2001 41ft Velocity 2001
 

Hey guys trying to get as much info as I can on this boat, as I have never been in one. How do these compare as far as performance, big water, and quality. Boat has 500mpi bulldog motors, what kind of speeds can I expect from it as well. I have read some speeds with minimal power that are very impressive with velocity boats.

we have this one for sale with out power

Merc never made an mpi bulldog, and 500efi's didn't come out until after sometime around 02, may want to double check what it actually has for power

this one ran 134 with 1250's
ran 99mph with merc 600sc's

The owner states it has 500 bulldog PMI original motors with 94 original hours.

One has already been found locally that is complete, which is why I am asking the questions to get more info. The price seems very good to get into a big fast boat. Looking for how these perform in the rough and how they compare to say a fountain, top gun, hustler, Donzi, etc. also the quality of the builds as well. Velocity's don't have a big footprint here, atleast I haven't seen many.

the one kid apache has was owned by a very good friend of mine. when he had it with the 600sc's and #6 drives it was a wave smashing 11,000lb machine that ran 99mph. i wouldnt plan on going out and beating the death out of a 41 in big water with bravo's cus they are heavy boats and you will kill your drives. great boats tho!!

Well the owner of the 500 bulldog mpi either has the only 2 ever made or has no clue what he's talking about.

maybe they are tall deck 540 long blocks with adapters to fit a 502mpi intake to the tall deck??

See I have seen that they are pretty light for there size. As far as the bulldog motors go it just saw what the add says, I am unfamiliar with the bulldog motor. I am just trying to get a good comparison on this boat and how it will handle. Will be boating off the Chesapeake bay, so 4 and 5 footers is very rough for our water. I know a fountain can throw the tabs in the water and cruise at 65 without a problem in those conditions. Just curious how these boats handle that stuff. The boat seems is light for the size, and outs up pretty good speed numbers per HP value, so my thought is it is a light flatter bottom boat which doesn't make for the best in rougher conditions. I could be wrong. Which is why I am here asking the questions to guys that have experience with them.

Don't know much about them at all, just giving some advice/experience on the power description. Have a friend that bought a boat (before I knew him) because of the "stock merc" power. Nothing about it was stock and its been a sh!t show ever since. Good luck

You could get HP500EFI motors in late 1999.

My early build 2000 came with them.

Good to know thank you, earliest I've heard of.

i wouldnt call 11k lbs light. my top gun is 9500 lbs and does just fine in rough water. i dont think you will be disappointed in the boats rough water ability

Did you weigh yours? 9500 for a fully rigged top gun is pretty light. My buddys 38 Flat deck weighs over 17k with the trailer.

You will NOT be disappointed with the rough water ability of a VELOCITY, PEROID. These boats love to be run hard. Learn the boat and you will love it. Go back a few years out west and Karl Koster used to spank to old Powerboat fountian on any given day........................

The new 39 ft velocity is 8,800 lbs, that's definitely light. Not sure what the 41ft weighed in 2001. The first negatives I received were from a guy who's brother has a 31 with 496's that does around 80. He said that it seems top heavy, tends to chine walk a lot, and feels unstable compared to other V's. Basically said he doesn't like the handling of it. Now I know we are talking about one that is 10ft shorter. I would imagine the characteristics would be much different in the 41ft. Is this a typical experience with these?

I owned a Velocity for many years, had a lot of fun with it. I have been over 100 in a 41, the only thing I will throw in this mix is that you should FLY one before you BUY one if you are looking for the ultimate rough water ride. Your opinion is the only one that matters when you are the one to stroke the check.

Depending on the year of the guy's brother's boat, it Is most likely the 320 which was molded off a cut down 41...doesn't mean the 41' is bad though, because the 320 had a more narrow pad and is known to be a little more of a handful than the older original 30's or the newer 322, which is now called the 320VR. I grew up on the Chesapeake Bay and ran an older 30' Velocity up there for several years. The 41' will do everything and more than what you'll need to run up there. There are also a few up that way from what I've seen here. BTW, I grew up in Newark. ;)

Ziemer is correct. To add more, the 320 has a 12.5" wide pad, as does the 280 and the 220. this is the reason the 320 is a handful. Boat is too big for the pad. The 322 has the same pad width as the old 30', 16.5" pad. The 41' has a 18.5" pad. So you can imagine why they get on the pad and run like they do.

Thanks for all the info guys, unfortunately the boat wasn't what was expected. As far as the motors go the were 500 bulldogs with carbs, it wasn't listed properly.

Assuming they are in good condition there is nothing wrong with Bulldogs.

Padraig

The bulldogs are good motors and the 41' is a great ride . I owned a 30 and a 41 , both had speedmasters with big power and handled amazingly well . I recommend a 41 if you want a big cabin and a 39 if you don't . Same bottom on both :cool-smiley-011:

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