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Old 02-27-2002, 02:13 AM   #1
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Need windshield support for 1997 26 Scarab

Anyone have any ideas where I could find this part? It should be the same from 96-98 .
I have emailed Wellcraft but I'd be better off waiting from an answer from God.

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Old 02-27-2002, 09:32 AM   #2
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Hey 26!!

I bought a new one from Select boats in Houston. Ordering was no problem and I got it within 2 weeks!!

They have a web sight with a phone number or : 713-910-4444!!

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Old 02-27-2002, 10:15 AM   #3
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Theres a place in Sarasota
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Worth a call 941-758-3552
or in Ft. Myers 941-332-
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Old 02-27-2002, 06:44 PM   #4
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Thanks for the reply's guys. I will give them all
a try.

Fever Mike ,
I've talked to you before , you told me about moving the mounting location on the trim tabs to get them out of the water before.
I plan on having a fairing made so it will save some weight , I've got to have something though. I wear contacts and have had them blow out now that the boat runs 80. I started wearing goggles but when you try to race someone and your wearing goggles they kind of figure the boat is fast
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Old 03-04-2002, 07:25 PM   #5
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Mike,
That liner has been more of a hinderance than anything !! Because of that I'm unable to use an offshore style engine mount. I ended up have some solid mounts made out of billet aluminum that are thru bolted into the stock engine mount location.
Those were bolted into a aluminum box that is glassed into the liner, it seems pretty strong .
K-planes are going to be the next addition, just for the added running length.
Eventually I will add a extention box and a shorter lower and then I will be done.


Yes I did fix the Bennetts but I added a 540 so I never got too see how much the tabs added.
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Old 03-05-2002, 01:18 AM   #6
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Mike,
I will probably do the inspection plate thing for the K-planes. I plan on making them myself using the 280s K-plane ,the Bennett cylinders and fabricating my own mounting plate. I plan on trying to use the Bennett pump to. I rarely use the tabs now so it isn't a major issue.
No I haven't measure the X yet , I was just assumming that it was on the conservative side, just from the way the boat reacts to trim . I might try just a 2" shorter lower first but I don't think it will help without the additional leverage of the extention box.
The boat does seem very stable at 80 , no chine walking or weird handling issues. The one thing I did notice is I think the gas tank is a little to far foward , the boat acts like a completely different boat when it gets 1/4 tank of gas in it. I have to be real careful with trim when running in rougher water like that.
I would really like to see the boat run close to 85, I think I have the power to do it , but the boat just isn't right yet.
Did you ever have your boat weighed ?
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