New to me Velocity 280
 

Looked at the Velocity's back in the 90's when the 22' was big and a 350 would run in the 70's,never thought I'd ever own one.
Had it out once ,seems to be solid and has a great power plant, owner had it for 10+ years and was well cared for
Now has a fresh 509 fuel injected w/vortex V4, aluminum heads, custom cam, CMI headers and Max Marine Worx bravo w/1.36 gears, new interior and a Myco aluminum trailer.
Wife likes it from the other boats we've had.
Nice to be part of the Velocity family

Will be enjoying the Velocity threads, now that we have a drivers boat, handles great.

Would attach pic ,if we knew how,sorry

Randy

Congratulations on your new boat! Sounds like it should run fast with that set up. To post a picture you need to upload it to photobucket and use the image code to post it on here. Love to see a picture of it.

Congrats! You will love the 280 and so will your wife. The first time my wife was in a 280.....she told me, "this is our next boat". I didn't argue.

Padraig

What year ? I have a 2000 year model as well. I have been thinking about selling it as the pricing on these seem to be hit or miss. I understand any boat is only worth what it sold for. I will say they are fun to drive and fast on the top end for a stock app. I do like them but wished it had more cabin head room.

Thanks guys, we don't stay over night , so a large cabin isn't a priority, but performance and handling is , well at least to me.

Wife's got just enough cabin/porta pot to keep her happy.

Got the pic in photobucket, but after that I'm lost or I'm not registered high enough to do attachment?

I always thought that the 280 had a decent cabin and headroom for a performance boat of it's size.

Not for me 6'3 and not getting lighter as I freakin age. The late model 290 SC makes the 280 feel like coffin or a small closet. I really like the way the 280 handles in the corners. The 280 is not the fastest to get on plane, average mid range speed but great top end. I have a stock 454 HO MAG - 385 hp. Rough water ride is above average but not the greatest.

I have 2006 28 DDC Challenger - 496 - 375hp that will kill the velocity 280 in a 1/4 mile drag race but after that that the Velocity 280 will say bye bye. The Velocity is about 8 to 10 MPH faster on the top end and the Challenger has one big step on the bottom.

The Challenger handles rough water better than the Velocity but can not even come close to corning like the Velocity 280 can. I would have to say for 26 ft and above boat range - IMO the Velocity 280 is one of the best corning boats I have been in from medium rough to glass smooth water conditions.

Also the 28 Challengers head room is huge I can sit anywhere in the cabin.

Anyways enjoy your Velocity, and still did not catch what year you have. Sorry to change directions here.

Yeah its a little tight, but my wifes 5'2" so perfect, my 280 gets on plane very easy and pulls all the way through, just takes a little power, nothing is going to pull mid range with 385HP

What do you have for power 500 efi really not sure on the year going to say 1998 thru 2002 vintage ?

It is a 1998 and has a little more hp then 500. lol

Looks great! I always wanted a 280, but had to go with the 260 to fit in my garage. Don't ever sleep in it, but would have liked to have that extra 2 ft in the bow.
The one advantage is the 260 Is lighter and I would think a little faster. :D

Congrats on the purchase. The 280 was my first performance boat and man did she perform. She had twin 260 outboards on a porta bracket.

Thanks for the help and for taking care of my boat.-lol

Little over 500hp+300, few people to thank for this master piece Mark, Brad & Dave
http://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r...ture_089_2.jpg

Congrats on the new boat. Very nice!

The 280 is a great all round boat that is very efficient. I'm pushing 700hp and I get 3mpg at 55mph, and I've hit 90. I added shore power so my wife and I can have some creature comforts on the overnights. We did an overnight on Mackinac Island in the fall and it was a little cool so I have a small ceramic space heater that works perfect. I have a laptop with a 17" screen and a cellular hotspot so we have TV or can play movies. We have traveled hundreds of miles in our 280 and we love it. It does get a bit rough out on Lake Huron but inland lakes are a breeze. I found out the hard way that it likes speed in rough water. We were in 2'-2.5' waves and going slow and getting pounded, so I went out by myself and hammered it and at about 50 it was super smooth. I've done 3'-4' at 60-65 in the right conditions and as long as the waves are evenly spaced and even heights it runs really well. I had to get a custom trailer with a swing tongue to get my 280 to fit in my garage, fits perfect in 31' of space. Good Luck.

That is Livin brother. Keep up the good livin!

Congrats!

