Ok here we go again but this is in regard to the 30' S-Types. I just saw a S-Type that said Kamma on the side of it. Was the Kamma a color or upholstery option that you could get on any Scarab?

I remember the Kaama. I was a crew with the Sea Sweep. ( V-drive / surface props)

Later, after Howard created the Arneson Drive. We described the top "fin" ..which was a bumper, as a " cavitation plate " (sp?) to avoid bumping into the dock.

Later on, Betty was going to do pr for the Arneson Drive. Well, they changed their minds ( somewhat).... Then low and behold, Betty Cook presents her surface version. " Kaama Drive".... ( A silly design, due to it had 90 degrees in the drive)...

Howard & I had a chuckle, when the Kaama also had what they called a " cavatation plate ".... ( Same location as our Arneson BUMPER )

This is my understanding as well. Then throw in that "KV" doesn't stand for Kevlar, but "Kaama Vice", also in honor of Betty Cook's 38' Scarab and the popularity of Miami Vice boat. Supposedly only hulls that have a "K" in the hull number are Kevlar. Although the Larry Smith race versions of the Kevlar boats were 1-2000 lbs. lighter, Wellcraft production deadlines did not allow for such a careful layup, so they came in only 500-700 lbs. lighter than standard glass.

So, what makes a Kaama a Kaama is about how it was marketed and sold, not the drive.

I'm thinking Team Archer has insight on this!

KV stands for Kaama version it had the same deck style as Bettys race boat that's all that it stood for because the KV came out before the TV show and that's straight from the horses mouth !!!!!!!

I knew you'd know for sure!

The 30 S type was built with the KAAMA drive system it worked well and Wellcraft built a few of them with the KAAMA power package. That's probably why that 30 you saw said KAAMA on it.

My 30' Scarab II had Innovation Marine engines and Kaama surface drives, along with the iconic (and dated) "Laser Stripe" paint job.

Here what I was told: Boat was built in Sarasota, shipped to California to be painted by some hotdog paint shop, then sent to Costa Mesa for drives, then sent back to Florida to Innovation for motors and then back to Wellcraft for rigging and finishing.
Seemed like a lot of moving around to produce one boat. Does that even sound correct?

Do you have any pictures of the "Laser Stripe" paint job?

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