Scarab 195 Having a Good Time

[andrei_b]

I know a lot of folks post when they have questions or problems, but I thought it'd be nice to just see a post where someone is enjoying the boat without any issues to speak of.

We took our new-to-us Scarab 195 HOI out on the water for the first time the other day. We are located a few minutes from Lake Delavan and a few more minutes from Lake Geneva, which is the bigger lake. In total we spent about 2.5hrs on the water. Loading and unloading is the only area we need more practice on, being that this is our first boat; while we've been out on lakes with other boaters handling the logistics, it's definitely different when it's your boat.

Since it was a weekday and there are 2 lanes for putting in and 2 for taking out, it wasn't busy at all which meant we could take our time and double-check things. The boat did great despite it being a windy day that whipped up the waves a bit. After warming it up and cruising around at 6K rpms we did a few WOT runs. It has no trouble hitting 8K rpms and getting up to speed quickly. That's quite a difference to other boats we've been on.

All around a great day and we're looking forward to more outings as the Summer finally gets underway here in the Midwest.

 

[Luc Lafreniere]

Yeah, sadly websites tend to attract people with problems. Very few post things like you did. Doesn't matter what brand or even type of product. You have to keep in mind the vast majority of any product (typically) are quite happy. They just don't post about it.

275h on my 165 now. Purrs like a kitten.

 

[andrei_b]

I'm only at 192hrs but I hope to put 30-40 more this Summer before it's all said and done. I basically have June thru September but a lot will depend on the weather for the days we want to go out. There is quite an avid boating community in my neck of the woods, since we are surrounded by about 5 lakes.

So far so good though, we're happy with it. I plan to do most of my own maintenance but I do have a few service places close-by for larger jobs I can't handle. Luckily a lot of the common problems seem to have been addressed in previous posts, so I plan on not repeating posts on the same topic.

Anchors away!

 

[hobbes7869]

we bought our first boat a 195id (250 hp) in May of 24. love it. no issues. take it out on big green and lakes country (wisconsin) and it's a dream. handles awesome and maneuvering is amazing. can put it the tightest spots.

 

[andrei_b]

That's great to hear, and it's nice to have another jet boater here in the "up Nort".

I will say I was too optimistic about putting 30-40 hrs on the boat over the summer; as it turns out we barely managed a full 10 even. But I've come to realize it's not so much about the quantity, rather it's the quality of the time spent. For those 10 hrs of engine on run time we've probably spent at least 40 hrs of floating in the sun, listening to music time. Our outings on the lake average 2-3 hrs and we went out almost every weekend this past summer.

And yes, I miss it while it's put away for winter!