Dirt squirt
Jet Boat Lover
- Messages
- 18
- Reaction score
- 18
- Points
- 72
- Location
- Waterford, MI
- Boat Make
- Scarab
- Year
- 2015
- Boat Model
- Impulse
- Boat Length
- 19
Geeze, I go away for a few months and everybody's boat blows up! Sorry to hear of the issues a lot of you guys are having. I thought I should at least share my (good) experience after 30 hours of use.
The only 'problem' I've had since I bought it was the hourly fuel consumption meter stopped working, and that was fixed at the 25 hour service last fall. That's it. No other hint of a problem with it. I'm completely happy with everything about the boat. It's a pretty small world when you are shopping for a jet boat, as there are not a lot of manufacturers of them. We took a look at the Yamaha before we bought our 195, and on the surface the Scarab is better in every measure for comfort and convenience features, so my only potential concern was reliability. Now that I have a year+ under it's belt, that seems to be a non-issue.
That being said, I wonder if dealers are behind some or most of these issues others are having? It sure seems like a lot of these problems can be traced back to poor prep and quality control at the dealer level. For example, when I picked mine up from my dealer this spring after they winterized it and stored it, I noticed (before I got to the ramp, thank goodness) that my key had been left on all winter and the battery was as dead as disco. Also there was a note on the invoice - "customer says sump pump wont shut off - R&R sump pump" Huh? I never said that. Must have gotten me confused with someone else, I guess. So, lesson learned and I will be doing my own winter storage this year. Like I always say, why pay the dealer $100/hr when you can do it wrong yourself for free?
Have a great summer everyone!
The only 'problem' I've had since I bought it was the hourly fuel consumption meter stopped working, and that was fixed at the 25 hour service last fall. That's it. No other hint of a problem with it. I'm completely happy with everything about the boat. It's a pretty small world when you are shopping for a jet boat, as there are not a lot of manufacturers of them. We took a look at the Yamaha before we bought our 195, and on the surface the Scarab is better in every measure for comfort and convenience features, so my only potential concern was reliability. Now that I have a year+ under it's belt, that seems to be a non-issue.
That being said, I wonder if dealers are behind some or most of these issues others are having? It sure seems like a lot of these problems can be traced back to poor prep and quality control at the dealer level. For example, when I picked mine up from my dealer this spring after they winterized it and stored it, I noticed (before I got to the ramp, thank goodness) that my key had been left on all winter and the battery was as dead as disco. Also there was a note on the invoice - "customer says sump pump wont shut off - R&R sump pump" Huh? I never said that. Must have gotten me confused with someone else, I guess. So, lesson learned and I will be doing my own winter storage this year. Like I always say, why pay the dealer $100/hr when you can do it wrong yourself for free?
Have a great summer everyone!
