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14-02-2008, 04:21 AM
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Registered User
Country: US
Location: Virginia
Interests: Quiet desperation
Boat name: A Little Noisy
Boat make: Excalibur 24
Engines: Express Racing 525
Cruising area: Mobjack Bay (where?)
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Location: Virginia
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Going to the dark side
No, not a sailboat but a Scarab has caught my eye. It's not a real Scarab but a Wellcraft 23 SCS Scarab, a model I hadn't seen before. Apparently, they were a limited edition model built after the movie 'Face Off'. This one is a 1997 with a supposedly low hour 502 MPI. Also spent all of its life in fresh water.
Upside:
Like new condition
I really like the cockpit
Downside:
Only 20 degree vee
Relatively slow for its power - 75 mph according to Wellcraft but it seems 70 mph is the reality.
Some pics follow. Opinions would be welcomed.
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14-02-2008, 06:58 AM
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Registered User
Country: England
Location: Cornwall
Occupation: Civil Engineer in the water industry
Interests: Powerboat racing, travel, curries, zimmers
Boat name: "N" Class fabrication
Boat make: B23
Engines: 200XS
Cruising area: Torbay & Falmouth
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: Cornwall
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Looks nice Ben, not too keen on the tent on top though.
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14-02-2008, 07:45 AM
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Country: UK
Location: HAMPSHIRE
Occupation: Safety Engineering
Boat name: Savannah
Boat make: Princess 415
Engines: Volvos
Cruising area: SOLENT
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: HAMPSHIRE
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That's to stop yer curry drying up in the sun Ian.
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14-02-2008, 10:35 AM
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Registered User
Location: Scotland
Interests: Hole maker
Boat make: Humber Ocean Offshore
Engines: KAD 300/DPX
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: Scotland
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Coo...that looks well kept for a 10year old boat.
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14-02-2008, 12:35 PM
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Country: UK
Location: South Coast
Interests: Boats/Cranes
Boat make: Revenger 29 RIB
Engines: Illmor V10/625hp.
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That looks well cared for Ben,what sort of sea conditions do you get around you,& do you really want to be out in them if it gets nasty ?
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14-02-2008, 02:19 PM
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Registered User
Country: US
Location: Virginia
Interests: Quiet desperation
Boat name: A Little Noisy
Boat make: Excalibur 24
Engines: Express Racing 525
Cruising area: Mobjack Bay (where?)
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Location: Virginia
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Gordon McMath
That looks well cared for Ben,what sort of sea conditions do you get around you,& do you really want to be out in them if it gets nasty ?
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In the late afternoon our river can rough up to a good 6-9" chop!
Chesapeake Bay can get pretty nasty though. Then again, we don't go out there all that often.
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05-03-2008, 02:22 AM
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Registered User
Country: US
Location: Virginia
Interests: Quiet desperation
Boat name: A Little Noisy
Boat make: Excalibur 24
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Didn't end up with the Scarab. Bought this 1980 Excalibur 24 instead.
First couple of pics were taken a few years back when the boat was in Texas. Last 3 were taken today at work.
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05-03-2008, 02:48 PM
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Country: Norway
Location: Oslo, Aberdeen
Occupation: Time
Interests: a lot...
Boat make: Gilbert 22 Offshore Edition
Engines: Merc
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Nice boat!
Very nice boat Ben, looks like a good rough sea boat as well The Wellacraft would have loosen all its nuts, bolts and so on after one rough ride so good you did not buy that one
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06-03-2008, 11:29 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Ben
Didn't end up with the Scarab. Bought this 1980 Excalibur 24 instead.
First couple of pics were taken a few years back when the boat was in Texas. Last 3 were taken today at work.
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Don't forget to put the HT lead back on in pic 5!
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06-03-2008, 05:09 PM
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Registered User
Country: US
Location: Virginia
Interests: Quiet desperation
Boat name: A Little Noisy
Boat make: Excalibur 24
Engines: Express Racing 525
Cruising area: Mobjack Bay (where?)
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Location: Virginia
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Quote:
Originally Posted by A30
Don't forget to put the HT lead back on in pic 5!
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Won't matter the way it's running at the moment.
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29-03-2008, 05:07 PM
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Country: Akron, OH USA
Occupation: Marketing / Advertising - education
Interests: Sunning, pooling, boating, surfing, sitting at tiki bars and drinking Coronas
Boat name: BlackJack
Boat make: 1987 Formula 242LS - 26' - performance
Engines: Mercruiser 454Mag
Cruising area: Great Lakes, small inland lakes, atl coast
Join Date: Mar 2008
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I think you made the right choice there...that boat will be much better should you head out into open water. I like the classic lines, too.
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30-03-2008, 10:27 AM
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Registered User
Country: Sydney Australia
Location: Windsor on the "Hawkesbury"
Occupation: Composite Manager
Interests: Boats, Bikes.
Boat name: Juice
Boat make: Haines Signature 2100s
Engines: Mercury 225
Cruising area: Hawkesbury or the Harbour
Join Date: Sep 2007
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Looks like a great set of K plane tabs on the back too, but blue, so I'm not as sure.
Welcraft very 'blingy', the one you bought more hardcore and solid
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11-04-2008, 02:38 AM
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Registered User
Country: US
Location: Virginia
Interests: Quiet desperation
Boat name: A Little Noisy
Boat make: Excalibur 24
Engines: Express Racing 525
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Location: Virginia
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Partially re-built engine went back into the Excalibur today.
It lives!
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