290sc aka RE POSSESSED
 

I just got this boat in september. We got to use it for 7 days and then put it up for the winter. The boat was repossessed and was abused slightly. I have posted already about a few different thing and am thankful for the responces. A list of things the boat needs;
1.rear seat bottoms re upolstered.
2.rear seat supports/sub boxes built.
3.corrosion on tabs and lower drive.
4.good pollish and wax job.
5.stereo/speakers/amp install.
6.bimini top.
I will try to knock off an item or two through the winter and a couple more in the spring when I can pull it out of storage. Ill post up some pics as I go. First is to get it named and numbered for the doc stuff. Just had BBlades take care the prop issues.
heres a few pics.
http://i1215.photobucket.com/albums/...JOSHUAS009.jpg
http://i1215.photobucket.com/albums/...JOSHUAS010.jpg

Yea, another 290 on the board. Its been lonely on here since I got mine last year!

Looking good for starters :cool:

That's a nice looking 290. You may have already attended to this but I'd suggest going through all the engine/drive maintenance (including drive and exhaust manifold pressure testing) before the cosmetics stuff. Generally if the boat wasn't maintained well neither was the drive train and that can get expensive depending what you find. Best of luck.

nice looking boat !

I had a total maint. inspection and all standard seasonal up keep performed at time of purchase as part of the deal. Boat reads 119 hrs and the ecm read 106 hrs. The repo guys/thiefs did most of the cosmetic damages. Previous owner also owned a velocity 410 open bow wich is still there for sale. Other than failing to do the anti corrosion maint, he seemed to have two nice velocitys. Both show the same stuff on the tabs and drives.

I went to look at the boat for pics today and take some measurments and this is just one example of repiars it needs..... The actuator that lifts the hatch was not lifting the hatch with out manual help, I thought I needed a new actator so I called atoloc to ask about it and was told that a mistake was made in the calculations and what not by the installer(velocity). It is 10" 250 pound liner actuator. Basicaly lifting to close to the hinge and bad leverage. The hatch hinges are being torn out of the hatch and boat hull. It will shake all over by hand while up and the hinges will not tighten up. striped or wallerd out. Anyhow now to figure out how to fix the hinges and either move the mounting point or add an actuator.

I'd suggest calling Velocity and see what set up works the best for a 290 and how to deal with the hinge mounting issue. The longer travel actuators do a better job as they utilize more leverage as you point out. That's probably the best way to go. That said, you can definitely help out any actuator by installing a power relay in the engine compartment so there's much less of a voltage drop to the lift motor. I used a Summit Racing VIA-803237 with excellent results - it lifted about twice as fast.

Found some great stuff to use if it needs a good buffing. Meguires makes a product called Diamond Cut 2.0 #85. With a decent buffing wheel and a wool pad it produces amazing results with a single application.

Just did my Allison and half way thru the Velocity. Doesn't even need a polish, just a good wax to protect. Easy stuff to use with great results. Fairly inexpensive too.

Good luck with the new ride!

@revelocity..can't belive I didn't think of that. Guess I assumed it would have been factory wired that way. I'll look to get that done and figure out the hinges. Seems my actuator is behind the exhaust manifold like just in front of the transom and most pics on here show further forward.
@ziemer will try that also. Gotta get one summer out of boat before it gets paint or a wrap.

Awesome looking boat........I also got my Velocity in Sept. and got it out half dozen times. It's gonna be a long winter !...... What did bblades do for you ?

Velocity's look nice with the wrap wind shields!

The prop was run through rocks or gravel. It had lots of chips and dents. BBlades said I had 30 something % slip so they worked it over and said should be around 14% now. I should have paid more attention when on the phone with them.....Info is not on the invoice... I assumed that it would be so I didnt write it down or remember it. new boat owner thing I suppose. One thing I want to do before putting it back on is to clean and repaint the lower drive around where the prop sits. Ill add a pic or two.

http://i655.photobucket.com/albums/u...ity/new002.jpg
http://i655.photobucket.com/albums/u...JOSHUAS038.jpg
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Here is a pic of the forward port side of the rear seat base from inside. You can see a vertical support, and there are two of them on mine. Hope that helps...

