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Old 08-12-2009, 08:47 AM
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First thing I am new to this forum and I am thinking about buying a boat. I am looking at a 1993 38 Scarab clean with 200 hrs 500 cobra motors and alfa drives. What can be said about this boat was this a good model. Whatever info would be well appreciated .
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Old 08-12-2009, 08:56 AM
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why would a 93 38' w/ 500's have alpha's? my 91 35' has trs's, so i would think a 93 would have bravos.
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Are you sure about the Alpha drives? Most on OSO would not buy a used HP boat without a complete marine survey, especially on a boat that is 16 years old. A survey will likely be the best $ you ever spend on boating. Someone on here can give you a lead on a local surveyor.
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I Would Not Have Came W/alphas
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Ok he posted a lot of pics but none of the drives so when I asked him
I could have swore he said alphas but I will check.
How much for a survey
Comparing the Scarab to other 93 boats how does it rate
Also He said that it was a fresh water boat kept on a rack indoors untill he purchased it two years ago where he used it in salt water
but he said he flushed it an all that.
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Sorry Bull Dog motors Not Cobra
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Post where you live and someone can likely give you a reference.
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I think a survey is about $20/foot.
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And when they do a survey what does that cover.
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And when they do a survey what does that cover.

In my experience with surveyor's, the survey only covers the surveyor's azz
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