Scarab III's
 

tell me the good an the bad on the Scarab III's. i may pick one up for resale. got a sweet deal on one right now and just wondered about them. this one is an 89 with bravos and stock 365's (i think). guy wants to trade me even up for my scorpion that i'm selling. its actually a decent boat. very usable in its present condition no trailer though. i think he said he put about 20 hours on it this season (he is in the same marina as me). my thought is to do the trade and sell this one instead, i think it may move quicker than my boat. reason i say that is i am asking 15K for mine and at the very worst i think i should be able to get that amount out of this boat. only real weak part of the boat is the wood under the rear bench and the canvas is kinda bad. the gel could use a serious wheeling too . other than that the cabin is great and cockpit is in good shape to. boat has about 600 hours and the owner said he just never liked it, to big and to slow. any thoughts on this deal?

i looked at the boat with the canvas on and didnt pull it all the way off. any body got any good pics of III's?

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Hey Dave... you know I like mine.. they are heavy good lake Erie boats... stock mags w/bravos run low to mid 60's... I added huffers to mine seeing mid 70's...

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Mine...'86 Wave Crusher

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I like these boats too. Been looking at them for a while. I'd like to get on one and look around sometime.

I'd be interested to know more about what you do Dave. Any pics?

Mark

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Mark...give me a call...216-406-0368....I have lots of picks...can't resize most..but I can E-mail to ya...We can hook up this spring I take ya for a run.... :evilb: :drink:

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Thanks I'd like that! You wern't at the fall run in mentor were ya? There was one there but it had the arch. I almost asked to climb aboard but he was rafted way out...
I've looked at tons of em on boat trader. I just want to be "IN" one to get a feel. :p

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Hi,

If there are any interior shots of 34 or 38 Scarabs i would love them for ideas for what i can do with mine...

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Thanks

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no I didn't make that run...but that one that was there is a good friend....his is a 89..with mag motors...some interior pics

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what kind of speed can be expected with 450's?

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lo to mid 60's...if TRS.....Bravos...stromg mid 60's...

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Hello--Just finished my first season with my Scarab 111--I love it!!! The weight, speed--and comfort--Nice boat. TRS drives are terrific if maintained properly. It's an 86 with 454's.

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Dave, I am caught between the scarab and the 39ft stinger. I found one of each, both in deplorable condition but I dont mind the work. problem is, I know NOTHING about outdrives, always been an outboard guy..until the girfriend wanted a galley and bathroom. Both boats, need TRS outdrives. so I am damned if I do damned if I dont. Is there an upgrade for these trs's? are they expensive? Give me some goodz...!

Dave
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Dave-

I have done quite a bit of research on TRS drives, both the boat I had and the boat I have now have them- they hold up pretty well as long as you service them often, everyone says parts are getting hard to get but the only problem I have had is getting the case(lower unit) when one of mine grenaded. 3K just for the lower unit.(ouch) You can upgrade with Konrads but they don't give those away either. A lot of people on here still have TRS drives-hope this helps.
Scott

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Dave:

When you inquired about our 39' Stinger project for sale, I told you all about the TRS drives. Given the horsepower and torque of the stock 454/400 Cyclones, the TRS drives should be bulletproof. There is no sense in replacing them with Bravos at this stage of the game, because there are other variables, i.e. engine placement, etc., and especially Bravo III's as you mentioned, which are not appropriate for this type of boat. The only logical replacement drive for the TRS is a Konrad, and they will run almost $20k for the pair last time I checked. With that in mind, I don't think they are in your price range considering you were supposedly shuffling money around, sending me a deposit and picking the boat up this past weekend. I spent an awful lot of time discussing this boat with you and for a change I'm just left hanging.

Harry