22" Velocity outboards

**upononeo4** · 09-27-2016, 07:37 PM

Originally Posted by northernoffshore

it looks like you added an access hatch for the fuel tank on the floor?? super nice boat you have.....

Thank you! Yes I did. After having to do my stringers and floor due to the gas tank leaking. I wanted to make it very easy to access the gas tank.

**Velocity72** · 09-27-2016, 08:00 PM

Right at 70 with my 250 Merc on a 4" hydraulic jack plate. All original 1990 I bought in Michigan in 2013. Had a 2.5 EFI on it that I sold on S&F and re-rigged it with the 2004 250. Owned it 9 years and was my favorite rig. Was still solid and looked "new" in 2012 when I sold it.

i remember hitting 4' swells at 40 plus mph heading back up the Chesapeake Bay with the motor tucked in and doing just fine

Nice to see you guys taking care of, restoring, preserving and enjoying Steve Stepp's signature creation. They look great.

**northernoffshore** · 10-01-2016, 02:36 PM

Originally Posted by 85nova

I have that same setup for my velocity as well, 7" bracket and 4" plate but I'm waiting for my hull to be painted, I will Prob be running a 2.5 for now until I sell my 24 superboat and use my 300xs for the velocity

I saw your pics on 4sale you posted... thanks I am going to copy your transom mods and make a removable cut out for the tank like uponone04 boat.. I think I might have a kelvar boat because there is a lot of yellow under the dash where I can see bare glass....the rest by the transom is all painted blue and can't see back there

**northernoffshore** · 10-04-2016, 03:54 PM

so it starts .. tore out the floor and transom so far

**aaronmt73** · 10-04-2016, 04:36 PM

Originally Posted by northernoffshore

so it starts .. tore out the floor and transom so far

What year is your hull? My 98 looked to have a bit thicker stringers.One thing you may look into is moving the tank a bit back.I moved mine back a bit and was able to make in floor cooler as well as move the weight back a bit.

**northernoffshore** · 10-04-2016, 04:54 PM

The hull is an 1984.. the tank is all the way back already with the cooler, and in good shape.. going to make an access to the tank in the floor to it like yours and coal tar it and put it back in .. the floor and stringers will be foam board with molded non skid, with marine plywood for the transom at 3-4" thick.... then I plan to make a fiberglass faring 2/3's the windshield height and glass it in... the windshield is cheap and always ends up broken .. I have a decent 2.4 mod vp that was on it so that might end up being a temporary motor unless it sells

**aaronmt73** · 10-04-2016, 05:43 PM

Your 84 would definitely be a much lighter boat then mine.My transom and stringers were in good shape when I got into it.I wanted to eliminate the splash well to be able to add much larger knee braces.The original on the newer hulls are fairly small.Upon tearing it snow balled on me and I decided to do the tank and cooler as well as a few other things.I talked to Steve Stepping about tank location and he said to bring it back as far as you could and still keep a bilge.He said the tanks placement varied over the years as well as from boat to boat.Didnt sound like it was a big controlled placement.

**northernoffshore** · 10-08-2016, 04:13 PM

nothing but rot in all the stringers.... at least the bottom core is dry .... at least it will be done right and the junk comes out easy enough

**JamesGang** · 10-09-2016, 09:16 AM

What are you doing to keep the hull straight?

**northernoffshore** · 10-09-2016, 11:00 AM

Originally Posted by JamesGang

What are you doing to keep the hull straight?

The trailer that it sits on has long flat bunks.. am hoping this will hold it in place.....i will check the bottom when im done

**northernoffshore** · 10-09-2016, 01:05 PM

fuel tank bottom half was covered with a fiberglass sheet from the factory ... this was under it .. so now i need a fuel tank for it.. any suggestions ??

**upononeo4** · 10-09-2016, 01:11 PM

Originally Posted by northernoffshore

fuel tank bottom half was covered with a fiberglass sheet from the factory ... this was under it .. so now i need a fuel tank for it.. any suggestions ??

I had a new gas tank made exactly the same as the original one and laid a strip of rubber padding down on the fiberglass and than the gas tank on top of that.

**85nova** · 10-09-2016, 04:42 PM

Fuel tank in my 85 was the same way, not rotted out, was glasses over on the bottom, tank was actually mint but had a new one made anyway, just had a local guy make it