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I offered 13k and he didnt take it. He said he wanted 15k bottom dollar and I told him to get lost. 15k for a 12 year old boat is retarded.. especially in this economy.

just bought this boat the one in minnesota scs 502 the boat is insane !! only 52 hrs

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Originally Posted by Prostreeter (Post 2167837)

If your boat has the stock Merc exhaust riser gasket be careful with that.They are known to leak and water could get into the cylinders and cause havoc.This happned to my 502 and I decided to replace the entire exhaust with IMCO so it wont happen again.Not saying it will happen just keep an eye on it.

As for the boat,what an attention getter this is at the lake.They didn't make many of these in their short production run.I'm sure your aware that this boat was featured in the 1997 movie "Face Off".

Did you happen to buy the boat in Lewisville,Tx.

There are a couple SCS owners on this forum and I'm sure they'll be around shortly.Have fun with that boat.I know I am.

Steve

I love this boat 97 scarab scs the boat was the boat in minnesota for sale only 52 hrs on NEW not rebuilt 502 motor boat in excellent condition and the reason for the new motor was because of the exhaust water leaked back into the motor like previously posted upgraded too emi thunder boat is curently in south texas 23 pitch prop I think it could use a little more???any ideas???

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Originally Posted by 502SCS (Post 2946860)

looks like he sold it

He did sell It,the boat was in perfect condition I am surprised that it didnt sell for what he was asking for it I am the new owner what an impressive boat very well built love It

I have a 26p 4 plade Bravo II Prop on my 502 SCS
It works great .. a smidge on the tall side but I like that lower RPM cruising at 60 mph

Coolhand you started this thread 06-18-2007 .. must be a record :-)

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Originally Posted by scarabrun (Post 2260468)

how rare are these boats

to my understanding they only made 500 hundred white scarab scs,and 14 orange scarab scs they destroyed 2 orange scs in the movie face off thus leaving us 12 left in the world.they also destroyed 12 white scs thus leaving us only 488 white scs in the world.

Wow 488 in the world. That's not a big number at all.

Stay tuned for my interior revamp this winter. Time to bring the boat fully in line with modern standards. Time to start building out a parts list . . .

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Originally Posted by TUESDAYSRAIN SCS (Post 2957620)

He did sell It,the boat was in perfect condition I am surprised that it didnt sell for what he was asking for it I am the new owner what an impressive boat very well built love It

Did he get the fading on the deck cleaned up ? There were light spots in the gel coat.

The only add on I really wanted to add was the holley/b&m injected supercharger that was discontinued. WHat a great Idea it was with the Injection and supercharger in 1 managed unit for marine applications. I tried for 4 years to find one and never could get my hands on it. THat was a real great idea that never took off.

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Originally Posted by Unitek (Post 2958064)

Did he get the fading on the deck cleaned up ? There were light spots in the gel coat.

THe orange ones get that every year even if the are kept in a garage like mine. I just hit it with the buffer every winter and clean it up .. Gel coat is thick :-)