1996 29 Scarab part needed,Help
12-04-2003 | 04:29 PM
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The grill was left at one machine shop today for them to work out the costs involved. They are checking to see the price of material and also what it would cost to powdercoat these once they are machined. I'll keep everyone informed of the progress as it happens. It's not likely to be something we have a firm price on in the next few days.
The original grills are 1" thick. I told the shop to price 3/4" thick material instead. The thickness would not be necessary and the 1/4" thinner material will cost less, the grills will be lower profile (helps with banging the docks), and the ease af making them will be increased.
I spent 6 years at an aerospace plant programming CNC machines and have almost 30 years of experence in the machine shop environment. The aluminum grills will not be exactly like the plastic factory grills in order to make them more economically. The overall size and design will remain but some of the corners may be less rounded in order to save machine time. Also, the original grill has the vanes hollowed out on the back side of the grill. This was most likely done to save money on material and also may have had something to do with release from the mold they were manufactured in. The aluminum grill vanes will be solid - again to save machine time which equals lower cost, plus they will be stronger this way.
The hull of the boat does have some curvature that is a consideration also. I'm fairly certain that the aluminum grills will be flexible enough to conform to this curvature. The good news is that we have a 29ft Scarab so I can POSITIVELY confirm this after a prototype set is made.
More info as it becomes available.
Ryan
The original grills are 1" thick. I told the shop to price 3/4" thick material instead. The thickness would not be necessary and the 1/4" thinner material will cost less, the grills will be lower profile (helps with banging the docks), and the ease af making them will be increased.
I spent 6 years at an aerospace plant programming CNC machines and have almost 30 years of experence in the machine shop environment. The aluminum grills will not be exactly like the plastic factory grills in order to make them more economically. The overall size and design will remain but some of the corners may be less rounded in order to save machine time. Also, the original grill has the vanes hollowed out on the back side of the grill. This was most likely done to save money on material and also may have had something to do with release from the mold they were manufactured in. The aluminum grill vanes will be solid - again to save machine time which equals lower cost, plus they will be stronger this way.
The hull of the boat does have some curvature that is a consideration also. I'm fairly certain that the aluminum grills will be flexible enough to conform to this curvature. The good news is that we have a 29ft Scarab so I can POSITIVELY confirm this after a prototype set is made.
More info as it becomes available.
Ryan
01-26-2006 | 06:14 PM
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Re: 1996 29 Scarab part needed,Help
Mine were all busted up too . To many raft ups. I opted for a quart of west epoxy and fixed them up real nice. I know they'll get busted again but it was worth the effort in glassing , grinding, sanding , and painting to keep from paying 300 for them to get busted up again. 
Nice billet ones would be the ticket just make sure they don't stick out past the rub rail like the oem plastic. Even star board would be better than the oem.
Nice billet ones would be the ticket just make sure they don't stick out past the rub rail like the oem plastic. Even star board would be better than the oem.
