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02-23-2009, 10:49 PM
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Neno the mind boggler
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Location: toledo oh
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Scarab III X dimension
anybody ever try moving up the X dim on a Scarab III? I am getting ready to cut the holes in my transom and was thinking of moving them up an inch or two. Mine is a stock 89 and was hoping to squeeze a mph or two out of it after putting a fresh transom in it. any thoughts? 
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02-24-2009, 08:23 AM
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Im pretty sure the older scarabs had quite a bit of hook in them. With the props out today, I would think you would see a nice increase in mph, and not have issues carrying the bow or planing.
Is yours a TRS or bravo boat? If its a bravo I'd say just go with shorties, but if I remember right you had TRS on that thing.
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02-24-2009, 11:15 AM
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Neno the mind boggler
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Mines a Bravo boat, I was thinking of going up two inches. I am sure it is pretty deep as it is.
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02-24-2009, 12:58 PM
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Dave you might try getting in touch with Tinkerer, I remember reading someone had been messing with drive heighths, it might have been him.
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02-24-2009, 01:08 PM
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Last edited by Rookie; 02-24-2009 at 01:37 PM.
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02-24-2009, 04:18 PM
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Neno the mind boggler
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cool, thanks. Just sent him a PM.
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02-24-2009, 09:20 PM
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What kind of power are you putting in that boat? and where are the pics of this project????? I would really like to see how to glass in a transom I have been thinking of doing that in the next year or 2. Have you posted any on OSO or SO to follow.
Thanks,
Jason
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02-24-2009, 10:36 PM
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Neno the mind boggler
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Actually i havnt posted any pics yet but i will do a thread on it when im done. My boat had stock 365 Mags and i bumped them up a bit with Air-gap intakes, cams, carbs, exhaust and roller valvetrain. I am only looking for about 450-475 hp out of them. Its a great boat and has never given me any trouble so i'd like to keep it that way, I would like to keep it relativly stock or close to it. This thing is my Griswold family truckster of the water 
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02-26-2009, 07:33 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by MILD THUNDER
Im pretty sure the older scarabs had quite a bit of hook in them. With the props out today, I would think you would see a nice increase in mph, and not have issues carrying the bow or planing.
Is yours a TRS or bravo boat? If its a bravo I'd say just go with shorties, but if I remember right you had TRS on that thing.
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There is no hook in the scarab III hull. I have been here for a while and keep hearing this. Any one else with a Scarab III please check your hull and you will see I am right. I have an 87 and I have checked it several times, mostly when I read a post that states it does. I see no hook at all. I have TRS and the X dimention seems high. I never measured it but my boat will not get out of the water with a three blade. I run four blade bravo ones and it pops right out of the water. With stock 370s it runs 62.5 on gps. Looks like I am checking my bottom again!
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02-26-2009, 04:49 PM
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Neno the mind boggler
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just checked mine, its an 89. No hook to speak of, maybe a little bit on the stbd strake but not much.
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