Scarab Meteor 50 Foot 2,250 Horsepower Boat Going Up The Hudson

Scarab Meteor 50 Foot 2,250 Horsepower Boat Driving Up The Hudson River North Of Haverstraw. Three 640 cubic inch 750HP motors, water jacketed stainless steel headers, Mercury SSM IV big shaft drives. Cruising at a comfortable 50 MPH with motors under 4,000 RPM. Top speed around 85 MPH.

[@johnl636]

This is one of the perks of hard work. congrats!

[@brianfitzpatrick9189]

Great video. My uncle Buck and me are taking his 1989 Fountain up the Hudson this summer. Thanks for the video

[@tec61]

I own a 50’ CIGARETTE AMG, after watching this AWESOME video iam taking a ride up the Hudson SOON!! BEAUTIFUL VIEW👍👌🤘

[@TheRushjunkys]

Hey, if you need any crew / passengers, let me know!

[@imskeptic1]

Hudson river rules. Spectacular scenery.

[@yohellghost2115]

What a beauty.

[@corbysherman4710]

Those engines are singin!

[@digijams]

Only saw one Meteor back in the days of speedboats in CT, the mid 80s through the 90s. Grat boats back then, wish I could find a solid 38" KV and restore it.

[@youtubechangedmyname]

digijams Ah to be back in 1990 on the CT river and Long Island Sound.... Performance Boats ruled back then. Was out last weekend didn’t even see one. Nothing but Sailboats, Center Console’s and Cruiser’s .

[@TheRushjunkys]

There weren't many Meteors made - I think around 20. The mold was cut up to make a 60 or 63 foot Scarib. Original Meteors had three 420 HP motors and could get up to a bit over 50 MPH. The previous owner, a former Miami Dolphins player, took the boat down to its hull and completely redid the entire boat - engines, drives, rigging, interior, paint, everything. I bought the boat from him over 10 years ago and have rebuilt or replaced every motor, every drive, every header and have a spare motor just in case.

[@youtubechangedmyname]

TheRushjunkys Awesome Boat I love it

[@digijams]

Wow, very cool story and glad these boats are being restored. The wife is scared that one day I will be pulling in some basketcase Wellcraft or Fountain to restore.

[@youtubechangedmyname]

digijams Might as well lol

[@tec61]

THOSE triple 640’s are BEAUTIFUL, ALOTA room to BUILD THE SHIT OUTA THEM. 750hp each is VERY MILD. My 50’ cig amg double’s put out 1,450hp EACH.

[@FUNDIR5]

Nice boat. Cool ride. Congrats.

[@TheRushjunkys]

Thanks!

[@waterwarriors911]

I miss my triple. I will get it back soon.

[@mzimm460]

Just tachen it out fellas

[@neilhale8626]

The damn fuel

[@goropeza101]

Awesome hi performance yacht! very colorful and nice sound!

[@fatman6061]

only complaint i have is the crud covered bottom, beautiful boat nice interior layout.

[@spleenlickermaginticutty2850]

Awesome boat!

[@kitt28]

cool boat, i think i seen in some of the pictures that it has a stove, if thats true, shoot you could catch some fish and cook some fish right there on the boat. and at $147,900 boat i think you should include the trailer.

[@pennywagner8487]

I have a 42 foot Excalibur Eagle. Didn't these 50 footers come with twin Cats?

[@flappo121]

I built quite a few of the 50' meteor. We did a few with twin Cats. The one I remember the most was the one we built for Caterpillar with twin Cat diesels. And one with twin 12 cyl Lamborghinis

[@flappo121]

The 42 Eagle was quite the boat

[@jimmartin5706]

@@flappo121 just bought meteor 5000 I was wondering if you knew where I could get an operating manual

[@richardhanson3595]

Wonder how many gallons per feet it gets🤔

[@hv9356]

That thing must be a wave crusher. Awesome

[@bobclark7076]

in beginning.i looked at engines,thought seen a billet alt on just the one,then later i paused vid while on gauges n seen three volt meters.just curious

[@Padoinky]

Ahh.... heading north on the Hudson - was that 1st bridge you went under the Bear Mnt bridge? I haven’t lived there since 95 and vaguely recall the area north of Nyack....

