30 ft s-type
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I will possibly be getting a scarab 30 from another member of this forum. I was talking to another boat guy and he bad mouthed the trs up one side and down another. You seem to like yours-do the trs drives have a bad rep? I saw you have 454's in your scarab-are you satisfied with them?
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I will possibly be getting a scarab 30 from another member of this forum. I was talking to another boat guy and he bad mouthed the trs up one side and down another. You seem to like yours-do the trs drives have a bad rep? I saw you have 454's in your scarab-are you satisfied with them?
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Unlike many in this forum, I too am a working man and yep that stuff is big money. I am new to the boat thing and it really suprises me how much power you have to put out to get 60+ mph, thats why I asked if you were satisfied with the 454's in the hull that you have. For my cars I have always built my engines and 454 stuff is really easy to get and build. I figure for boats I just have to get my power down low and not at 7000+ rpm. You have a really nice boat.
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I would not be scared to buy a TRS boat. They are better than a non-modified Bravo. I lost an upper 2years ago, but that was my fault. They take 3 qts of oil not 1.5 qts. oops!
http://www.offshoreonly.com/forums/s...vo+speedmaster
I would not be scared to buy a TRS boat. They are better than a non-modified Bravo. I lost an upper 2years ago, but that was my fault. They take 3 qts of oil not 1.5 qts. oops!
http://www.offshoreonly.com/forums/s...vo+speedmaster
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It seems ther are many happy trs boat owners here. What makes it nice is that Westcoast's Scarab 30 is almost EXACTLY like what I'm looking at. So what works for him should for me as well. If I get the boat, I would be looking into building 496's or talldeck 535's for it. Being a working man, I can't see paying someone else to build my engines. Think of what you pay when you have someone else do your work...............I don't have that kind of cash. From what I'm seeing on this forum, the trs drive may be able to handle the 496/535 if i'm carefull. I could be wrong.................
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It seems ther are many happy trs boat owners here. What makes it nice is that Westcoast's Scarab 30 is almost EXACTLY like what I'm looking at. So what works for him should for me as well. If I get the boat, I would be looking into building 496's or talldeck 535's for it. Being a working man, I can't see paying someone else to build my engines. Think of what you pay when you have someone else do your work...............I don't have that kind of cash. From what I'm seeing on this forum, the trs drive may be able to handle the 496/535 if i'm carefull. I could be wrong.................
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On this type of hull don't you want as much weight to the rear as possible? Is there a "center of gravity" like in aircraft? Is the hull so heavy that is does not matter if the engine are moved forward? What can I say-I don't know much on boats but this thread has sold me on the scarab.