Thanks Suntimes that is exactly what i needed. Two questions;
1. Is the top ledge flat or taper towards the center of the opening.
2. Is there a support opposite to that one.
On a different note, where is you engine hatch actuator located and how does you hatch open(performance wise)

Hi Sparkie,

The top ledge is flat around where the seat bottoms rest. There are two vertical supports up the front of the seat base, but I do not remember any up the back.

The hatch operator is pretty slow but it works fine-takes about 15-20 seconds to raise. I like where it is attached on the engine support angle mount as shown.

Yea my actuator is mounted to the transom near the exhaust exit. I'm gonna move it and add a relay to help. I ordered some material to make braces. I couldn't see any existing mounting holes on the back side but just wanted to make sure. Im jealous of that power. Stock or swapped out? Looks great under the hatch though.

Thanks, it is stock power so far. My goal is to have about 700hp :cool: I took the boat out on New Years and checked the back seat area--as suspected, no supports along the back...

Nice looking boat Sparkie. Nice looking engine suntimes!

Mine had that little hatch actuator when I bought it. It was too slow and noisy. I replaced it with a Hardin Marine unit. Much nicer and about twice the travel. The original one was mounted on the oil filter bracket. I did a little modifying and moved it to the floor.

http://i1133.photobucket.com/albums/...2/IMG_6325.jpg

After seeing your actuators location I thought I would grab a quick pic of mine while i was working on the stereo install. Hit the button with one hand and lift up with the other as usual, about half way up i hear a pop and the hatch falls to one side. Hatch hinge broke, then pop the other and the hatch falls over till the actuator binds up and bends. I had to call some friends over to help get the hatch off the boat for repair. I am not at all impressed with Velocitys fabrication skills to say the least. Ive been in hot rods and bikes and even BBQ smokers, never seen such poor quality work and design. Dont get me wrong, I love the boat but every thing envolved with the hatch on my boat is trash. The hinge is bolted to a piece of 1 1/2x1 1/2 1/8 thick aluminum angle that one side has been trimed down some for fitment the angle is then bolted to the hatch plywood. The other side of the hinge is bolted to the transom lip. The angle broke at the corner and was bent where the bolts go through. That material is not correct for that usage. that and the location itsself show poor design quality to me. Now the craftsman ship, the angle wasnt cut stright any where and wasnt even the same length even though the hinges are the exact same size as each other. Maybe Im to particular but would have killed somebody to take a hand file and clean up the burrs left from cutting. It looks like a total hack job. for a boat that sells for what they do new I expected better. Again not bash Velocity, Just think they should have done better. Ill post some pics for you to see.

Pics..
http://i655.photobucket.com/albums/u...ity/new049.jpg
http://i655.photobucket.com/albums/u...ity/new050.jpg
http://i655.photobucket.com/albums/u...ity/new051.jpg
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Yes , that doesn't look like the best design. It makes it harder to lift at that angle . I think that little actuator would be better suited to for a power air scoop or something. Just too small.

I had to make a new bracket that mounts to the hatch when I installed my new actuator. I copied the original design and just made it a little bigger out of aluminum channel. I took the hatch apart and through bolted the bracket with large washers on the back side. The white caps you see are where the old one was mounted. The screw you see behind the bracket is attached to a little cable that is tethered to the removable pin. Just pull the pin and swivel the actuator out of the way if you need to work on the port side of the engine.

http://i1133.photobucket.com/albums/...2/IMG_1067.jpg

That is the same piece and place where my hatch hinge broke also. 1/8" is too thin for that job and mine was completely corroded (wrong aluminum material used). Most of what I have seen in the boat is good, but they didn't do well with the hatch mounting.

My hatch lift works fine, but I like the looks of Revd Up's Hardin unit. Thanks for the mounting details. I will put that on my wish list!

OK. Hatch is on and working. Started my stop watch went to metal by the foot.got some stainless angle.took to shop to drill and cut.picked up 12 pack for helper pay. Installed and done. 2.5 hrs. I also installed a relay. Works great. I do how ever dig that Hardin unit. Looks hella strong and not a bad price. Seeing that I need to move the actuator anyway....one may be in my future.