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06-10-2021, 02:07 PM #1Member
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38 Scarab Raider Project
Afternoon, I’ll be picking up what appears to be a fairly decent 38 Raider later this month. I’ve know about this boat for 10 + years since it was last for sale in NY; been looking for a good 34 or 38 for years and this one kinda fell in my lap after wasting 20hrs going to look at a soggy wet noodle Scarab Sport. It looks mostly unmolested besides the rear bench being moved fwd and possibly non factory front bolsters. Hard to tell on the seats since only 5 or so of these were built and I literally have only seen 3 or 4 factory pictures. The boat is currently rigged with a set of 300 Loopers on a set of smoked Gil Brackets. I have secured 2 NOS Gil Brackets out in Mich. I’m up in the air as to the extent I’m going with this one; depends on how soft it is. I’d like to keep the boat original as possible, so all work will be done with that in mind. I havent decided on power yet. I have a line on some mod loopers and another line on a trio of 2.5 Carb 7 petal 200 Mercs. I’ll try to keep the thread updated and post some pics. Thanks.
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06-10-2021, 06:59 PM #26000 RPM
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Cool boat, keep us updated. Big boat even for V8s, what does it run ? Out of curiosity, were Raiders solid glass or cored ?
Matt
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JMHO. Stick with twins if possible. Going to triple 2.4’s is not going to net you more speed, only more headaches. I owned a 33’ Sonic with 3 2.4’s and it was a powerhead eater. Not enough torque in them. Good luck.
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Well much to my dismay the boat was much more of a full blown project then anticipated. I passed on it. Back to the drawing board....
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You made the right call. I bought a Scarab of the same era and the deeper I got the worse it got....should have passed
Soggy Scarabs seem to be the norm. What else are you looking at ? Have you considered a Tempest Europa ?
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Big outboard sportdecks are becoming real hard to find these days. Rarely you see an outboard powerplay or superboat or tempest for sale. When you do...they are sold within a couple days. When you find a scarab or a stinger, you have to check them through if they havent been redone. If you do find one...spend a couple more $ to make sure that you have updated power.
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