Scorpion cabin rib – Iona

pmorgan · 19 September 2007, 11:50

Have any of you guys seen / lucky enough to own Iona, she is a Scorpion cabin rib with a blue tubes and a blue hull? Saw her at the P1 power boat racing off Cowes a few weeks ago, fabulous looking boat.

PeterM · 19 September 2007, 12:40

Unfortunately not - I'm looking at getting a cabin rib so woudl love to hear any views on merits / negatives of the various types out there. The Zar looks ' interesting ' for the money but not sure about the look . Apart from that the shearwater or Aquaflyte ?

Saw thhe beast of one at Soton Boat show with 2 new Yam 350s on the back - a little too much power for me !

Julian · 19 September 2007, 13:13

Hi,

Ive been lucky enough to go on 3 of Scorpions Cabin Ribs and driven them. They are amazing bits of kit that are awsome in the rough and look great. Graham Jelly's new one is ready in Feb next year and its even better. Here's a pic of it

pmorgan · 19 September 2007, 14:30

That does look fab, I wonder how much?

Julian · 19 September 2007, 14:31

Its £175,000 + VAT

pmorgan · 19 September 2007, 14:39

Humm, maybe next year!

Seaharrier · 19 September 2007, 16:13

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Originally Posted by Julian

Its £175,000 + VAT

what speed can you expect from it?

Julian · 19 September 2007, 17:49

The others run at around 53Knots Plus so imagine this will be the same.

codprawn · 19 September 2007, 18:45

That is a crazy price - you could get something like a Cranchi Endurance 41 or a Fairline Targa for that sort of money!!!

joakimhansson · 19 September 2007, 19:27

Don´t forget the Arctic Blue 37 cabin... Very nice and fast.

Roy Smith · 19 September 2007, 21:51

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Originally Posted by codprawn

That is a crazy price - you could get something like a Cranchi Endurance 41 or a Fairline Targa for that sort of money!!!

But you will only have a gin palace , and having been on a Fairline in a force 7
and seen how it was slowly falling to pieces, you have to helm a
Scorpion Sports cruiser to understand just what makes it so special.

codprawn · 19 September 2007, 22:01

I wouldn't describe the hard tops as Gin Palaces - and for that money you could probably have a Hunton 37 and that's one hell of a machine!!!

Roy Smith · 19 September 2007, 22:20

I can tell you have not been on a 40 ft plus Fairline in big seas
i know you dont like scorpions but dont knock um till you have tried them

codprawn · 19 September 2007, 23:03

I have been on a Targa 37 which is near enough.

I am NOT knocking the Scorpion - just wondering how they can justify the price when you can get much more boat for the money.

Richard B · 19 September 2007, 23:13

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Originally Posted by Roy Smith

...having been on a Fairline in a force 7
and seen how it was slowly falling to pieces, you have to helm a
Scorpion Sports cruiser to understand just what makes it so special.

Yep... I've been out on a Scorpion Sportscruiser in an F10 at 50kts+ and it's a helluva ride. If you're a sceptic then get yourself out on one. If you don't have the contacts then let me know. If you're not willing to get out one one before commenting, then quite frankly, you're like a virgin saying that sex is overrated.

gtflash · 20 September 2007, 00:16

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Originally Posted by Richard B

Yep... I've been out on a Scorpion Sportscruiser in an F10 at 50kts+ and it's a helluva ride. If you're a sceptic then get yourself out on one. If you don't have the contacts then let me know. If you're not willing to get out one one before commenting, then quite frankly, you're like a virgin saying that sex is overrated.

id lurrrrvvveee a ride in one!

but the sting dont look very different to all the others does it?

Tony · 20 September 2007, 05:51

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Originally Posted by Richard B

Yep... I've been out on a Scorpion Sportscruiser in an F10 at 50kts+ and it's a helluva ride. If you're a sceptic then get yourself out on one. If you don't have the contacts then let me know. If you're not willing to get out one one before commenting, then quite frankly, you're like a virgin saying that sex is overrated.

careful Codders or the Scorpion mafia will buy you some concrete wellies for ya birthday!!

John Kennett · 20 September 2007, 09:39

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Originally Posted by codprawn

That is a crazy price - you could get something like a Cranchi Endurance 41 or a Fairline Targa for that sort of money!!!

And quite a few people do, because that's what they want. Horses for courses . . .

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Originally Posted by codprawn

just wondering how they can justify the price when you can get much more boat for the money.

Easy. They have no problem selling all the boats they can make. What more justification do you want?

You don't want to buy one, which is fine. I think most people have got the message now.

John

MarkWildey · 20 September 2007, 11:50

From what I understand the order books are full for the cabin boat.

Maybe Graham should put the price up

Cheers

Mark

donutsina911 · 20 September 2007, 12:10

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Originally Posted by Roy Smith

But you will only have a gin palace , and having been on a Fairline in a force 7
and seen how it was slowly falling to pieces, you have to helm a
Scorpion Sports cruiser to understand just what makes it so special.

must have been a friday afternoon boat then, my targa 37 never had problems in the rough stuff...as JK says, horses for courses, but I wouldnt have swapped the 37 for a scorpion regardless of weather...