Been busy this winter on minor upgrades to the CC
 

Bought this '00 Scarab Sport in August, and used it until it was too cold. Then it was minor upgrade time.

After:

Some changes aren't real noticeable, so here is the list:
10" Garmin chartplotter
Garmin sounder
New VHF & AM/FM ant
Tilt helm
Steering cylinder
re-finished lower part of motors
TFXtreme 33C cables
Livorsi Throttles
Blue bezels, cup holders, wheel, trim tab plate
GPS Speedo
Pioneer stereo w/ remote
JL MHD600/4 & MHD750 amps
3 JL 10" woofers
JL component speakers
different boot stripe
New lower and tinted windshield
Cleaned it up proper like
Cleaned up messy wiring

The best part - I found lots of these items for cheap on the net. Most were brand new sealed parts that the buyer never used. I didn't spend more than $2K!

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Looks great. Anything else planned?

Great job as usual. Remember you wanted a simple/easy boat you didn't have to sweat over all the time........what happened? :)

Didn't sweat over it. This was fun stuff, and it beats sitting on couch watching TV. I wanted to get away from the maintenance, washing/waxing, fear of damaging paint, HAVING to fix engines, HAVING to repair this or that.

I got the CC where I want it, and now it is time to use it and have fun.

Looks good. I'm with you on cutting back on maintenance!

Looks good Bill - I do wish sometimes that I had a more everyday boat.

cause that 300 ft cruise is a bit(h huh??? :)

HAHA - that's my exact point. I can hit a golfball to where we anchor out, yet I have to deal with the CIG every weekend!!

4 hours of prep/clean up for a 30 second ride!

Looks really sharp!
Are propellers next on the list?
I saw a post of yours on THT about props. You are running the same props I had on my Intrepid with the same performance characteristics. I worked with Brett at BBlades over the fall and tested a few different ones, and ended up with 4 blade Revolution 4's. Picked up 5MPH cruise and 3MPH top end and love how they handle. Just FYI.

Looks great Bill. INXS Motorsports has been custom painting a lot of outboards over the past few years to match some higher end boats. It really sets the boat off if you are looking for something else to do.

Hey DA!!!!! Cool project!!!:lolhit:

Was the Livorsi throttles tough to install, I have the same boat with same FICHT motors and just bought a set of Keikaehfer throttles, I hate the all in one set up it comes with. Did your cables with the "J" chook up right ?? connectors at the throttle end ? Just wondering

It is a pain in the azz! I don't think Kiekhahfer throttles will fit 0 the base is too large.
That said, you WILL need new 33c Cables (23') other than that it is pretty straight forward.


Yes I did get new props - haven't tried them yet though