The sea deck on my motor bracket already looks pretty dirty from climbing in and out while working on it. That's where my concern with a cockpit floor comes from...... On another note, I figured out the banging sound I emailed you about..... The water tank in the console was completely empty, while it sits in a channel, it isn't strapped down. So when I was in heavy seas, it was slamming down on the floor...

The sea deck is pourus so I can see it getting stained from grease etc, the water tank only had a small rail to keep it in place, I never drained it so it didnt bang around too much I guess. The front coaming pads you were asking about have no access so you have to cut them out to replace or gain access, I think they installed them prior to installing the cap.

There is a guy on Hull Truth re-doing one of these with 3 of the old Evinrude V8 outboards, he's replacing the transom, (go figure)

That is the only accepted pole on board brither .

I too am enjoying this thread.

I went from a Top Gun to a Scarab 302. Of all the CC I've been on, the Scarab rides closest to the Cig. The ride is solid and better than it should be for a light CC. From all the folks I've met or read about with 302's, it looks like the best motor is a 2 stroke 225 hp. Mine will run 60 any day and got 62.9 out of it with a light load. 250's seem to run the same speed and 4 strokes are too heavy upsetting the balance of the boat.

Main thing to look for as others mentioned is a soft floor. This starts around the console and if soft either run or buy it cheap.

Good boat though and easy to maintain. I use my CC way more than I used the Cig and work on it about about 90% less! Btw - they updated the boat and console for the 2000 year boats.

Any questions - PM or this thread - glad to offer any insight or help.

Here are pics of boat and a pic of where I re did the console. Ext is upholstery and need ideas on how to add color and make seats look better ( more go-fast like)

Man that is a BEAUTIFUL boat. Exactly what in would like and how I would like it to look.


Thank you all for the what to look for and things like that verybhappy I made this thread.

I was a phone call away from putting an offer in on a 302 cc before I got my 33ol. I wanted it pretty bad, we have kids so head, space, twins for security when we go offshore was criteria. It was a 00 with 05 300xs's!!

That Sunday, I told wife it was what we needed and I was calling Monday morning to put offer in and start process. THEN she developed an opinion after looking at the pics. She wanted a sunpad so she and kids could climb up the back instead of climbing around engines.

Oh well.. I was pretty close. It had the bolsters and back bench and supposedly ran 68-70.

A 302 with 300's will run in the low 70's if setup right . Heard 72 from a couple people.

there is one for sale on www.thehulltruth.com for 11,500 minus the existing power.