Steve Stepp banned from the velocity factory!
07-18-2015, 08:18 AM
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Joel, Steve actually has an '81 also that he bought recently and is in the process of restoring. It came out of LI, NY and he molded up a new hull to go under it. Steve posted a pic about a week ago on his Facebook. Hope yours is coming along now also.
07-18-2015, 09:39 AM
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I first met Steve in 1984 at his Pompano facility. At that time he was making the 26,
and was in the build process of the 22. He is always a great guy to talk to. I always
looked him up when I went to the Miami boat show. In 2006 I almost bought a new 32,
but at that time the price was about 20K over the Sonic 31ss. The Velocity's are always
the fastest given the same power. I greatly admire Steve for making his boats safe.
I don't believe Velocity ever ventilated their hulls.
and was in the build process of the 22. He is always a great guy to talk to. I always
looked him up when I went to the Miami boat show. In 2006 I almost bought a new 32,
but at that time the price was about 20K over the Sonic 31ss. The Velocity's are always
the fastest given the same power. I greatly admire Steve for making his boats safe.
I don't believe Velocity ever ventilated their hulls.
08-02-2015, 10:36 AM
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08-21-2015, 09:56 PM
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I bought a new 2013 26 cc from Steve before he sold the company. My velocity developed several cracks in the gelcoat in and around the transom even though I had hardly used it. I found out that it ended up needing some minor warranty transom reinforcing work. The new owner of the company refused to fix the issue. Apparently this would involve approximately 3-4 hours of work.
To me that says alot about their long term vision for the company. Keeping past customers of a brand happy is fundamental to building future business. How you treat past customers is huge.
To me that says alot about their long term vision for the company. Keeping past customers of a brand happy is fundamental to building future business. How you treat past customers is huge.
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