There's a few of them for sale on Boat Trader. One is a '97 for about 35K. Looks good, but in the engine pick it looked like the drive resevoir was dry. Hmmmm....

 

Scarab 29 w/ twin 350's. It should do about 70-75 shouldnt it?

I don`t think you`ll see that kind of speed with twin small blocks, but I could be totally wrong. Seems like I saw a 29 Scarab somewhere with twin 350`s and it ran 69.

 

I know a guy with a 29 scarab with 2/350's and he only gets around 65 mph . Skinny boat with a lot of weight in the rear .

 

in a word these boats are AWESOME!!!!!!

a lot of guys don;t like them becayse they don;t have big blocks... well you don;t want big blocks in that length boat. they handle well, the look beautiful and they SMOKE!!!

AND THEY PUT A LOT OF LARGER MORE POWERFUL BOATS TO SHAME.

if the boat is in good shape - buy it. it is a great investment.

 

Plus you can build 350hp 5.7'd and 425hp 383's quite easily - while LOSING some more weight. :bigsmile:

 

in a word these boats are AWESOME!!!!!!


if the boat is in good shape - buy it. it is a great investment.

There's that word that confuses me when speaking about boats.....INVESTMENT :confused1

 

I have a 98 for sale with twin procharged 350 mags that runs VERY well. Cruise speed of 53 mph at 3100 rpm, very easy on fuel compared to big blocks.

Let me know if you are interested. The wife wants a to move up, dam my luck.

email me at brian.stephens@ugs.com for details.

 

Good looking boat, what kind of speeds do you see w/ prochargers? Did you install them? What were you seeing before?

I have a friend that has one locally, I have never been out on it. I believe it is a 2002 w/ 496.

I need to take a ride on some of the boats that I am considering so I can narrrow it down.

 

I have a very conservative setup related to boost, fuel pressure, and timing. It is an 80 mph (GPS) boat. I did the install myself over last winter. Mid range is awesome and has a great cruise speed. Prior to the prochargers it ran a best of 69, most of the time it ran 66-67. I also added a very nice sterio system with custom glass enclosures of the winter so I added some weight also. Boat has all the good stuff, stainless marine exhaust, big K planes, hydraulic steering, trim in wheel, gaffrig controls, drive tie bar, eagle tripple axel trailer with 3 axel brakes, xm sterio cd changer, the list goes on....

 

I do like that boat.
I bet it flys with those Procharged small blocks!

 

most of the P29 scarabs are selling for more than they were purchased for...

as it relates to boating - that's a good investment.

 

I have a very conservative setup related to boost, fuel pressure, and timing. It is an 80 mph (GPS) boat. I did the install myself over last winter. Mid range is awesome and has a great cruise speed. Prior to the prochargers it ran a best of 69, most of the time it ran 66-67. I also added a very nice sterio system with custom glass enclosures of the winter so I added some weight also. Boat has all the good stuff, stainless marine exhaust, big K planes, hydraulic steering, trim in wheel, gaffrig controls, drive tie bar, eagle tripple axel trailer with 3 axel brakes, xm sterio cd changer, the list goes on....

steve - make sure you get your boat listed in our classifieds if it's not already listed there. the open forum caanot be used to "overty" list boats for sale, but since you are responding to someone's post it's ok - but we still prefer you have it listed in our classifieds...

ok?

 

No problem, I hate to list it. I am afraid it might sell and cost me three times as much to upgrade........

 

That's a beautiful boat Stephenb!

 

That is a nice looking ride. What kind of cuddy space to the 29's have??

 

I loved mine...it had a single 502. narrow beam but the cockpit is laid out nice so there is room to move. Ate the water for breakfast and was comfortable to be on. The platform is intefrated so it obviously 29' 5' overall, and probably more a 28 footer...

CABIN has 48" headroom I believe, and teh 2 benches were fine to sit up in.. I am 6 foot.
The v berth is long enough to sleep but headroom was just enough to roll over.. I didnt mind, the hatch was there and created a nice feeling.
The twin boats I tested gps's at 71.2 and 72.7. fresh water.
very fun boats to drive...but that damn platic vent cover next to the engibne hatch was a pain when tying up...trying not to set a fender on it.

 

oh yeah.. gps's 64 all day and had a best of 67 with a 502.... so the statement a single 502 is not enough...is not true

 

I personally would not get a 29 with a single. Not enough motor for a boat with the weight of a 29.

 

29s have a decent cuddy, my wife and I have slept on the boat with no problems. There is a good sized bed, two couches, large storage cabinet on the right side and a smaller one on the left.

 

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I think a 29 is the one the best bang for the buck boats for someone that wants twins, good performance, reasonable economy, good ride and good looks.

 

Very nice! We're looking to go a little bigger in a year or two and I've been researching 28-29 footers. We'll be looking at single BB's. I've seen a few 29 Scarabs on Boat Trader and I like the looks of them.

 

P29s had either Bravos or Blackhawks...
I remember Powerboat Mag saying the 29 Scarab was one of few boats that worked well with the Blackhawk drive.

Jeff- There was a P29 on the upper bay a few years back... I forget what the guy's name was... He had blackhawks and 350 mags. I seem to remember the boat running 70+.

There are quite a few of them around with single 502MPIs. Not nearly anough motor...
350 Mags would be good..prochargers would be better..

You're right. Seems like a good boat for the $$. What else can you get for under 50k? Not much over 28'.... :confused1