Yea forgot we wouldnt want to start anything!!! Thanks for the heads up on the windshield tint.

C'mon guys, as long as it isn't a Boston Whaler, blowboat, or a Ranger.

Chit,, I dream of late model Top Gun, but I still love the Scarabs.

So how did the Wellcraft designed 26 ‘ scarabs perform. Is the 1996-1998 “Wellcraft Scarab” something worth looking into?

Thanks Speed

Speed, I was very happy with the performance of mine! If you are in the market for a good boat at a decent price I would not rule them out. There are plus's and minus with them (as in all boats) but if the styling of the boat suits you I would'nt be scared of one!!! They are a pretty solid built boat! There is a thread in general boat discussion called 26 scarab that you might want to check out. Probably 3 or 4 pages back by now.

A friend of mine has had both the none stepped 26 and the Larry Smith stepped 26 and he said LS was a much faster and all around better built boat

My dealer told me back in./... the 26 was an in-house design that started in 93 or so and finally came to production as a 96 model. Originally at tehdealer meeting in 94 for 95 boats but dealers did not like teh deck and cv comparison. not sure if it was one of the boats involved in their. SCRIMP program..

of every wellcraft scarab there is and how wonderful it may be/... I would always want a larry smith ride

How does the 1996-1998 26 “Wellcraft Scarab” compare to the 25 Baja Outlaw? Has anyone been in both that can comment on the difference in performance, ride? I know the Baja’s cuddy is bigger but the cockpit seems smaller but deeper, I’m OK with this trade off if the performance is better. I was not all that impressed with the Baja’s ride in rough water but I have never been in the Scarab so not sure if it would be about the same

Thanks in advance for anyones input.

Speed

has anyone ever been impressed with a Baja's ride?

Mike, can you tell me anything about the 26 sport

the 96-98 scarabs were built in sarasota FLA. they then turned into excalibur models built buy wellcraft. they were considered a sport cruiser after the model name change with a few more ammenities added.