[@TheRushjunkys]

Yes, you are correct. About halfway between Haverstraw and West Point.

[@ricksokol5039]

For 640” those look like small carbs. I’m assuming it’s to control some of the GPH even though that’s already out the window. Beautiful boat👌🏻🤙🏼

[@TheRushjunkys]

Thanks. The carbs are Holley 1050 Dominators. I think what you are seeing as small are the air cleaners / spark arrestors. You don't have much dirt inside the engine compartment so the main job of the arrestor is to prevent an explosion in case of a backfire. Fires + Boats = Bad

[@TyphoonVstrom]

And remember, marine engines don't turn huge rpms- they are endurance engines. So they only have to feed 640" at 5-5500 rpm.

[@conorsmyth9963]

Make sure your boat goes the fastest or everyone in the comments is going to tell you how slow you are going and how nervous you are

[@TheRushjunkys]

There are turn key boats you can buy today that will do close to 200MPH. They make my boat look slow and cheap. But when you can carry 10 people, have a stand-up shower, toilet, refrigerator, A/C, sleeping bed, two couches, generator and everything else, it is a different deal. Docking is nerve racking. A 50 foot boot with 3 engines that don't idle that well in a cross breeze, no bow thrusters and I have to make three 90 degree turns with little room for error to get out of the marina. It's not like driving a car.

[@oldnick4707]

yup, 31' is big enough for me! lol I dig the whole boat, of course, but the AC thing struck a nerve! :)

[@zzzhopperzzz]

Beautiful classy yacht! Hey bro, the fuel pressure on the Port engine looks a bit high, beware!

[@crisstruss6211]

Hey is that a face in the clouds just above that fearing??

[@GRADE8BOLT]

The boat if u got that money shuld be in Florida or .........yep got this kick ass boat .....WER heading up state to Albany. ....?

[@TheRushjunkys]

The boat was built in Miami and spent some time there. When I bought it, it was on Lake Texoma. Florida would be a nice place for the boat but I don't live there.

[@MsViking59]

dialed in? whatever- the whole crew is straight out of the library

[@Rtie189]

Where is this ? I’ve driven a 27 ft Formula at over 60.

[@slpss2002]

All show no go. Just kidding and yes I am jealous!

[@lucacapozzi6972]

? How many knots ? ...........

[@michaelteeple8704]

Dam trips would make fuel a major issue, two is bad enough. When you swap to gallons per mile shit gets serious.

[@TheRushjunkys]

At 60MPH, you burn about 1 gallon per minute. While that sounds like a lot, most places you go are 1/2 hour or so away. When you figure the costs for the marina, storage, winterizing and repairs, the gas is a small expense. You put one small scratch in the fiberglass, and it is a grand to repair. I put new water jacketed stainless steel headers on all three motors. For one motor, a header costs close to $10K. I wish fuel were the only expense.

[@gordonthomas4292]

Why do these boats all have 60's brothel colour schemes ?

[@youtubechangedmyname]

Gordon Thomas 60s brothel ??? wtf ? Most performance boats were built from the late 80s to early 2000s and that was the style....Loud Boat , Loud Colors...... I was a Baja boat dealer for awhile in the 90s and if the boat didn’t have purple in the paint job it wouldn’t sell.

[@youtubechangedmyname]

Nick Maclachlan Says the broke jealous guy watching youtube video’s on them. 😂👌🏻

[@youtubechangedmyname]

Nick Maclachlan To each his own....I like all boats and agree old wooden boats are beauties .

[@TheRushjunkys]

I love old wooden boats too. Gotten close to buying an old Chris Craft and made an offer on a Dart. I have thought it might be nice to have a smaller boat for the times when something is broken on this. The boat has somewhat outlived it usefulness for me. When I got it, the kids were young and it was a great weekend activity. Now they are older and have jobs and significant others. Now I have to find friends that want to go out and actually know how to help with the docking.

[@branchtana315]

I don't know what year this boat is, but it feels very mid-late 90s by color scheme. Those bright, in your face, obnoxious color schemes were just how it was done in that era. I grew up around boats in 90s, and NOTHING was understated back then.

