Help with importing USA boat to Uk

I'm looking to import a 1985 scarab 1
I'm pretty sure that back then Wellcraft was one of the (many) builders who used balsa for GRP coring.
And imho, that's more than enough to forget a Scarab 1 (which is an otherwise lovely speedboat, mind) regardless of any other bureaucratic considerations.
If that type of boat is your cup of tea, and you wish to use it as fast as it can actually go, you'd better look for one whose hull stringers aren't very likely to be rotten inside as they are bound to be by now on a Scarab 1, reducing the overall hull strength to a tiny fraction of what it should be.
I've seen similarly built boats whose back was broken just by a 2 feet chop on a lake, go figure.
And in most cases, when that happens, the hull is beyond economical repair.
 
I can’t think of this particular model of scarab, even being a little bit of a fan. But I know that there are a few scarabs here for sale. Haven’t heard of that model but there are a few about. A couple of excel models between 22 and 30ft, last I looked. I’ll have a google at your model mentioned above.
 
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