26 Scarab CV
 

Hey guys, I bought a 90 Scarab CV last year and was wondering if anyone could tell me where I can find , or have made the original Scarab CV stickers for the side of the boat? I am currently looking for any pics for reference. Any help is appreciated. :D

What type of decal !??? Wellcraft Scarab Logo ?????

Mike, thanks for the pic and your help, This decal is actually on my deck near the windshield......The decals I am hoping to find or have made are on the side of the boat. In the usual SCARAB logo, but only about 5 inches tall..... Then afterwards a smaller "CV" follows. I have a few pics of another boat identical to mine, but the pixels are to small to be of any help. I need a pic closeup like the one you provided. Thanks anyhow.
BTW, your boat looks awesome....love the paint on it. I saw it a while back on here....actually had it as a screen saver for awhile. :D

You have no pic, nothing !! HOT BOAT can help you ! ask him !!

Mike, all I have is one pic of a boat exactly like mine. The file is too big to post here. I have no idea why someone chose to take the damn things off, but they're proving almost impossible to duplicate. :mad: Thanks for your help though-Scott

Scott Mc

send the pic to me !! [email protected]

Thanks Mike:D

Scott check your e mail again:D

now a part of the pic !

Re: 26 Scarab CV
 

Hey, New to site, Just purchased a 1990 Scarab CV 26 I find these are pretty rare, i've only seen a handful of pictures. Here's the story in case you're interested, the boat was redone, and rerigged for outboard use, it was using twin 200 yamahas. When they redid the boat they opened up the interior which gave more room to the deck area, but took away engine space. The hole where the engine is supposed to be was covered with fiberglass, and has a freshwater tank and batteries in there that's it. This is how it stands, now, what i want to do is: Put back it back to I/O with a Big block either a 454 or 502. Ive had opinions pulling to both sides (out or in board) and not sure as of right now what would be the best choice, I have no idea how the boat will handle with the outboards, since it was designed and manufactured with an inboard.

-Any opinions would be greatly appriciated, New to the boating world, first speedboat, i can take pics of the boat howver i do not know if my stickers are the original stickers but they say Scarab with a small CV after, if anyone wants to see pics email me with your adress and ill send them out tomorrow!. Thank you[email protected]

Re: 26 Scarab CV
 

Hey Guys,
I'm new to the site and don't know how often I will be able to respond to queries. I've owned a 1990 26 cv for the last three years. It has all of the original stickers and graphics on it. Mine has Scarab written of the gunwhale on both the port and starboard side just below the cockpit. I have no cv sticker on mine if that helps. It also has the scarab beetle design on the bow deck but it is in pretty bad shape.
In response to previous posts, these boats are very rare. You can't find one for sale on the net and if you do you are going to pay for them. I can't send pics cause i'm still lost in the 70's and don't own a digital camera. If your boat has been fitted with outboards as opposed to I/O configuration, you may be OK if the power to weight ratios are about the same. If you feel the boat getting squirrely in the ass end at high speed you may want to go back to the I/O config. Hope this helps. :evilb:

Re: 26 Scarab CV
 

scott, your original scarb graphic should slant to the front and be about 4-5" tall, as oppossed to slanting backward. it should be on the upper gunwhale as opposed to the side of the boat.
hot boat, send me any info you can on the 90 26cv. i can give you my hull number if you send an e-mail to [email protected]. :evilb:

Re: 26 Scarab CV
 

Hey JT thanks for the advice, i have decided to stick to the outboard configuration, im think about running twin 250 yamahas 4 strokes for the fuel economy reasons. But not sure 100% i heard that them two strokes really give you a kick. I will have pics once im done, i will also update on how it runs with the outboards. THanks for the help any advice is greatly appriciated!

Re: 26 Scarab CV
 

I have a 1990 26 Scarab cv. I have owned it since new. It is equiped with a stock 454 merc. I want to upgrade to around 550 HP. I was wondering if anybody is running that configuration, and if so, what kind of speeds are you getting. Mine has all the original graphics. Another question is has anyone changed the x dimension, it seems that the outdrive sits to far below the bottom of the v.
Thanks

Re: 26 Scarab CV
 

550 HP should get you mid 70's with no problem. Biggest challenge is finding the right prop. I ran a 3 blade and it seemed to carry the nose too high, went to labbed 28 pitch 4 blade merc, and it seems to be best. Don't know about changing the X on these boats, but I did speak to a gent about a year ago that ran a blackhawk on his and he loved the top end increases, but also stated that the boat lost much of it's handling at speed. I think that if anything I would put a neutral extension box with an inch shorter lower unit... This should get more clean water to the prop, plus help you out in rough water. If you really want to know the best setup, I would try to contact someone from Archer Marine in Cali. or Larry Smith himself.

Hello all,
need a little help, new to my 2019 26.6 scarab offshore, I need to loacate my batteries, test them , but all the manual are not much help for the location , can anyone give me a guide please ?

Congrats on your fine purchase.

I assume you're referring to the 262 Fisherman with the Offshore Pkg? In chapters 9 and 10 of the owner's manual, you can read about the electrical. Link: Wellcraft Owners Manual

The best Forums for you are http://www.thehulltruth.com and http://www.bdoutdoors.com

An intro walkaround video of the 262: