Originally Posted by TexomaPowerboater

Smokin deal for $12K IMO. And for that price, you don't really need insurance. Make sure you budget enough money to buy atleast one drive or engine rebuild or both. Its a boat, chit breaks all the time, might as well plan on it. $5K would be a good rainy day fund.

Originally Posted by tommymonza

Take you 12 thousand and buy a nice clean single engine 24 footer that will do 60 not 45 like that Scarab .The fuel , repairs , storage and a tow vehicle for that pig will make you wish you never took up boating.