i thought i maybe able to past on some info from my going project. started with going to freshen up the 510 bowties in boat.
pulled motors , found the motor had came apart at one time. skirt were pretty scuffed up, and a bent 7/16 rod.
next found transom was shot and main stringer.
i will be replacing transom and stringer, repowering boat with pair of 547's.
will post photos as i go,



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Somebody got a deal on diamond plate lol, looks like a big but rewarding project, good luck!

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funny,,,but its not aluminum,,,its a fiberglass board, with the look like diamond plate pattern.
the photo shows a the frt side and then the back side of another piece.
yes,,this will be a big project, but i enjoy fabricating, making stuff, but i will enjoy going for the first blast.!!!!
i plan on enjoying this boat till the end......................
flash...........out

they used a lot of that on the Scarab line all through the late eighties and early nineties count your blessings the stuff in my 38 is red white and blue lol. I pulled a mold off a full sheet of polished diamond plate so I can make it, kinda handy but not as popular as it was back then. I did some in carbon fiber

Good luck with that flash. I did the same thing to my scarab two seasons ago. I decided to ditch the diamond plate and just painted white. Lots of work ahead.

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setting up the new engine mounting....note the alum angle///

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Looking Good!

Did my engines and transom/stringers two years ago as my all winter project...lots of work to say the least! I see now why these guys charge 4 to 5k to replace the transom only. My 31 Excel didn't have any of the diamond plate material in it...this is the first I've seen it. It's a labor of love for your boat and you'll be happy when your done and know you have a solid boat and nothing to worry about in rough water...keep up the good work!

thanks scarab31....was alot of work,,,just more time then anything...ended up doing transom and all stringer...

time to assemble 547s...get ready for next yr...

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engine compt done...time for motors....