Miami Vice season 2 Scarab changes hands
12-08-2015, 06:55 PM
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Good luck with your project, brings back a lot of memories, I did the glass and paint work on Tom J, Miami vice scarab you had mentioned in earlier post, am also involved in the rigging and rehab of the Betty Cook Scarab, my name C.Hefke is signed on the port lower rear of boat before the transom if that boat is still around. I herd it had had a couple of homes since Tom sold it some years back, I did the job back in 2002.
12-08-2015, 09:09 PM
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Congratulations on your Miami Vice Scarab. Such an awesome looking iconic boat. The one episode that features quite a bit of the Scarab KV38 which happens to be one of my favorite is called Payback. There's another Scarab in that episode as well the 3 model.
12-08-2015, 10:01 PM
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I remember episode story lines first and then boat scenes. I'm also not a fan of season 3 and beyond. I rarely watch after season 2 episodes. In season 3 Michael Mann left the show and was replaced by Dick Wolf of Law and Order fame. He ruined the show.
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12-09-2015, 07:16 AM
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Thanks for hanging out in the kiddie pool, it was a great place to meet you two. Congratulations and it is a cool story so far. I am looking forward to more and to seeing you at Boyne Thunder.
12-09-2015, 09:28 AM
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Congratulations on the boat. I can't wait to see the restoration and what your documentation quest uncovers. kudos to you.
12-09-2015, 05:28 PM
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Three for sure.
Ours, Star 1 and the season 5 boat that was abandoned in Miami. There's a boat rotting away in Oahu that has the proper hull stripe from the show and season 5 deck stripe, but can't confirm if it has race hatches or padded hatch.
If it had a padded Hatch, it would've been Don's loaner that was used in "Like a Hurricane" when he and Sheena slid across the hatch into the boat. Only time a boat ever appeared on screen with registration numbers.
A friend of mine worked for the original guy in the islands who bought it from the show, but he couldn't remember details about the hatch.
One way or the other, it seen screen time.
I'm chasing a lead on one I was told about at Volo.
If it's legit, it could be one of the 87's from season 3/4.
Neither are accounted for.
Ours, Star 1 and the season 5 boat that was abandoned in Miami. There's a boat rotting away in Oahu that has the proper hull stripe from the show and season 5 deck stripe, but can't confirm if it has race hatches or padded hatch.
If it had a padded Hatch, it would've been Don's loaner that was used in "Like a Hurricane" when he and Sheena slid across the hatch into the boat. Only time a boat ever appeared on screen with registration numbers.
A friend of mine worked for the original guy in the islands who bought it from the show, but he couldn't remember details about the hatch.
One way or the other, it seen screen time.
I'm chasing a lead on one I was told about at Volo.
If it's legit, it could be one of the 87's from season 3/4.
Neither are accounted for.
12-09-2015, 05:53 PM
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I was told the 377 was slated to be discontinued when Vice gave the nod.
The 377 was given cosmetic changes and renamed KV (KAAMA Vice) in recognition of Betty's KAAMA drive and Vice.
The first two star boats were kind of cross overs. The still had the 377 cabins and other features. Our hull is stamped as a 377.
After the Excalibur purchase, there were two long decks under the same roof competing against each other for market share.
The Excalibur got the axe.
This is just my take on it, but with the 20% surge in sales after Vice went with Scarab, they couldn't kill the golden goose.
The 377 was given cosmetic changes and renamed KV (KAAMA Vice) in recognition of Betty's KAAMA drive and Vice.
The first two star boats were kind of cross overs. The still had the 377 cabins and other features. Our hull is stamped as a 377.
After the Excalibur purchase, there were two long decks under the same roof competing against each other for market share.
The Excalibur got the axe.
This is just my take on it, but with the 20% surge in sales after Vice went with Scarab, they couldn't kill the golden goose.
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12-09-2015, 05:59 PM
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My family owns the Miami River property that was leased out to Moby Marine. Moby Marine did all the stunt and salvage work for Miami Vice. There was also an episode filmed at our property involving a shootout with the guys running all over the tugs/salvage boats in the water. The original Chris Craft Scorpion and a Chris Cat were stored on the property. My love of performance boating began when I would crawl all over the boats in the yard! In 1986 I bought my first house in Coconut Grove. We would see "Switek" all the time frequenting many of the late night establishments!! Good times and great memories!!
Any pics from those days?
Any behind the scenes stories?
12-09-2015, 06:06 PM
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Good luck with your project, brings back a lot of memories, I did the glass and paint work on Tom J, Miami vice scarab you had mentioned in earlier post, am also involved in the rigging and rehab of the Betty Cook Scarab, my name C.Hefke is signed on the port lower rear of boat before the transom if that boat is still around. I herd it had had a couple of homes since Tom sold it some years back, I did the job back in 2002.
From what I understand, it's on display at his families car dealership.
Do you have any pics from the restoration?
Looking for a closeup of the deck stripes at the tip of the bow pre restoration . Mine are faded away and looks like they would've ended differently than the stripes on Star one after the restoration.
