I am looking into buying my first boat. growing up
on hotboats I just cant imagine owning anything else.
Id like to keep it under 15k or so as i am a blue collar
auto tech and dont have millions laying around.
Im looking for opinions on the mid 90's 22 foot scarb;s.
owners opinions and so on.......bring on the info..

I Have A 91 Scarab 21 Excel And Love It. Handles Well And Is Pretty Fast With 525hp. 70 At 4500rpm Still Waiting On A New Prop So I Can See What She Can Do At 5150rpm.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/97-WE...spagenameZWDVW

i have a 1986 22ft chris craft stinger for sale that can be had for almost a third of what you're looking to spend. Put 5k into fixing it up a little, and another 5k back into your wallet.

Here's the boat for you! More than15k but worth it!
http://www.offshoreonly.com/esvon/page-9614.html

You may be able to find a decent Baja Hammer in your price range. Nice little boat, goes pretty well and looks nice.

scarab or baja hammer,
can't go wrong with either one, great boats i have been in both and owned one :

I had a new '98 Baja 20 Outlaw. Sold it with in 70 days. Crap! Rode terrible and creaked and groaned. I drove it mainly on small bays where the only waves were boat wakes. Too afraid to take it on the Ches Bay. So don't buy one of those.

Bought a new '98 22 Scarab w/ 454. Nice boat. Rode well, handled predictably and felt . . . .right. Well built boat.
Some had a hook at the transom, take that out and you'll gain some MPH.

Can you explain this please?

Some 22 Scarabs have a hook at the transom. Makes the boat ride like trim tabs are down, or like you can get the bow to rise much. Remove this hook (relatively easy) and the boat will gain some speed and feel a little less glued to the water.
To check for a hook, use search. Many posts have been written about it.
Even if the boat has a hook, it is a GREAT 22' boat!!!