38 Scarab
 

Looking at doing some horse trading on an '81 Flat Deck 38 Scarab O/S. Looks like a KV, but doen't have the KV in/under or around the hull number.
It has (2) dyno'd 540's which seem to produce 550 hp through velvet drives and TRS's :D

Question:
Any guess's as to what kinda top speed?
Not the most important thing, but kinda currious.

Uncle Ernie
(soon to be a Scarab guy....don't tell the Cigarette section :eek: :drink: ).

Re: 38 Scarab
 

No clue as to the speed, but welcome to the dark side.

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Thanks........It was beginning to feel a little cold in here :D :drink: :D

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my guess...hi-60's to mid 70's

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Yeah, I was kinda hoping to have a steady 72-74mph with the sticks to the wall, maybe a 46-52mph cruise. :D :drink: :D
This B*#ch is heeeeaaaaavvy. But it's a good kinda heavy :evilb:

Re: 38 Scarab
 

Yeah Ernie..your on Lake Erie...you need that heavy boat when that "Walleye chop" kicks up..We have alot of Scarabs on the lake...we gotta get them all togeather.. heres mine :evilb:

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Sweet -3,
Budget will keep me in the existing colors for a this season any way.
I'll have to compress a picture or two........... :D

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Ernie I forgot the power..I'm running 1996 crate 502's w/ Weiland 177's/1050 Dominators..TRS..Pushing 75mph on gps

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Used to be TizBad's boat......gonna be mine now.

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Nice, I love the old flat deck boats.

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I've got an 1982 with 496's alum heads, 26 bravo ones props, You should expect an honest 70.

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Thanks kamma ! That was going to be the next question.
I'm buying the big ol' beast with re-built TRS and Veltvet Drives, but no props. 26's should be a good place to start :drink: .
What do you cruize @ speed wise with those wheels?

Re: 38 Scarab
 

3200 to 3400 rpm anywhere from 45 to 51 mph, depending on the water. Any more questions let me know? I live in Ida, Mi.

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Sweeeeet. :evilb:
That's kinda what I was hopeing for.
We'll have to get together sometime this summer and scare the locals. :D

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Goooooooooo KAAMA :drink:

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Bette Cooke?

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my 38' Scarab KV does a honest 74mph on the GPS it has twin 496's dyno at 550hp with trs drives ad 26 prop's.I think there is more in it in the rite water still getting use to the boat just bought it this year and LOVE IT!

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good info Chuck, what year is your boat? coincedentally. . . i am upgrading to a 38KV at this very time :D :D what kind of props are you running? got any pics :cool:


im thinking about hy-jacking this thread :drink: :drink:

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See how you are? :p
Yeah, but who's KV are you upgrading to? :drink: :eek: :drink:
Found those "papers" we were looking for.
Appears I have the Dyno Sheets / invoices / warranties for the 540's.
Bring 'em over this week end.......... we'll talk......:D

Re: 38 Scarab
 

:cool: cool

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Here's a question.
If the Wellcraft Serial number ends in the word, KAAMA, does it mean anything different from it being a KV or 377 Flat Deck?
Just curious.

Re: 38 Scarab
 

yea . . . me to :drink:

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Ernie + Dave, your hull vin's end with the word KAAMA? I will have to take a look at my hull # to see it it says the same thing.

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phughes69.....did ya ever check your seriel numbers on your boat :D
and let's watch the "Ernie + Dave" thing.....people will talk around here :drink: :eek: :drink:

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hey . . you could do alot worse cupcake :p :drink:

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I checked my hull # over the weekend and this is what I found
WELA4649V80F-377

My boat has race hatches and 475 HP turbo/speedmaster motors, but no Kaama on the hull sides of anywhere in the engine compartment. So is mine a Kaama or not? Were Kaama's available in 1980? Maybe MikeJ knows?

Re: 38 Scarab
 

sounds like a wellcraft and a 1980 boat,the last 2 dig. of the hull number are the year of the boat!thats with all boats!the first dig. are usually the manufacture code or ID!

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Ernie, what is your hull id #?

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WELA6759M81E KAAMA
Letters are of same size/font and appear to be original.
Race Hatches, flat deck, fairing instead of glass shield and TRS's. Hull does have a notched transom. Some seem to, others do not.

Not sure what the diff. is, but the 475 Turbo motors are hot no mater. :D

Re: 38 Scarab
 

HAd my '82 for 4 seasons now and love it :evilb: Unfortunately going to have to sell after repowering this winter :(

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Why you having to sell her after the new power? Post some pics of that beast! :D

I'll be going bigger in a couple of years.

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I don't mean to be a hijacker but has anyone seen this?

http://www.lake-minnetonka.net/scarab.htm

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Gotta luv the SCARAB!!! What a ride!! :D

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My memory is a little fuzzy but Wellcraft made a KAAMA edition Scarab to celebrate Betty's winning the national championship some had KAAMA US-1 decals on the sides under the faring

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great link thanks! :cool: :cool:

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hey I found a nice project boat, and by project i am being nice to it. the poor owners had no clue on how to care for her. Anyhow, the TRS drives are GONE...misplaced. Where can I get a set of good ones cheap? email me back please [email protected]

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Dave:

TRS drives and cheap is an oxymoron. The parts are becoming increasingly scarce and the prices on rebuilt units are not coming down either. 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

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OOO,NAUGHTY NAUGHTY!NOT GOOD BUISNESS! :eek: :eek:

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I just didn't want to see any other OSO brothers get jerked around as I did. I must have spent 10 hours on the phone and emailing back and forth with "BAM" (Dave) reassuring me what a "serious" buyer he was and how badly he wanted the boat. Not trying to libel him here, just stating the facts so others will take proper care.

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Great looking Scarab. Thanks for the link. My dream boat! :drink: :drink: :drink: