kiwicraig

Wow, a blast from the past, yes I owned this boat after Jim G had traded it to a dealer in Texas (I think), I re-rigged the boat with a side by side set up to re-balance the boat, kept the hatches long and only had the 3 man bolster, I had bought off Gentry. I had re-painted the boat with red sides and named it Team Archer Marine, Eric Colby drove and I am sure he will have a bunch of photos, I traded the boat and it was renamed Patriot Wave. This boat was built by Larry at Team Scarab and originally rigged by my brother Brett, I know they ran the worlds the year they were held at Atlantic City in very rough waters.

E Colby

I actually only have one photo, a great running shot.

limegreenstare28

wow guys!!!! Thankyou!!! Can you post the photo??? I wonder where she is today???

E Colby

The boat needs to have the inner strakes extended and the sides cut down to create a cool sit-down model.

E Colby

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This is the only photo I have. Believe it was taken in Dana Point in 1995

limegreenstare28

Thanks Colby, however I dont think the image link worked

limegreenstare28

Hey guys! Well I thought I'd bring my old thread to life with some pics and some info, I've been doing some homework over the past few weeks again and I've found out these "Larry Smith flat deck" boats actually had a model name.... " Viper " the " Scarab Viper" was made for three years, from 1990-1993.

That would have been a hell of a lot easier to do research on this thing if I had known that from the beginning. haha

Here are some pics of the staggered drive set up and Paint Job. Very old school and very cool! I hope ya'll enjoy!!!

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jec1521

Awesome. My father raced in b-class back then also in a Scarab Panther. B-82 JJ's Express. I will ask him if he remembers this B-79 boat.