[@youtubechangedmyname]

I think this boat is for sale now

[@daleolson3506]

Sir why did you hit the other boater?i was trying to find the oil pressure gauge on this insanely stupid dash.

[@TheRushjunkys]

Umm - three oil pressure gauges - one for each motor. Also, three tachometers, three voltmeters, three oil temperatures, three water temperatures, three water pressure, three fuel pressures and various other gauges. You learn to scan the gauges for any that are reporting something strange. You don't have time to stare at them when you are cruising

[@oldnick4707]

yeah, "the oil press. gauge", lol my old 31' IMP, I have 2. plus 4 oil temp gauges, 2 for motors (454's), and 2 for my transmissions!

[@amiehiggins2541]

How much up want for it????

[@TheRushjunkys]

You can google popyachts meteor and talk with someone there. Price can be negotiated.

[@TacoCrisma]

Are the engines fairly reliable or do you end up doing work on them every season? One v8 has been a pain in my ass every year in my car.. I cant imagine 3.

[@TheRushjunkys]

All the engines have been rebuilt and I have a spare engine just in case. I also rebuilt all the drives and built new stainless steel headers when the old ones started wearing out. Once everything was done, the boat was reliable. You generally don't want to push the boat to its limit though because that's when stuff starts breaking. The boat cruises happily at 60 MPH around 4,000 RPM.

[@nickmarino2033]

This guy is a nervous wreck

[@dannyreed2824]

Very impressive but I’d hate to be the one buying the fuel ⛽️

[@TheRushjunkys]

At 60 MPH, the boat burns 1 gallon per minute. While that seems like a lot, you also get where you are going pretty fast. The fuel is one of the least expensive aspects of owning a boat like this.

[@slpss2002]

Agreed. All my friends disappear when I pull up to the fuel dock and somehow know the exact time to come back after the fuel is paid for. Wish I could use my Kroger fuel points.

[@nocnocwhosthere]

if u can handle a boat like that u can handle the fuel.

[@shadowfax1220]

wow in the UK that would be around 270 litres per hour, costing around £350 per hour or about 460 dollars (uk equiv). Then again if (as I cant) you can afford the boat then im pretty sure you can afford to run lol

[@delriv5238]

If you’re worried about fuel u can’t afford it.

[@flo-grownplumber6]

Dude...open it up..its much faster than that

[@rg7624]

BOAT / Break Out Another Thousand!

[@branchtana315]

Nothing but holes in the water you constantly dump money into.

[@rg7624]

Branch Tana Yup! use to have a couple boats in the past

[@kyleboudreau3090]

Two good days having a boat .the day you buy and sell it

[@oldnick4707]

he can afford it, and he's out on it. nuff said.

[@oldnick4707]

beats leaving it to your kids! this is big fun! why shit on someone's parade!?

[@lornekofman2163]

Does he own a gas station? This thing burns fuel!!!

[@TheRushjunkys]

At 60MPH, 1 gallon a minute - but you get were you are going fast. The fuel is the inexpensive part compared to all the other costs!

[@Rtie189]

On Lake George .

[@MikeBrown-ex9nh]

Another must have item for people with waaay too much money.

[@MikeBrown-ex9nh]

Julian Castineira Speak English

[@MikeBrown-ex9nh]

Julian Castineira The key word is ANOTHER. I am getting tired of the super wealthy rubbing their super expensive boats, airplanes, cars and houses in the face of the rest of Americans who just try to have necessities and maybe send their kid to college. Extravagance and arrogance just happen to be two of my pet peeves.

[@MikeBrown-ex9nh]

Julian Castineira If it takes a few hundred thousand dollars and 2000 H.P. to float it would be my pleasure not to watch this kind of crap anymore. I was just expressing my opinion, and for some reason you took issue with it. You are as welcome to your opinion as I am to mine, I was just trying to make a point.

[@MikeBrown-ex9nh]

Julian Castineira Fine, since you still understand my original comment, I don't give a flying rat's about someone who is so stinking, filthy rich that they need 2000 horsepower. These are the same greedy assholes that will never have enough millions of dollars to be happy, because their neighbor has more. And very few of them give a shit about the less fortunate in our country.

[@MikeBrown-ex9nh]

Julian Castineira To be clear, I understand competition racing, but these are pleasure boats we are talking about.

