Looking at a 84 34ft scarab

[Buickmann455@yahoo.com]

Looking for some insight been looking at an 84 34ft wellcraft scarab with the kevlar hull had a survey done and according to the survey the boat has high levels of moisture in the bulkhead between engine compartment and rear seat and in the stringers i can get the boat for 16000 the moisture readings are above 20percent. Been around boats all my life but this will be my first high performance boat of my own. Any insight would be helpful

[phragle]

Its an 80's wellcraft. They have tendancy to have wet/rotten transoms and stringers. If you plan on fixing it yourself, Kevlar is supposed to be a major pain in the but to work with. It turns to fuzz when you try and grind it.

As for how great a boat is because its made of kevlar... How many boats do you see these days advertising that they are made of kevlar?

16000 for a wet rotted out 30+ year old boat is not a deal, its the nautical equivalent of getting anally gang raped by a group of gorillas....

16k can get you a better boat.

[fund razor]

Kinda blunt, but I agree. Unless the engines and drives are special.

And we are guys who have ground things.

[phragle]

Blunt is good when saving a boating brother from much butthurt.....

[fund razor]

You are right. There are too many boats out there.

[Ratickle]

I agree with Phrag and Fund. If they are that wet, they will need replacing. I'm surprised the tansom checked out okay with the stringers and bulkheads being that wet. Keep looking, unless the boat has late model big blocks with low hours and has been updated to Bravos, or came with Speedy's, your money is much better spent elsewhere for that price.

To replace stringers in a Kevlar boat, you almost have to use a vacuum bag system to get it right. The early Kevlar boats that were not bagged had a tendency to have areas of dry glass that delaminated.