I am thinking of buying a 34' Scarab. Only problem is that the owner says it tops out around 47/48 mph. Thinking that it could use stainless props, and probably a set of 4 blades. Can anyone tell me what I can do to raise the bar on these stock 454's with 200 hrs?
34 Scarab only does 47 mph??? What can I do?
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I sure dont want to piss you off.......Just trying to save you thousands of $$$$$ But............
NO you dont know what to look for !!!!... $666 is high
but you might not know about a stringer until the bottom splits open in big water or a motor breaks free.
Just one example of things that can & do happen !!
Call '3DMC"s guy.....I could go on & on with Horror stories !!!
NO you dont know what to look for !!!!... $666 is high
but you might not know about a stringer until the bottom splits open in big water or a motor breaks free.
Just one example of things that can & do happen !!
Call '3DMC"s guy.....I could go on & on with Horror stories !!!
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I called him and I am waiting for him to call back, but I am not paying anyone $200 /hr. to bang on the hull with a mallet. These guys want to charge more than it's worth, than I will buy a book, or do some research and figure it out myself.
I mean, when I called that other place and they wanted $666 for a 1.5 hour job... There's no job in the world worth that kind of money, plus they want to charge me mileage from Mentor to Cleveland. What's that, a whole 15 miles? They shouldn't be pushing so hard, because they are going to push themselves out of the market.
I mean, when I called that other place and they wanted $666 for a 1.5 hour job... There's no job in the world worth that kind of money, plus they want to charge me mileage from Mentor to Cleveland. What's that, a whole 15 miles? They shouldn't be pushing so hard, because they are going to push themselves out of the market.
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Paul has the hammer and a moisture meter... he spent over 4hrs on my boat... around $300.00... and again most insurance co's won't insure w/o survey
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Progressive doesn't require a survey. I am reluctant to spend too much money assuring myself that this respectable dealer is not scamming me. I talked to Paul, and he want's $111 /hr. or $444 for the boat and he spends approx. 4 hours. That doesn't even include any time on the engines other than a "yep, they are there".
Tell him all you want is a "hull" survey....You dont care about the fresh water,guages & other little chit that you can check yourself......Get a Mechanic to check the engines {Leakdown}
The structure is what you NEED....All the other stuff is just $$$....Some BIG $$ but still..just $$
If you are out running 4's & a stringer lets loose you can crack her down the middle & be on the bottom in seconds......You dont want Moma & the little one in the drink !!!!!......
Just tryin to help....I will stop now...Good luck !!
The structure is what you NEED....All the other stuff is just $$$....Some BIG $$ but still..just $$
If you are out running 4's & a stringer lets loose you can crack her down the middle & be on the bottom in seconds......You dont want Moma & the little one in the drink !!!!!......
Just tryin to help....I will stop now...Good luck !!
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That's a good idea, maybe I can get him to limit his survey to the things I am concerned about... stringers, misture, roten transom... which are the things I don't know about. The mechanical side I can do myself, and I don't want to hear from him that the seats are ripped (duh). I don't need him to check the floors in the cabin, or the mechanics of the equipment (I have already done that). Plus the dealer is going to give me a wet run in the spring before I accept delivery.
Thanks for the advice.
Thanks for the advice.
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scarabman34 said:
:eek3: Is this common practice to ride around like that where you boat???? :eek3:
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Basically, I was getting advice on several boats I am considering.
The first boat is a blue '90 34 Scarab (page one), the other is a red and white '90 34 Scarab (Shagnasty around page 6 or so), and the most recent is a '88 370 ES Baja (see pictures on page 12).
The first boat is a blue '90 34 Scarab (page one), the other is a red and white '90 34 Scarab (Shagnasty around page 6 or so), and the most recent is a '88 370 ES Baja (see pictures on page 12).
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He's right. If you don't know what your doing get the surveyor. Pay now or pay later. And good move, Don't use a surveyer that works for the marina your buying the boat from.birdog said:
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Dude, your talking about me putting peoples boats down? I would never call someones boat junk. He has put allot of time in to that boat. That would be like calling some guys wife or G/f a skank. I know your new to this, but remember allot of boats here people have put allot of time, work, and money into. Like I said in another forum, theres allot of old school boats out there giving lessons to brand new boats. When you criticize new boats its directed at the manufacture, when you criticize an old school boat its directed towards the owner of that boat. Take this into consideration when talkning about boats.ScarabScoundroul said:
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Hey, if anyone out there is looking for an *ss hole, I found one in upstate NY. :laugher:
JK
I am sure you read the rest of that forum.
JK
I am sure you read the rest of that forum.
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No, not you jb. I was referring to scarabman34.
He just like to screw around and cause trouble.
He just like to screw around and cause trouble.
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Usually I am just playing around, but I was serious about that junk comment you made. And usually there is a lot of truth to my words. Any one that knows boats knows that. And who's the !@#$hole? I didnt call anybodys boat junk. :bigsmile:
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See, I'm not the only one here with a sense of humor. :bigsmile:
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:laugher: :laugher: :laugher:Redhot said:
See, now that how you write with a sense of humor :vcol:
We should all take notes. :a1:
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joe you talkin about me????? (junk comment)...LOL ......any way whats going on??? you know the owner of the Baja... he can tell you everything... how it was stored ect ... that alone will help.... I don't think you'll have any issues.... is Ivancic giving any warrentes??? I'm here to help wqhen you need me.... Dave
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