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Steve Stepp would
like to set the record straight:
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FACT: Steve Stepp has no
relationship to and/or did not design the
“stepped” or ventilated bottom design, which
has become so popular in recent years.
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FACT: Stepped or ventilated bottom
designs cause more boats to spin out and/or
barrel roll more than any other hull design
in boat building history.
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FACT: In the past four years, there
have been at least one spin out or barrel
roll of a stepped or ventilated bottom boat
with a professional driver at nearly every
APBA Offshore Event.
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FACT: In 1978, VELOCITY was the
first offshore boat to utilize the “Pad
Bottom” and Step (or notched) transom. These
two Steve Stepp design features have been
copied by more manufactures than any other
offshore design in performance power boating
history.
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FACT: VELOCITY Powerboats builds
SAFETY FIRST into every boat they build and
will NOT build a ventilated design.
If the
professional race boat driver cannot control a
ventilated hull design, who can? Would your put
your family in one of these boats?
When one must
QUICKLY turn the wheel to avoid an obstacle, whatever
it might be (bird, boat traffic, jet ski, etc), he
or she is utilizing the turning capacity of the
hull. If that hull is aerated, ventilated, or
“stepped” in design, he or she is heading for an
immediate “high-speed-spinout.”
If you know you
cannot perform a high-speed turn without a spinout,
then why would you put your family or loved ones in
that perilous position?
Note:
Before you make a purchase from any dealer…
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Ask for a
demo ride and require a high speed/sharp
turn as a part of your demo ride.
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Ask for
verified insurance cost on the particular
boat or ventilated hull that you are
considering.
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Ask for
exact spin out and barrel roll documentation
on the particular hull that you are
considering from the past 4 years.
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Ask for
any language in the product liability
insurance policy that refers to vent related
bottom risk exclusion of that boat
manufacturer you are considering.
Please be
careful. Spinner Bottom Boats are only made for
Spinner Heads. Keep your head on straight.
At VELOCITY…Excitement
and Safety Come Standard!!
Signed,
Steve Stepp
President/CEO
Initial Marine Corp. |
