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Forum: Scarab
05-17-2012, 01:03 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 12,867
Posted By Philster

23P = 61-62 MPH The truth is in the props.

23P = 61-62 MPH

The truth is in the props.
Forum: General Boating Discussion
03-16-2012, 06:33 PM
Replies: 45
Views: 25,583
Posted By Philster

Sounds like MD only. I run the canal every time...

Sounds like MD only. I run the canal every time out.

Just a sign of more restrictions to come. MD has a hard on about making boating life miserable.
Forum: Northeast US
03-07-2012, 05:09 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 2,190
Posted By Philster

Apples-to-oranges ^^ Boat dealers know that...

Apples-to-oranges ^^

Boat dealers know that during a bustling economy, they have a certain chance of coming out ahead after investing time, money and effort in a boat show. During a slow time,...
Forum: Scarab
11-08-2011, 06:03 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,587
Posted By Philster

PM Sent!

PM Sent!
Forum: Scarab
11-05-2011, 02:23 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,587
Posted By Philster

Anyone with Scarab 26 can confirm they have two hatches on floor?

A surveyor reviewed my boat for a buyer, and it's a '96 Scarab 26.

He found one so-called major issue:

He claims the second, aft hatch on the cockpit floor is not stock and was put it to dry...
Forum: General Boating Discussion
08-14-2010, 10:26 AM
Replies: 0
Views: 845
Posted By Philster

I need to re-power my Scarab (502 Magnum, EFI/MP, 1996)

Title says it all.

Exhaust components, Livorsi gauges, water pump and Bravo 1 upper are all new. Lower in good shape. Have a 23 and 25p Mirage prop to choose from.

But....

I need a new...
Forum: Drives and Lower Units
07-25-2010, 05:58 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 6,131
Posted By Philster

Bravo One gear damage in upper and wondering what tends to cause this...

So my B1 drive went 'knock knock knock'. So I shut 'er down. Jump into the Atlantic and tried to turn prop. She was frozen.

Upper unit checked and there was gear damage.

What are some...
Forum: Drives and Lower Units
07-25-2010, 05:45 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 1,933
Posted By Philster

130-140 is much more realistic. I'd...

130-140 is much more realistic.


I'd really want to know if the compression check was being done right. 125 is a touch low.
Forum: Drives and Lower Units
07-25-2010, 05:38 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 1,032
Posted By Philster

Could be a number of things. Trim doesn't affect...

Could be a number of things. Trim doesn't affect gears.... but gimbles and coupler more likely.

I just go the bad news for my 502/Bravo One. I did bust some gears in the upper. 1500 plus labor. ...
Forum: General Boating Discussion
07-13-2010, 11:29 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 691
Posted By Philster

Basic Mirage has no cupping. The 23p w/out...

Basic Mirage has no cupping. The 23p w/out cupping is giving up some bite and slipping more.

I'd think a 23p Mirage PLUS is the answer.
Forum: Scarab
06-23-2010, 01:08 PM
Replies: 108
Views: 67,884
Posted By Philster

18k for a 1996 w/ 502/Bravo One and 309 hours. ...

18k for a 1996 w/ 502/Bravo One and 309 hours.

Never bottom painted.
Forum: Wanted
05-21-2010, 02:11 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,670
Posted By Philster

They ain't on the web in the flavor of the...

They ain't on the web in the flavor of the original 26 from 1996.

Raceline has the truest font. The link was already posted.
Forum: General Q & A
05-18-2010, 06:42 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 848
Posted By Philster

How did you winterize and prep the fuel? Swap...

How did you winterize and prep the fuel? Swap fuel filters?

I know someone who couldn't get past 3200 after winterization until they changed plugs.
Forum: General Boating Discussion
05-18-2010, 01:42 PM
Replies: 0
Views: 723
Posted By Philster

Some questions about replacing gauges, in mid-project!

My fiance decided that her new ring was so nice that she went ahead and ordered me some Livorsi gauges and connectors that I was drooling over. She conspired with her brother-in-law, and they got...
Forum: General Q & A
05-07-2010, 12:43 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 15,380
Posted By Philster

Gonna order the GPS head. Thanks!! Much more...

Gonna order the GPS head. Thanks!! Much more confident now.
Forum: General Q & A
05-07-2010, 11:51 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 15,380
Posted By Philster

Anyone running a GPS speedo head off their Garmin GPS output?

I believe, based on the manual, that I have the proper NMEA output type on my Garmin to run a Livorsi GPS speedo head, but even after reading the Livorsi tech data and Garmin's, I am only about 75%...
Forum: General Boating Discussion
04-21-2010, 09:07 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,333
Posted By Philster

If I have a Garmin GPS on board, can I interface...

If I have a Garmin GPS on board, can I interface that with a GPS speedometer?
Forum: General Boating Discussion
04-19-2010, 08:15 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,333
Posted By Philster

Bill, I am in Port Penn, DE near the C&D canal. ...

Bill, I am in Port Penn, DE near the C&D canal. You have a store front? I pass through Wilmington every day. Before my boat heads off to summer dry rack storage in North Wildwood, NJ, I want to...
Forum: General Boating Discussion
04-19-2010, 03:06 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,333
Posted By Philster

So, I want to replace my gauges...

I have 1996 Scarab 26' with a 502 Magnum EFI/Bravo One.

The speedo does not work, but all the other gauges do work.

I had the boat out one time in the Fall since buying it, and a professional...
Forum: Scarab
03-07-2010, 07:37 PM
Replies: 44
Views: 52,028
Posted By Philster

Direct link to the Scarab and racing logos: ...

Direct link to the Scarab and racing logos:

http://www.racelinedigital.com/store/index.php?cPath=70
Forum: General Boating Discussion
12-19-2009, 07:35 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 7,547
Posted By Philster

GM ends big block production permanently. End of Mercruiser big blocks, too.

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jKPgfyLt3V825u9DQOIX43JUQrFAD9CLSDOG0

Bye Bye, Big Block.

:eek:
Forum: Scarab
12-01-2009, 11:42 AM
Replies: 1
Views: 2,136
Posted By Philster

Look the same as the ones in my 26.

Look the same as the ones in my 26.
Forum: General Boating Discussion
11-21-2009, 09:17 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 5,379
Posted By Philster

Product called Boat Armor. If you run the boat...

Product called Boat Armor. If you run the boat regularly at high speed, the bottom can remain algae free.

I had my Scarab in bay water for 12 days, and she started to stain. In the NE USA salt...
Forum: Scarab
11-20-2009, 10:10 AM
Replies: 108
Views: 67,884
Posted By Philster

My Scarab 26 is going in for some CMI elbow-top...

My Scarab 26 is going in for some CMI elbow-top headers this winter (maybe before xmas). Water won't get dumped into the exhaust until the transom. She'll be bone stock, except for the CMI headers,...
Forum: General Q & A
11-16-2009, 10:46 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 1,014
Posted By Philster

He is risking issues, but not guaranteeing...

He is risking issues, but not guaranteeing anything.

He is risking internal corrosion by not fogging. He is risking having bad fuel and fuel-related problems by not treating.

He might have...
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