2001 Velocity 280
 

I just bought a 2001 Velocity 280 with 28 hours down in Florida. Has 502 MAG . The prop was off but is a 24..the guy told me Velocity says to run a 28. Any info? The boat looks almost new and was a bank repo. I really like the Velocity but it's completely new to me. Can Velocity owners or people with knowledge tell me what to expect form this boat as far as handling,power,top speed,ect?? Thanks Chris

Congratulations!..that is sweet!!...looks like the 28 that's on the Velocity website...

Good Luck with her!

:cool:

Every Velocity I've seen came with a 26" Hydromotive QIV.

With a 24 inch prop it will be uderpropped. With a 26 hydromotive 4 blade you should be 68 to 70 mph on GPS the sppedometer will likely be in the mid to high 70s.

Nice boat, good luck

Congrats and Welcome Chris.

My prop guess would be a 24" Hydromotive Q4 for the 502 Mag. A 26" Bravo 1 may also be a good candidate for rougher water. The best bet of course is to call the Velocity factory - they'll steer you to the right prop. Also ask about trim/tab settings. Padraig should be able to help with 280 handling tips as well.

The 280 is probably the best balanced hull (well maybe the VR1 is now) until you reach the 390. Good luck!

I stand corrected by Padraig as we posted at the same time!

I have a 24 hydro off of my 260 that is slightly labed for sale.$300.

Stay with the 26 Bravo1. Velocity sells all boats with Hydromotive but they are hard to come off plane and the mid range sucks. The Hydromoyive is 1 mile per hour better on top end than the Bravo with both props being stock. The Bravo will bite coming out of the hole and will be 4-5 mph better in mid range than the Hydromotive. I had my bravo labbed and it was better on top end than the Hydromotive. Great looking boat!!

Linster, what boat/engine are you running that prop combo on. I've had a couple of 26" Hydro QIV's blueprinted with varied results on my 26' T'bred w/509. I'd be interested in trying a Bravo since 90% of my use is at cruise speeds. Thanks in advance,

John

Linster, could you post the differences in speed at various RPMs. I am happy with my labbed hydromotive but have not tested it against a bravo. Thanks

Welcome Chris ... you'll love the boat. I have a 2000 Velocity 280 with a Whipplecharged 502 Mag. Unless something has changed your boat probably came from the factory with a 26 Hydromotive and will give you 70ish in perfect conditions. The Hydromotive was OK with the stock motor but a larger blade with the Whipple was useless. It broke lose way too easily. I now run a Bravo 1 30" on mine and it works great. Hopefully you have someone in your area who will allow you to try a few props before you buy.

Good luck and enjoy ...

We have 7 Velocity's in our area. All but one uses a Bravo. All have sold the Hydromotives after a good testing with the Braovo's. The guy who did not use it just sold his boat to move up to a 36 footer. I did the rpm's at each 1000 on a GPS last year but did not keep the results. I do know that at 3500 rpm that the Bravo 1 was 4-5 mph faster on GPS. The Bravo accelerated much quicker with was important to me. The I could not get the Hydromotive to hook up well coming out of the hole. Especially if I had a few extra people. I could get 1 mph better on the Hydomotive but I really had to hang it out to get that. Most time I do not run that long wide open. I did try a labbed Hydromotive once and it did Ok but after I had my Bravo labbed i was real happy with it.

Wiltery - What Rpm are you spining the 30? The past 2 years I had a 572 that would spin a 28 5400 and would show 85 mph. I just put in a 510 with a 420 blower and fired it up last night. I will see what it will do with the 28 today. The others in this area with my engine set up went to 1.36 gears. We have 2 26 Velocity's in my area with this same engine setup seeing 101 and 103 mph. I dont think the 28 will see those numbers.

Thanks, I may have to find a Bravo one to try.

Congrats on the new boat. :) :) :)

Brian

I have the 260 the hydro sucked because as listed above it had trouble getting one plane and blew out on turns if drive was trimed up. I just got a labbed bravo from Scott McCormik at velocity special dialed for the velocity hull. He will sell to velocity owners at cost, cost me $500.00 I will get you a picture its pretty sweet. I would just call the factory and talk to scott he can give you the details. Also new velocity owners get a discount on clothing stuff, my girlfriend always makes sure she gets it when ordering stuff from them. Congrats on the boat looks good, I wish I had your engine you should be able to come close to 75mph with that boat.:cool:

2001 Velocity 280
 

I spoke with Scott at Velocity . I'm going to stop throuh there when I go back to pick the boat up in a couple of weeks. He says the Bravo 4 Blade Right hand Lab finished 28 is the ideal all around prop . Out of the hole , mid range and top end. At around $505 with 5 days notice.

Linster: I spend very little time wide open. Early last spring, clean bottom, cool day, light chop, 3 riders, and almost full tank saw 85MPH GPS at 5200rpm. I do have the optional throttle body from Whipple.

Sweet Velocity
 

Chris,

Great Boat, can't wait till you get it on the water. I want to be part of the maiden voyage. I have a line on a pair 550hp's for my boat, call me and I will explain later.

Apache's and Velocity's Rock!:D

Please let us know how the labbed 28 Bavo works out.

Enjoy,

I've got a 22' Velocity so the comparison may not transfer directly to your longer boats, but I saw a great improvement with my Hydromotive 26" when I had Hydromotive add the diffuser ring at the same time they labbed the prop. The hole shot was much stronger and the midrange efficiency also improved. The diffuser ring modification has also been written about before in Powerboat Magazine. It's a pretty inexpensive modification that is easily reversible if you don't like it. All you have to do is grind off four spot welds inside the hub to remove the diffuser ring. I really like having the better acceleration. I don't know if it knocked off any top end.

I've picked up a couple Bravo 1 26" props this winter (one labbed) to try next summer. From other's experience with the Bravo 1 props, it should be an interesting comparison!

Props!!!!
 

How are we all doing? Glad to see all of the Velocity owners on the web.

I have done some very serious and accurate testing with many different props for all of our variable degree pad bottoms and the Bravo (HALLS LAB Finish) is the way to go!!!!!!
Hall is our Race-Prop tech and can produce 2 more MPH than Mercury can with their Lab job. Hole shots are unreal and accelerates like a Banchee. Best part is it's $500.00 cheaper.

Call me for details. Will only work on Velocities

Scott McCormick, GM 407-321-1340

:D ;)

Scott,

Congrats on your F1 win at St Cloud!

I'll be up for one of those prop's as soon as I get my 22 in the water!!
But, I have a way's to go. I'm looking for a Bravo drive and Transom ass., anybody have any ideas?

When I picked it up last April, the factory wanted to put a 26 Hydromotive on my new 2001, but I opted for a 26 Bravo One. Over the summer I tried both and was happier with the Barvo One. In addition to better time out of the hole, my top end was slightly faster. If you're like me, and you have friends with a variety of props, try them all out until you find one you like.

Have a great time with your new boat! She's a beauty!

Definately under proped
 

Got out on Lanier in my new (to me) 2001 Velocity 502MAG last weekend with the 24 it had on it. Definately under proped ! Only ran about 68 . But it was rough and I'm still getting used to the boat. Quite a change from my 23' 93 Wellcraft Nova Spyder 7.4 . I spoke to Velocity and they are shipping my Bravo labbed 28 tomorrow. So we'll see this weekend. ;)

LakeBum: Good luck wih your labbed 28" ... I just don't think you'll be able to turn it ... hope I'm wrong. I would think you'll need 500 to 550 HP to use the 28". Were you hitting the limiter with the 24"?

Me to !!
 

I asked Scott about all that but he said that it's labbed to the design of the hull and is recommended by Velocity. We'll see as soon as I get it.:)

Lake Bum,

Please post the results, rpm and speed (GPS if possible)

Enjoy the new boat. I am still a few weeks from getting mine in the water. :(