I bought my 280 2 years ago and absolutely love it. It does everything I am looking to do with it pretty good overall. I have slept on it over night with my son on many occasions. Hopefully next year my wife and daughter will join us. It was one of the few performance boats in this size that had a/c.

Please keep us posted on top speed. I'm curious what this boat will run with 700hp.

Good luck!

Post 16 and what outdrive is holding together with that engine set up ? Surely if its a Bravo no matter which one, longevity could not be in the cards.

Max Marine Works gears and internals, they have worked great ! Out of Arizona,they build poker run and race boat drives.

92-93mph on (2) GPS with 4 people and full load, last owner said it hit 95mph a few times, using bone stock Bravo 30P (very thick but hasn't cracked -knock on wood), want to put 32P labbed on it next spring. Solid 95 with load would seem to be possible. BBlades is thinking it should hit 5200rpm with labbed 32P

Thanks for looking at my new ride, I like to look at others ,so thought I'd post it.

Now that's movin ! Congrats again on a beautiful boat.

I know MMW and their products - hung with the whole family by their tent half the day at the LHC boat show this year. Has the motor and drive package ate up any engine couplers or even coupler bolts ? Just asking as I would keep on eye on that. Hopefully you got all the weak links covered. Nice boat and a monster of a motor. Post some pics of your transom and drive. Good luck with the new boat.

So far so good, no issues yet ! Keeping the slippage in the 15-17% range helps, its when you want that great 12% that things get loaded and break.

Thanks

I just blew my drive this last season with almost 700hp. I'm going with All American Drive, they are less money than MMW and they will give me a 24 month warranty at that power level. Once the drive is done I will start some serious prop testing. I think mid 90's is definitely within reach.

Yeah reaching out for the numbers is usually the start of it all-LOL, that's the problem , do you want it to last or see that 95 -100 mph and then come the repairs. I'm sure I have enough to bang on high 90's min.,but I like to ride around , not work on it, so then there's the thick prop blades and high slippage. Cut the slippage down to near perfect and a great labbed prop your running great for awhile, till a cracked blade/thrown blade or broke drive, so i'll settle for low 90's all summer.
I'm thinking previous owner had a good theory on how to make it last and along with 53-5400 max rpm.

Good luck ThisisLivin, let us know if you get into the 90's that will be flyin.

I owned this boat for 11 years and I only broke the drive twice. 1 prop shaft, and 1 clutch shaft. once I got the latest and greatest Max Machine Worx internals I never worried about the drive after that. Some people claim they don't hold up and some say they do. My experience with MMW was nothing but positive and I wouldn't hesitate to use them in the future.

Randy best wishes with the boat and hope you enjoy it as much as I did.

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A few more of Randy's new motor

That's a beauty!

Thanks Brad,
Hope she lasts a good while longer, we put her up for now , but she'll be ready for next summers fun.

Team sale-n-buy 615 youll love your 280

Were looking to have a blast next summer, to bad it was in the 20's this morning!

Pray for a short winter.

Just saw the thread....glad it worked out for you and your wife, Randy.

Hope to see the boat next summer!

Happy holidays!

Happy Holidays Too !

I'll be the one checking out all the new boats next summer,you, relaxing,272lsformula etc. always fun seeing other performance boats gotta love it.

Let me know ,if you guys get together this winter, we all could meet up.

You need to bring that bad boy to the 2015 Buffalo NY Poker Run. We need a bigger Velocity turn out.

Padraig

We'll check out the Buffalo poker run info, not that far ?

The Buffalo run is great. Here is a link for all the posts and pics of the 2014 run. http://www.offshoreonly.com/forums/p...t-8th-9th.html

Looks like about a 300 mile from Toledo, almost all on I 90. If you are considering going try to sign up as early as possible. Last year it filled up and some people who wanted to attend were not able to.
here is a link to this years Poker Run thread. http://www.offshoreonly.com/forums/p...-new-york.html

Hope to see you there!

Padraig

2000 Velocity 280
 

These boats are great!! I get complements all the time.
single 502 Mag Gen6, lighting headers with a Whipple Super Charger running a Bravo I 26 pitch prop.. 80mph all day... only running 4/5 lbs of boost.

i am in Michigan, I need the following done if any suggestions...
- upholstery redone, engine hatch and bolster chairs.
- New hatches on the bow,
- manual latching mechanism for the bolster seats ( bottom drops down and locks the bottom in so you can stand), can not find replacement any where, even sent email to velocity with pictures...

Thanks!!!