[@jershaus]

85? That wont even keep up with the desert storm boats?

[@6gunronnie834]

Jerry Peterson if he knew how to trim, it could do better.

[@allenklingsporn6993]

6gun Ronnie It's an Express Cruiser. It doesn't get much better than that when you have a kitchen and a full head with shower lol.

[@digijams]

So do you have the boat listed for sale? Here is a posting from 2016 www.popyachts.com/high-performance-boats-for-sale/scarab-meteor-5000-in-stony-point-new-york-113982

[@TheRushjunkys]

Yes, boat is for sale, but there aren't many buyers that can come up with six figures of cash that are in the market for this type of boat. The boat was most useful when my kids where young and it was a great weekend activity. Now that my kids are grown, the boat isn't used as much as it should be.

[@digijams]

Wish I had the funds, that boat would be off your hands. I have a Robalo R245 which is all I can handle right now. Good luck with the sale.

[@josephf9573]

Nice🤭

[@maxinegoodhew9164]

what a waste so much better to slow down and enjoy. Me and my fiancé have a 20 foot try hull and max is 35 and it so nice we got pics of so many things

[@youtubechangedmyname]

Maxine Goodhew He can cruise at 35-40mph.....just because it goes fast doesn’t mean you have to all the time. We have a 37 Chaparral now with twin 385hp Volvo’s max speed 42 mph cruises at 25-30 mph and it gets WORSE miles per gallon an hour than our previous 36 Baja Outlaw did with twin 500hp. That boat did 70mph and easily cruised at 40mph more efficiently.

[@TheRushjunkys]

The boat gets up on plane around 35 MPH. You don't really want to go that slow though because you are plowing through the water. Then engines are happy at 50-60 MPH though I have pushed it much higher at times. At 4000 RPM, the engines will last forever assuming you don't have bad gas or something. When you start pushing the motors near their limit, their lifespan drops like a rock. I am not out to win any races. Just go out on a nice day, see some nice scenery, listen to the motors, be with some friends, have lunch on the water and be back before dinner.

[@briannewton4298]

whoever told you that your motors were producing 750HP was a liar. Not a chance

[@TheRushjunkys]

You don't know much about motors. Making 750HP from a 640 cubic inch motor isn't that hard. I have a 650 CI car motor made in 2001 that measured 850HP on the dynamometer. With boat motors it is a bit harder because motors are under constant load so you have to make them tougher. Around the same time, I saw a Porsche 3.4 liter (200 cubic inch) motor built making 670 HP on 2 Bar of boost (saw it on the engine dyno) - $70K motor back in the day. Car is still around today running great.

[@jasonpatterson133]

What a beautiful boat! But why not clean it up instead showing mold on the cushions and grime on the gunnels. What a shame👎

[@shadythereok]

Can people not drive these boats, why cranking on the wheel in the marina? Use the engines

[@TyphoonVstrom]

You clearly know nothing about moving these narrow deep V hulls around. The drives are so close together that opposite gear doesn't spin them well at all. Add in coarse pitch props and cranky engines, steering with the props is your friend. It's the only thing they respond to.

[@MsViking59]

has this guy ever drivin a boat? wtf

[@joelg5358]

Well that was very anticlimactic!

[@stephenmartin8325]

The driver of this boat is extremely nervous and unsure of himself. He needs to get some self confidence or sell the boat!

[@mebradley6642]

C

[@lynnseedoil7217]

Zzzzz. No sound?

[@ChuckTaylor-ct6fq]

Wheres Sonny and Tubbs ? ....lame. o. So lame

[@TheRushjunkys]

Shoot, they had a little Scarab KV 38 foot with two motors. Don was into boats and was actually a pretty decent boat racer in real life.

[@ChuckTaylor-ct6fq]

TheRushjunkys ... yeah , ive seen Don at a few races years ago... kind of a dick.

[@amiehiggins2541]

There chasing them!

[@Senior-Busa-Rider]

Old boats

[@amiehiggins2541]

What?????

[@Ken-ti5me]

Beatiful boat but the video sucks! Show the intruments, speedo, tachs, etc. Looks like your showing realestate. It's the boat we want to see. Thank you.