SPEED EFFICIENCY OPERATIONnaut. stat. n. mi. s. mi. sound
rpm knots mph gph mpg mpg range range angle level
1000 5.30 6.10 2.50 2.12 2.44 511 589 0 70
1500 6.95 8.00 4.10 1.70 1.95 409 471 1 74
2000 7.82 9.00 7.30 1.07 1.23 258 297 2 75
2500 8.08 9.30 10.50 0.77 0.89 186 214 5 78
3000 8.69 10.00 16.70 0.52 0.60 126 144 5 79
3500 12.51 14.40 23.90 0.52 0.60 126 145 4 82
4000 29.63 34.10 27.30 1.09 1.25 262 301 3 87
4500 36.58 42.10 31.80 1.15 1.32 277 319 2 88
5000 42.58 49.00 42.70 1.00 1.15 241 277 2 89
5500 46.49 53.50 19.90 0.86 0.99 208 239 2 94
6000 47.97 55.20 57.10 0.84 0.97 203 233 2 96
6250 49.27 56.70 61.80 0.80 0.92 192 221 2 98
MOST ECONOMICAL CRUISING SPEEDHigh Points
XAccess to the bilge and rigging
is easy thanks to the lift-up
transom hatch.
XSix speakers and two subwoofers
rocked the tunes on our test boat.
XPowered by twin 350 hp out-
boards, our test boat reached
speeds in the high 50s.Specs
· LOA: 30'2" · BEAM: 9'8" · DRY
WEIGHT: 9,200 lb. (with engines)
· SEATING/WEIGHT CAPACITY: Yacht
Certifi ed · FUEL CAPACITY: 268 gal.How We Tested
ENGINE: Twin Mercury 350 Verados
DRIVE/PROP: Outboard/Mercury Mirage
Plus 14^3 / 4 " x 21" 3-blade stainless steel
GEAR RATIO: 1.75:1
FUEL LOAD: 180 gal.
CREW WEIGHT: 700 lb.
Price
$182,900 (base with twin
Mercury 350 Verados)WELLCRAFT
302 Fisherman
off ered over 6 feet of headroom, wood-
veneer paneling, an electric-fl ush toilet,
skylight, sink, freshwater faucet, vanity
and port light. Twin bucket seats at the
helm feature fl ip-up bolsters and fold-
down armrests with two tiers of footrests
at the base of the console. The aft side of
the seating module on our tester featured
two sinks with a freshwater faucet. In a
cabinet below, we discovered a 40-quart
cooler that slid on rails for easy access to
drinks and provisions.
Wellcraft’s Scarab Off shore pack-
age includes EVA foam mats on the helm
deck, on the footrests and behind the
horizontal rod racks under the gunwales.
It also includes the Scarab Off shore
hull graphics.Wellcraft boats lay claim to a rich sport-
fi shing heritage dating back more than
60 years. Today, the Wellcraft 302 Fisher-
man Scarab Off shore edition carries that
heritage forward in spades.
Boasting an overall length of slightly
more than 30 feet, our test boat was
loaded with angling features such as twin
23-gallon transom livewells, a rigging/
bait-prep transom station between the
wells, cavernous fi sh lockers fl anking the
aft cockpit and center console, and stowage
for two 5-gallon buckets in a bow locker.
An in-stem anchor chute facilitates
wreck fi shing, while the Garmin GPSMap
7616xsv multifunction display on our test
boat can help you fi nd fi sh and navigate
safely. Arched hardtop supports feature
three rod holders on each of the aft up-
rights. There’s another fi ve across the
back of the hardtop, and four additional
rod holders across the transom. Lockers
tilt out from the inwales to stow slide-outtackle boxes. The 9-foot-8-inch beam
off ers plenty of stability for crew to work
lines and battle fi sh. Our tester featured an
inward-opening tuna door on the por t side
for boarding or pulling aboard a big tuna
or swordfi sh. There’s also a transom door
in the starboard quarter. Coaming pads
encircle the interior to cushion your legs.
Our 302 off ered abundant seating, in-
cluding foldout transom bench-style seats,
a lounge seat on the forward console, and
bow wraparound seating. A pedestal table
also can be positioned in the bow. There’s
beaucoup stowage underneath both the
forward console seat and the bow seating.
Accessed from the port side of the con-
sole, the step-down head on our testerPHOTOS: COURTESY WELLCRAFTWELLCRAFT
Cadillac, Michigan; 231-775-1351; wellcraft.comC
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