Rick can i get Jim"s number i want to call him about my velocity wanna ask him for a couple dyno sheets thatnks

Sorry Bill!! Like I said, the boat looks good now and you have the right to be very proud of your work. It was man made, and we all have bad days, if you know what I mean. No sense in beating a dead horse!!!

What's up with Philly?

Dwayne

Thanks Rick. Like I said, the 4 Blade I have is a 22P, just let me know.

Dwayne

Sick Stinger, the pics above are of the single engine 32 I was telling you about. Shoot me a PM if you want.

WOW thie is beating a dead horse.LOL But here goes one more time HYPER. I have only used info on here that you made available to me buy your post ( welcome to the internet) You have one of the nicest and quickest 320's around 1996/2007 or whenevr you have officially finished it from front to back as you say. Ragged has also stepped up and said that he sold you that boat fully aware of the road ahead of you. (MY hat is off to you because me and 95% of the people on this site niether have the skill or the money to fix it). Curt P.S. to follow

As far as you making personal remarks about me I was glad to see i did't have to even defend myself on any of those accuzations.( THANKS EXCESS ENERGY)I have never been in any other boat other then those 2 mentioned That was'nt mine. I have only looked at 2 other velocity's that i did not buy. Sorry for shopping for a deal. As far as finances you brought that up so i was proud to answer you and then you did not even care.(i was disappointed i thought you actually cared) LOL

So let me try and sum this all up. If you post it on here it is no longer private or personal. And anyone can use your own statements against you. With that being said you bought the basket case as is and made it into the gem it is today ( i would say as good as new)( spokesperson) I would hope that you got it for a hell of a deal in such condition. Also i'm sure you had a little left over from the check for the imco purchase to help out with the transome repairs. So with this all being said i will end my own rant on this topic. Curt

Thinking to myself!! (Hmmmm! I should have saved the posts before all the edits! :throw:)

Sorry, I am going back to work now!!

Hey Curt/:Whatever:

I was thinking the same thing... See ya around . Curt

Hey Rick so when do you and the wife want to get together,before or after the holidays.Do you want to go to Philly or somewhere down in Md like last year,let me know.I am sure all of the usuals would like to get together and have a few laughs and plan for next summer.If you can get some commitment from the Carolina boys to come up here for Velocity Fest I will also make the trek to Lake Norman with you as well as Steve said he would like to possibly do that and it sounds like some others are wanting to do the same,let me know what you are thinking and we can go from there and I will get a hold of Brian also.

Oh Deere, the boat looks awsome. Any new improvements with it? Have not heard any news on it lately?

Dwayne

Are any of the Velocity owners going to SML in May. We are thinking about making that trip as well. Depends on how buisness is by then!

Let's shoot for after the holiday rush in January again. I'll get people's input on where and when. Hooking up with everyone definitely makes the dead of winter more bearable! We can start planning 2008 then.

Rick

Thats gonna depend on if mine sells before then. I've lowered the price to $26k......ouch. Anything less and i'm not selling it, things just aren't moving.

Hey shore i know what you mean not in the boat market but everything else economy sucks its all i have to say. Shore what did u get for numbers after the 540 all said and done. Its looked nice going together

I sure hope the temper tantrums have ceased, would be nice to know I could come to this manufacturer forum and conversate with a mature bunch.

Its all good :cool-smiley-026:

Wet Rat, I am pretty sure everyone got it off of there chest! Now we can get back to the good stuff!!:boat:

Hey D whats up with the single 32. Still wondering about it.
I called Steve Stepp yesterday no call back as of yet.........

Hey Rick thanks for Jim's Number:violent-smiley-045:

Check your PM's!

650hp and about 81mph. Was never able to get an accurate gps reading b/c my gps was slow to get up to speed, then batteries died and i never tried again. It runs fantastic, and if i could keep it i would. We go to closing on our new house next week though and that means we have 3 mortgages to pay. No place in the budget for a boat until after we sell our other two homes. Someone's gonna get it for a steal. Basically the same i paid for it when it had a 10yr old 454 in it.

Thanks, they did a sweet job on the boat. I only had time to put on @ 5 hours since I brought it up North. Just droped it off at the factory last week. Merc is going to try shorter spacer in lower unit and larger diameter prop. They have been rather sloooow in prop production. I will probably go down in a few weeks and partake in some more testing.

Good Luck Oh Deere! Keep us posted!

My boating involves the boat being in the water for the season which is different than in for the day then back out on the trailer, may have something to do with the deal. But then most boats are able to get wet without any major consequences. Nothing was ever touched, changed, or worked on the transom, cut outs were just never glassed up or caulked from the factory, period. When Bill purchased the boat one drive was blown, and another used Bravo 1 was purchased and installed, with his knowledge. His plan from the begining was to install XR's or the Imcos, the used Bravo was just to get him going till he was able to get things organized with the heavier drives.

Thank You! and Sorry!

Peter thanks for telling the truth and stopping the I dont want to believe rumors.PS I saw the new HOT ROD man that thing looks SWEET,good luck,I just wish my phone rang a few weeks ago about the old one,we will talk soon but until then,take care and stay warm.
Bill

Oh Deere,what gear ratios are you running in the drive.