Scarab boats are made by Wellcraft Marine, which is in turn a subsidiary of Genmar Industries, the world's largest independent manufacturer of pleasure boats. Headquartered in Sarasota, Florida, Wellcraft builds boats ranging from 18 to 36 feet in length. It also manufactures center consoles, dual consoles and express type fishing boats. The company sells its products through dealerships throughout North America and 20 countries worldwide.
Scarabs are Wellcraft's jewels in the area of performance boats. Performance boats cater to people who want the ultimate in speed and adventure in boating. The former American hit series Miami Vice featuring Don Johnson, in fact, helped popularized the brand with the show's star seen every Friday night speeding through Florida's waters with a Scarab 38.
The glory of Scarabs, however, goes beyond television shows. It has been proven tough in real battles winning racing championships in offshore powerboat competitions. For indeed, performance boating is almost synonymous with Scarabs.
The Scarabs are designed by California's Larry Smith who had a small custom shop in Orange County. Smith produced race-winning boats in the early sixties. He built his first Scarab, a 30-footer, in 1974 and sealed a partnership with Wellcraft Marine a year later.
Under Wellcraft, the Scarab was spruced up with a few amenities and this started the production of large performance boats in bigger volumes. A few years later, Smith designed the Scarab 38, the big brother of the 30-footer. The Scarab 38 is considered as one of the best-known production performance boats in America.
Other well-known Scarabs include the Scarab 29, 33, 34, 35, and 43. All these Scarabs promise thrill and high performance on the water.
The Scarab 29 balances beauty and brute strength. Notwithstanding the powerful hits it makes on the waves, the 29 also features a sunlounge, swim platform and a roomy cabin to guarantee comfort.
The 43 Scarab AVS races so fast with its high-performance machine. But Wellcraft match its ultra speed with the company's trademark durability and legendary comfort.
Thrill is what you will definitely get with the 38 Scarab AVS. Featuring a queen-size berth, the high-powered boat gives performance and comfort.
The amenities of Scarab 33 are wonderful -- a spacious cockpit, a luxurious cabin and an integrated swim platform. With a twin step-hull bottom and wide-open engine, the Scarab 33 will bring you to places in high speed.
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"Fish Fast"
Scarab 35 Sport satisfies the need for speed
If you like to get to your fishing spots in a hurry and look good while you're doing it, you'll probably love the new Scarab 35 Sport from Wellcraft Marine. This boat looks like an offshore racer, not surprising since that's what has earned the company its fame, and it has the performance to match. Top speeds hovered in the 50s with the twin 225 Merc EFIs on the test rig, despite a big, air-resistant T-top. (Note that the narrower performance boats in the company's fleet clock well into the 60s with similar power, but don't offer the fishing room of the 9-foot 9-inch wide 35.)
"Rolling Thunder"
The 43-foot Scarab Thunder crushes swells
When Richie Powers and Tom Gentry rumbled back to the dock in the Wellcraft Gentry Scarab, news photographers scrambled to photograph the raceboat's speedometer with the telltale needle stuck firmly just past the 125 mph numerals. That was a visual testimony to the boat's speed, but the official electronic reading was an even higher 126.382 mph — a new World Record for offshore powerboats.
"Pure Dynamite"
The Scarab 29 could blow you away
Think of every performance boat you own as a stepping stone to your next performance boat. Your first river hot rod leads you to your first sportboat, your first sportboat leads to your first offshore boat. The problem — if it can be called a problem — is that if your first offshore boat is a 29 Scarab, you might not take the next step. The boat is that good.
"Escape the Real World in Wellcraft’s Flashy Scarab III"
The Scarab III is a clever compromise between the original 30-footer and the 38. Like the 30-footer and unlike the 38, the 34 is legally trailerable on the highway, an unusual feature for a boat of its length. (Of course the boat needs a Peterbilt to pull it easily.) As a shorter boat, the 34 lacks some of the 38’s swoopy foredeck. But the 34 actually has more interior room than the 38, and far more than the 30.
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