Official 22 velocity speed and set up thread.

[BigJohnson]

Not a whole lot of more power but it feels crispier for sure, I haven't being able to run it with a Torquemaster, so will try this season.
best I did with the 250xs with TM was 74 and the best I've seen with the 300xs with a SM was 75. I did have a 300x with SM and did 80 though. So I'm hpoping that with the TM on the 300xs it should go 78 to 80. "There are a lot of what if's" prop selection has a lot to do with that too. we'll see this season.

Doesnt the Torquemaster come with 1.75 gears? Maybe The Sporty has 1.62's. So much to play with. I like to let everyone experiment first then I try what seems best for them after they spent their money. Just got my daughter 800 in books for a semester. Could have got some nice prop for that, haha.

[NAVISPEED1]

Doesnt the Torquemaster come with 1.75 gears? Maybe The Sporty has 1.62's. So much to play with. I like to let everyone experiment first then I try what seems best for them after they spent their money. Just got my daughter 800 in books for a semester. Could have got some nice prop for that, haha.

TM was a 1.75, the SM is a 1.87
probably the only 300xs with that combo!!

[BigJohnson]

TM was a 1.75, the SM is a 1.87
probably the only 300xs with that combo!!

I have 1.62's in mine. Wonder if 1.75 or 1.87 and a bigger prop is better? Sure would be fun to play with. I'm running a 4 blade mercury revolution prop that came with the boat. It's 14 5/8 x 24. Just got a 24 Chopper II to try for this season.

[mikeylarge]

I have 1.62's in mine. Wonder if 1.75 or 1.87 and a bigger prop is better? Sure would be fun to play with. I'm running a 4 blade mercury revolution prop that came with the boat. It's 14 5/8 x 24. Just got a 24 Chopper II to try for this season.

Just go to the JamesGang compound and "borrow" a few

[gm250]

Just go to the JamesGang compound and "borrow" a few

i dont think he has to go far thats his buddy is your boat parked next to his bob.

[BigJohnson]

i dont think he has to go far thats his buddy is your boat parked next to his bob.

His garage is full already like mine....should have made it bigger!

Just go to the JamesGang compound and "borrow" a few

Between him and Ben there are lots of things to borrow.

[aaronmt73]

Our 300xs will be arrive next week.We have a baby due in 8 days so I wont be doing anything for a while on it.I do see mid to high 70s with our 250xs and 1.75/tqmaster with 25p though.It put up a mystical 82.6 once but i think it was a fluke.The 300xs we bought has a 1.62 tqmaster on it...I do have a few ideas and hope to be in the low 80s.I think theres more in these boats we just need to find it.Going back to 12" makes it fast but it loses a bit of its roughwater handling.

[blkmtrfan]

Our 300xs will be arrive next week.We have a baby due in 8 days so I wont be doing anything for a while on it.I do see mid to high 70s with our 250xs and 1.75/tqmaster with 25p though.It put up a mystical 82.6 once but i think it was a fluke.The 300xs we bought has a 1.62 tqmaster on it...I do have a few ideas and hope to be in the low 80s.I think theres more in these boats we just need to find it.Going back to 12" makes it fast but it loses a bit of its roughwater handling.

Congrats on the new baby Aaron

[NAVISPEED1]

Our 300xs will be arrive next week.We have a baby due in 8 days so I wont be doing anything for a while on it.I do see mid to high 70s with our 250xs and 1.75/tqmaster with 25p though.It put up a mystical 82.6 once but i think it was a fluke.The 300xs we bought has a 1.62 tqmaster on it...I do have a few ideas and hope to be in the low 80s.I think theres more in these boats we just need to find it.Going back to 12" makes it fast but it loses a bit of its roughwater handling.

Congrats on the Baby as well!!

[BigJohnson]

A baby and a 300XS in a week. That's a lot. Congratulations!

[Greg G]

Thanks for the replys guys, from them this is what I get: Steve Stepp started building the 22s in 1984. And Greg G, I kind of laughed when I saw your "new style deck" picture as I took it at the Seattle Boat show

What year did you take that picture at the Seattle show blkmtrfan? I guess I am unclear on when the "new style deck" started its production run? I thought it was only a short time ago, but now it seems like the new style deck perhaps started production as far back as 2003.

[aaronmt73]

Thanks guys our baby girl is due in 5 days,we are beyond excited.When I redid the interior a bit last year I made a spot for a baby seat to sit down into where I could strap it down as well.Obviously there will be no running hard with her in it for a while,but she will be boating from a early age......as far as the 300xs goes it should be here on thursday.Ill probably throw it just to see how it compares in a few weeks and see what the differnce is.It does have a 1.62 tqmaster and the only prop I have rite now is a 25p solas so im not sure ill be able to turn that even 6000 with the 1.62 gears.The 250xs pushes us to 75-76ish everyday speed.Id guess teh 300xs would be very close to 80 but im not sure yet.We will soon see.For now though my priorties are on are baby.

[blkmtrfan]

What year did you take that picture at the Seattle show blkmtrfan? I guess I am unclear on when the "new style deck" started its production run? I thought it was only a short time ago, but now it seems like the new style deck perhaps started production as far back as 2003.

Greg, from what was being said, Stepp went to using the "new deck" when he re-started making Velocities in 1994-1995,
That pic is from 2004 , I found the thread:

http://www.screamandfly.com/showthre...light=velocity

[NAVISPEED1]

Interesting, that 2001 thanks Carguy claim ran 92MPH in that thread is actually my boat. HMM I wonder if the cabin was completely stripped. I knew it was a LakeX boat. Cool! What is S-Glass? I guess a special kind of fiber glass. Can someone chime in on this? Thanks blkmtrfan, good info.

[blkmtrfan]

You are very welcome,

Kind of funny how we have been talking about the same SOB BS for many winters