It was small, not great quality, but the overall design is kind of cool. But, in my mind, the partnership with Wellcraft, was a mixed blessing. Boat T Tops. Sales were strong early on, and the sport boats from Wellcraft were pretty cool, with the quality one would expect from a mass producer. Wellcraft was early in the performance center console game too, with a good product, but before the center console boom we have seen in the last decade or more. From a legacy of hull design breakthroughs that changed recreational boating to dominating salt water fishing power boats, Wellcraft delivers. Some sources say they built over a 100 38’ KV Miami Vice editions. 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Wellcraft Boat Parts and Accessories. Both were very cool looking, and had a futuristic cockpit design. Sign up with your email address to receive news and updates. 242 Fisherman. Scarab styling was always ahead of the curve. As an equity company their main focus is to extract as much value as they can from the assets. Hatches, Copyright © 2002-present. In this kind of company, nobody cares about heritage, or history, beyond what it means for marketing purposes. Everything about the boat worked, and they are a stunning design. From a legacy of hull design breakthroughs that changed recreational boating to dominating salt water fishing power boats, Wellcraft delivers. Platinum also brought in a more coherent dealer network and marketing strategy; with the goal of selling the group of companies, Rec Boat Holdings, when it returned to profitability. The hull was light for its size, 37’6” overall and lean with a 8’6 beam. Archive. The hull became popular in racing, and that trickled to the consumer, but the greatest boost came after Wellcraft had the license with Scarab, and in 1984 the mega hit TV show Miami Vice came into the picture. I don’t even know what I’m looking at here. Meanwhile, Team Scarab in California had race boats, and some consumer boats competing with the regular lineup. Different variations were made over the years, but the original 38’ was a championship race boat that put Team Scarab on the map. Beneteau group purchased an assortment of brands from Rec Boat Holdings, and uses the Scarab name for a line of small jet boats that look to compete directly with Yamaha Marine’s jet boat lineup, and it’s a disaster. Affiliate link policy. After bankruptcy, the private equity firm, Platinum Equity acquired the stable of boat brands Genmar once held, including Wellcraft, Four Winns, Glastron and Ranger along with others. Glastron now makes some of the most poorly designed and ugly boats on the water, Wellcraft just makes cookie cutter center consoles and will probably fail. Ironically, Scarab had a couple different very cool jet boats back in the day, they weren’t the mini bath tub kind that was popular though, they had a line called Sprint that originally was designed by Team Scarab, then later, a 19’ version was available with a Volvo jet drive, and 4.3 V6. Now, fast forward to today, and Scarab is a line of low quality mini jet boats, so what happened? The Okanagan's and Thompson-Nicola's largest classified ad listings online or in print. Buy. For the best experience on our site, be sure to turn on Javascript in your browser. 262 Fisherman ... WellCraft_PIG_Scarab_Sprint_1991. Download Now. Team Scarab was started in 1975 by Larry Smith, they were in fact hardcore race boats, but then they later had a partnership with Wellcraft where Smith’s designs were morphed into Wellcrafts’s lineup. 13 Fishing; 303 Products, Inc. U.S. 3M; 66° North; A1A DOCK PRODUCTS, INC. The striking paint job on the Miami Vice version shows off the incredible lines of the 38’ Scarab. See how much you can save! Call to pay by wire transfer, check, or money order. Center Console Bay Boat. It was short lived, as jets suck for most types of boating. Shop Wellcraft apparel and accessories. The mini jet boat craze got every manufacturer, but at least Scarab made a real boat. For the best experience on our site, be sure to turn on Javascript in your browser. With 60 years of innovative boat design and engineering, Wellcraft is one of the best known brands in the marine industry. The renowned 26’ Larry Smith Team Scarab design was also used in different variations, and was an incredibly versatile design. What a disgrace. That’s what happens when huge companies take over conglomerates. Pretty savvy marketing for sure. Boats for sale section with commentary and ideas. For a time, Scarab became a name synonymous with gofast boats, almost to the level of Cigarette Racing. Jets are very inefficient, and slow, and their only real advantages are that they are cheap, there are no gears in the driveline (they are just simple pumps) and there is no propeller to hurt anyone when you run them over.
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