whats it worth??????????????????????
 

1989 28 scarab excel on a aluminum dual axle trailer in good condition boat is in good condition has a bravo and 454 mag with a few upgrades. boat as a whole is prob an 8 my question is what is it worth???

My buddie has an 89 26 foot nova spyder (wellcraft) with twin 454 mags and bravos on nice triple axel trailer it can be bought for $11,000

I'd take that Spyder over that Excell IMO!

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i really just liked the lines of the excel looks sleek and sharp

anyone PLEASE before i spend money
 

can anyone please tell me what its worth??? 1988 scarab excel clean boat nice interior all works engine is a fresh rebuilt with all goodies dart merlin heads, crane cam lifters pushrods rocker arms, aluminum eddie marine exhaust, 850 double pumper, msd 6 A ignition, mercruiser teflon coated pistons, balanced. new bennet tabs, new bravo lower, nice clean dual axle aluminum trailer with new tires rims axles brakes very clean spins a stainless 25 pitch. boat needs a cleaning PLEASE is 8K a good price??????

Too hard to judge without seeing some detailed pics. $8K does sound fair though. Check the floor if it is wooden. That was an area I was told to look at on my Scarab before I bought it.

As long as the stringers aren't rotted.. You can't go wrong for 8k.

You could part it out for that if you had too. But the last thing you want is rotted stringers and have the motors drop and then you have to fully de-rig and re-build stringers!!!! NOT GOOD!!
8K is good if all checks out

good Luck

Agree $8k sounds decent if the power is a good as stated. Prolly not the best choice for a raceboat but if its pleasure first, race second then probably a good choice.


Looks like someone may be jumping up to class 5! LOL

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boat has been fresh water its whole life floor is gelcoat. stringers all look solid and clean engine compartment seems really clean. says it runs low 70's but for 8k i could always run a blower LOL thank you all for the help in this economy its tuff handing over cash lol

Must have pretty big power to run that fast. My buddy spent a ton on his and it would run around 60. Its a sit down boat and rides ruff as hell. But they look cool if you paint the fairing white.

I agree. My 96 22' Scarab ran mid 60's with a 454(330HP). You would need a lot of HP in that 28 to run low 70's(GPS). I would guess 500+ ponies.

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its been built by a respected builder in mass. spins the 25 pitch 5400-5500 so in prop calculation its right on the money but i agree i thought it would take a lot to run low 70's how rough do they ride??? i boat mostly in the great south bay wich can get a little nasty i think is like 22degree vee i just figured the length would help

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back to the top all input needed supposed to be picking it up this weekend tahnx chris

think twice if you want to race it some day. 28 foot would require you to run class 5. you'll need to be cabable of 80 plus to run in a 75 mile per hour class. I think you should reconsider the 24 Carrera or that 26 footer you were lookin at.

just my opinion..been there done that.

Chris,
What happened to the Corsa? I thought you were picking that up last weekend??
I also agree with Bruce.
Bob

If your running in more than 2 to 3 footers you should have a kidney doner on stand by.

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do they really ride that hard?? cant be any harder than my baja 226 sport no??? and it has about 5 more feet? just wondering thank you

It really did ride that ruff. Its got sit down pedistal seats and a shallow V. My buddies wife wouldnt ride in it anymore so he sold it and bought a 29 Baja. Its a heavy boat so its gonna take a ton of power to get any respectable speeds out of it. His also had cracks along the cockpit bulkhead, so you may want to check that. It was a very cool looking boat after he painted it.

CHRIS,,,,see ^ ,i told you !!!

Better believe the Devil ! LOL:ernaehrung004:

I think they are a 21 degree hull:eek:, not 24 degree like the 24 or 25ol your 226 is a 21 too. your better off with the other boats posted or find a sutphen 26 = has a 26degree hull. which engine builder in mass??