Ever heard of "Scout" brand?

[salmonee]

Anyone ever heard of Scout brand boat? I'm looking at one. Seem real pretty in the pictures. Downside is that the outboard is a Johnson 115 2 stroke. The dealer says, "It's real quite" though? About 400 hours on the boat. They want 11k. Seem kind of high. I like the layout though. The all fiberglass including transom is a big plus for me though. 80% fishing the NW waters, lakes, 20% pleasure.

One question I do have is this. If I take on water at the bow of the boat from a big wave, I assume it gets down into the boat well where the bilge pump is somehow. Would you normally just flip the bilge pump switch on and suck that water out?

 

[fishmen111]

Re: Ever heard of "Scout" brand?

Scout builds a great boat...very well built. I would offer $9k and go from there. You can get a bow cover to prevent taking on too much water, but I thought Scout DCs were self-bailing. Look for scuppers at the transom. If not, the bilge pump will handle it. IMHO, they make one of the best true dual purpose boats out there.

 

[tashasdaddy]

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scout is a great boat, i would buy one, in normal conditions you will not take much water over the bow, but if you get into bad conditions, have a bow cover made. they snap on and have a pole in the middle, then water just rolls off. yes you would use the bilge pump. the 115 is also a great motor, would be my choice.

 

[rubinjames]

Re: Ever heard of "Scout" brand?

Scout makes a good boat,not a great boat. I own a Scout.

 

[ziggy]

Re: Ever heard of "Scout" brand?

one of the local dnr boats is a cc scout.... dnr guy says it's works as a very good utility boat for him...