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A b o v e : T h is s h o w s th e s te rn la y o u t w ith
th e ta ilg a te u p . T h e re is s till e n o u g h
s w im p la tfo rm fo r y o u to s te p o n p lu s ,
tw o d rin k h o ld e rs , s te re o s p e a k e rs a n d
c o n tro ls . Y o u c a n s e e th e th re e
re m o v a b le s e a t b a c k s p o s itio n e d h e re
to fa c e fo rw a rd s .

S P E C IF IC A T IO N S

E n g in e s : T w in R o ta x 4 -T E C E n g in e s ,
1.5 L S u p e rc h a rg e d H O 2 5 0 h p e a c h .
E le c tro n ic c o n tro l w ith lo w -s p e e d
m a n e u v e ra b ility d o c k in g m o d e , L a te ra l
T h ru s t C o n tro l, a n d s in g le -le v e r c o n tro l.
E N G IN E

se a tin g a re a in th e b o w . T h is sh a p e a lso
m a k e s sp a c e fo r a g e n e ro u s a n c h o r
lo c k e r a n d it's e q u ip p e d w ith a b o w m o u n te d b o a rd in g la d d e r. T h a t m a k e s
it e a sie r to g e t in a n d o u t w h e n y o u
b e a c h th e b o a t. O f c o u rse , th e re 's a
b o a rd in g la d d e r a t th e tra n so m sw im
p la tfo rm , to o .
O v e ra ll, S c a ra b lists th e b o a t a s se a tL e ft: A t th e h e lm , th e la rg e to u c h s c re e n
in g fo r u p to 1 3 p e o p le o r a lo a d c a p a c a llo w s y o u to c o n tro l a w id e ra n g e o f
ity o f 2 ,1 0 0 p o u n d s, so y o u c a n
o p e ra tin g fu n c tio n s in c lu d in g C ru is e
c e rta in ly ta k e th e w h o le g a n g w ith y o u .
C o n tro l, S k i M o d e , E C O ™ M o d e a n d th e
T h e sp a c io u s b o w a re a h a s a lo t o f se a th a n d y a n d e ffe c tiv e D o c k in g M o d e .
in g sp a c e w ith sto ra g e u n d e rn e a th a s
w e ll a s a n u n d e r-flo o r sk i lo c k e r. T w o
o
p tio n a l c o o le rs sto w u n d e r th e b o w
th is is a n ic e b ig c e n tre c o n so le b o a t a t
se
a ts a s w e ll. P a d d e d c o a m in g o n th e
2 5 fe e t o v e ra ll a n d 8 '4 " o n th e b e a m ,
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b o a t m a d e it m o re c o m fo rta b le to
so it h a s p le n ty o f ro o m fo r p e o p le a n d
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g e a r. T h e b o a t w a s d o c k e d ste rn -to
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Y a c h tin g re a d e rs!
a n d sta rb o a rd b o w se a ts, tu rn in g th e se
in to fu ll-le n g th su n lo u n g e s.
E x t E r io r F E a t u r E s
S p e a k e rs fo r th e ste re o sy ste m a n d
S ta rtin g a t th e b o w , th e d e c k fla re s o u t
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RPM
Id le
3 ,0 0 0
4 ,0 0 0
4 ,5 0 0
5 ,0 0 0
5 ,5 0 0
6 ,0 0 0
6 ,5 0 0
7 ,0 0 0
7 ,5 0 0
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10
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30
36
43
48
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L e n g th O v e ra ll:
2 5 '0 " / 7 .6 m
B eam :
8 ' 4 " / 2 .5 4 m
W e ig h t:
3 ,8 0 0 lb s ./ 1,7 2 4 k g
D e a d ris e :
20 °
D ra ft:
15 " / 3 8 c m
F u e l C a p a c ity :
5 6 g a l/ 2 12 L
W a te r C a p a c ity :
12 g a l/ 4 5 L
W a k e B a lla s t S y s te m
( o p tio n a l) :
1,15 0 lb s / 5 2 2 k g
M a x im u m C a p a c ity : 2 ,10 0 lb s ./ 9 5 3 k g
M ax H P :
5 0 0 H P /3 7 3 kW
B a s e p ric e :
$ 6 1,2 5 0 U S D
A s te s te d :
$ 8 5 ,18 3 U S D
T e s t b o a t a n d p ric in g s u p p lie d b y :
G ro u p e B e n e te a u ,
S c a ra b - w w w .s c a ra b je tb o a ts .c o m

v e ry p a sse n g e r-frie n d ly a re a .
T h e c e n tre c o n so le fe a tu re s a fo rw a rd -fa c in g se a t. T h is se a t a n d th e c e n tre p a n e l lift u p to re v e a l a P o rta -P o tti
th a t h a s a h o ld in g ta n k a n d p u m p -o u t
sy ste m . T h is sp a c e is la rg e e n o u g h fo r
p e o p le to c h a n g e in to a b a th in g su it - a

w w w .c a n a d ia n y a c h t in g .c a

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