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    Option/Accessory Review Compilation

    Outstanding! Thanks @ScarabMike.
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    Option/Accessory Review Compilation

    Hi guys, Really excited to see all the content you've posted of the new Scarabs. I was hoping to collect some feedback on the options and accessories that all the new Scarab owners purchase with their boats. These boats are tough to check out in person where I am, so I'm doing research and...
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    New 195 HO - radio problem and question

    Thanks, @ScarabMike -- good to know.
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    New 195 HO - radio problem and question

    Be sure to let us know how Scarab and your dealer treat you and handle the situation. Also, if you don't mind me asking, with the premium stereo upgrade and tower speakers, do they outfit dual batteries? Cross-shopping the new Rotax jet boat brands, I noticed Chapparal mentions this. Wasn't...
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    New 195 HO - radio problem and question

    Yeah, let the dealer handle it, get it on record that you had an issue. More importantly, picturrrreeeessss. :) Congrats on the new boat! Yours and the chapparal vrx are the two I'm agonizing over.
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    New Gts 187 here

    As someone who'd be inclined to outfit my new purchase pretty heavily, I have to agree that would be a really tough pill to swallow. Things like ballast tanks, premium stereos, tower speakers, DECS controls, docking/underwater lights, etc. intrinsically add value to the boat. I'd say let's see...
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    Show me your Glastron so I'm not so lonely!

    A little late discovering this thread, but just wanted to say thanks for the detailed and illustrated walkthrough. Really interesting for those of us in the market. Thanks for taking the time!
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    New Gts 187 here

    I have to say that sounds like a really, really frustrating/discouraging experience so far. Looks like it's been at the dealer about a week? Any word on what the path forward is going to be? As someone who's shopping now/soon for one of the Scarab/Glastron/Chapparal cousins, I'm concerned...
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    Questions: Maintenance for Dummies

    My takeaways so far: Cover the air-filter, and then it's safe to Salt-Away/rinse the engine and compartment. Follow with an aerosol corrosion inhibitor: T-9, CRC 336/656, or Corrosion X. Bilge pumps are mostly maintenance-free, but can be disassembled to check the intake grate for...
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    Questions: Maintenance for Dummies

    Thanks @SuperJetDan. Is everything else in there fair game for a salt-away spraydown and rinse with fresh water?
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    My scarab 215 review

    Good to know, @flycast209. I don't see GPS on the list of available options, so I didn't suspect it. The rectangular screen in that picture just had me scratching my head. No escaping my Garmin EarthMate app on iphone/ipad just yet it seems, unless I get some serious marine electronics...
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    Questions: Maintenance for Dummies

    Hi folks, If it has a mouse and keyboard, I can build it, fix it, or program it. But if it has an engine... yikes. So here I come asking questions. I could really use help with some step-by-step maintenance in the engine compartment: When washing/flushing the boat after a salt-water ride...
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    My scarab 215 review

    @Frogboy, thanks for the answers above. Cruising the web, I found this photo of a 215 from a boat show, and the dash caught my eye. It looks like the Sea-Doo PWC instruments were replaced by a single rectangular screen? GPS Chart-plotter? Maybe this is just a pre-production model to get buzz...
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    What attributes contribute the most to comfort/stability/seaworthiness?

    That new link works and those photos are amazing. Good to hear that a 19 footer could hang with you guys.
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    What attributes contribute the most to comfort/stability/seaworthiness?

    Wow. The Bimini 2014 link didn't work for me, but that looks amazingly fun. Out of curiosity, what's the smallest boat in the raft photo, or that made the trip with you guys?
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    What attributes contribute the most to comfort/stability/seaworthiness?

    Thanks @Gym. I appreciate the feedback and the invite! I'm not really ever in "open water" because the current boat is so small -- can barely make it out of the harbor unless I'm being a little adventurous and don't mind getting wet. 21', twin engines, the extra freeboard, and plenty of...
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    What attributes contribute the most to comfort/stability/seaworthiness?

    @Bruce : Good grief that place looks amazing. Where is that?? That photo is a good illustration of how much more freeboard the 230 has, before you even get to the windshield. Palm trees, warm weather, and walking out of your condo right to your dock? Yes, please. @itsdgm : Thanks for the...
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    What attributes contribute the most to comfort/stability/seaworthiness?

    Hi folks, For any of you that have upgraded over the years to bigger boats , I'd love to hear how one compared to the other, and how extreme the differences were (or not) in stability/seaworthiness as you moved up sizes. I'm only at 15' now, no windshield, and so little freeboard that I can...
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    My scarab 215 review

    Alright, Frogboy, I had some time to read the review in earnest, and I've got a bunch of questions about your new beauty. My nearest dealer is quite a haul away, so I hope you don't mind the curiosity. I also happily own a Speedster 150 (first boat), and I'm trying to decide on an upgrade...
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    This forums needs more seadoo pics

    Relatively new boater here. It sounds like the step from 18' (sportster 1800) to 21' (AR21) delivered significant gains in comfort and seaworthiness. If you have a moment, I'd love to hear your experience with this, and just how much more stable/comfortable it was in chop. I have a Speedster...
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