Scarab..Why?
 

...the market has been down for 5 years...now picking up again. Here is a boat we deamed to be efficient with and without steps...raced..loved and looks good...a couple years back a 38'Scarab I was looking at could be had for about 150K with HP 500's....they sold well...quality had improved...I personally liked em a lot....and now the molds are destroyed I hear...one thing I will never understand...

not being produced but i heard the molds went to larry smith in cali

Larry Smith always owned the molds. Wellcraft had the contract to build the pleasure version. I hightly doubt they were destroyed. I agree,, I would think they went back to Larry Smith.

That is Joes boat. He said he would sell it, but doesn't have too. And after the fresh power goes in this week, may not want too. :D

long story.. but larry wanted more money for genmar and genmar didn't want to pay.. and the product was going downhill fast so.. larry pulled the contract

Makes sense, I would pull my contract also if some company was going to half a$$ a product with my name attached. Real shame though. I can remember as a kid growing up in the late 70's early 80's thinking how nice the old Wellcraft boats were.

Yeah those Scarabs were nice. Are they not going to be built anymore ?

wellcraft is out of the scarab bussiness.

i dont; even thignk the CC boats are scarabs anymore

Yea back in the 70's the Scarabs were cool,but then
they started cheapin them up, I think the were
chopper gun boats in the 80's

I have been looking at the 38's. What do you all think of the ride quality compared to say a 37 outerlimits or a 38 cigarette?

How much headroom is in the cabin?

I don't know about the newer ones,but I love those
older 38' KV's with the flat deck. They were great
lookin boats.

Did someone say Scarab????

Larry Smith is building the larger boats, and in the last conversation I had with him he said he built 2 38 foot nonstepped hulls.

I know where there is a mid nineties Scarab with triple blackhawks for sale.

I just love mine.Very solid ride in rough seas, steady as a rock.

My all time favorite 38' Scarab were the ones with purple lightning graphics:cool:

I loved my old scarab it was a great boat and the paint was ahead of its time

this pic was while i was running the Pier 33 Poker Run in 1997

I agree.....I'd like to see these boats back out there again....dang shame.

..this one is doing very well....:D

Dan and Larry are back in the Scarab game. From the conversations I have had with Dan, the boats will be Farley customized to the owner. He is incorporating all of the best on the West Coast to build the boats. And the prices actually seem reasonable (Imagine that...Reasonable New Boat prices). I think they will do very well together. Larry in innovative, and Dan stands behind his work, how could you go wrong?

cool.....will they still be called "scarabs" or ??????

I think they are sticking with Scarab. Variations of the boat that went from San Fran to LA. Good looking boats. Diesel Power, Fly by wire controls. lots of new things. I would say that between Larry and Dans new concepts, and Skip and his R&D team at Cigarette, Offshore Performance Pleasure boats are advancing at a higher pace now more than ever.

I still have mine Boatme, whatever did you do with yours?


http://members.aol.com/beanbroke/Sca...arab2small.jpg

A very fast F2 if I don't say so myself.:D Jo

AHHHHHHH brings me back to miami vice days :)

How much headroom is in the newer 38's?

My friend has a 1978 38’ race deck, Kevlar, NEVER been rigged or in the water on new trailer for sale. The boat has no holes in it and has new epoxy paint. He wants $30k for everything. Ask and I’ll get some pics. later this week.

I still have my 1982 38 KV and it's running very strong!!!

Any pictures or websites where we can get info on the new custom made Scarabs?

Roby

Call Dan Direct at 949-646-9778.

Marty, thanks for posting a photo of my baby. Best riding machine, and no one can hit the pins the way this baby does...just a good, solid all around boat...and NO step hull.

?? Fever Fan
 

Alright, Who's FEVERFAN? Am I being stalked? haha. In any event, FEVERFAN is right, motors going back in this week and Fresh Water Cooling as well!

...Easy on the Scarab bashing! ;)

I think Gary would concur --right up until he got it his repo'd!!!!!1 :D :eureka:

Re: ?? Fever Fan
 

Yours is one of the nicest Scarabs I have seen. I like the green. It would look a lot better on clear green water, not gonna happen in Texas though.

Roby

Thanks robyw1,

I appreciate it and agree - it would look better in the Emerald Coast! Not heading that way until August for the Destin Poker Run, then again in Nov. for the K West Finals (or what ever the race is going to be called this year! :p ).

Panther, around 5' of headroom is what you'll find in most of the 38's.