My wife and I have just purchased a "1990 "406 Carver Aft Cabin" The engines has two 454 cc gas engines. The fuel economy is a concern for us, as it is for many folks. We were wondering if we could start to investigate the idea of putting a new corroborator with an up to date fuel distribution on this vessel. We were thinking that in 15 years there may be some technological advances. We would be willing to reduce the top speed to get fuel consumption benefits.

We are new to the forum and are very excited about our new boat.

Ahoy, y'all! We're from Atlanta, GA (sort of...actually a northwestern suburb called Townelake). We've had boats and/or lake houses all of our lives. Our four kids (30-13) have grown up on the water and, as of yet haven't committed newsworthy acts of infamy so I'm thinking we are headed in the right direction. The Admiral is a boutique real estate agent (which, I think means that she does what she wants) and has been working toward a lifetime achievement award of World's Greatest Wife and Mother. Somehow, without realizing it, I have attained curmudgeon status (not sure who or what conferred it, but it was earned). USCG Master Cpt, semiretired attorney former judge, Mensa author and tediously detailed former Technical Contributor for over a decade to Club Sea Ray and the Sea Ray Owners Group (courtesy of our beloved last boat, a 380 Dancer and a couple of its predecessors). We boat out of Park Marina and the Allatoona Yacht Club on Lake Allatoona, Georgia, and have made something of a science of indolence in the process. Lots of attention is paid to adult beverages, floating, tie-ups, splashing kids, not drowning the dog, extraordinary cigars, great food, and solving the problems of mankind (really should remember to write those down). We await the arrival of our 42SS "A Little More Nauti", a low hours refugee from Lake Travis with stops in Tampa and Ft. Lauderdale. Shes a soft top with 8.1 Crusaders, 10kw Kohler, VolvoPenta QL800 front thruster, full electronics and lots of stuff with which to begin familiarization and obsessive over-attention to detail.

One of the things that seemed to work on ClubSeaRay was model specific threads that allowed, over time, the accumulation of institutional knowledge by model (searching these sites is otherwise sometimes hit or miss). I plan to start one of those for 410's/42's and see how it works. Might be a miserable failure, but wouldn't be my first or last.

Hi there, new guy here and I hope this question is in the right spot.......trying to decide between a 93 370 voyager which is the style of boat we have always had or the aft versions of the same size,......anyone have any goods or bads of these particular models,docking, boarding , handling , fuel tanks etc.

We currently have an F 32 on Georgian bay and had a 2897 before that.....Mike

Hi there, I purchase a 1989 Montego 25 with twin 3.7 l and 250 hrs of use , what about swapping them for 3.0 without much modifications, thanks in advance.

Hi we're new owners. Just purchased a 1975 28' Carver Santa Cruz, Flybridge with full bridge and camper canvas. Twin 302 Wauhesha Fords. Presently slipped in Portland, Or. We're presently considering taking it up the Columbia River in to the Snake River and trailering it home from Lewiston,ID.It's going to be a little bit different we're moving over from a 28' Irwin sailboat. Got to be to hard for us to trailer sail it in Idaho. We got older. There will be some projects on it. Nothing major. We do have to go though the sanitation system and put a holding tank in also had a anchor windlass. More on that later. We will also have some questions for other Santa Cruz owners over the course of time. Jim

Hi All:

Cannot find the capacity / Weight / Passenger Capacity on my boat.

Anyone know where to look or how many passengers or weight allowed on a 2001 404?

Hi everyone,
New to the Carver forum. Been looking at a 2002 Carver 410 Sport Sedan, Volvo TAMD 63P-A 370HP diesels. The 410 is a different looking style, lots of salon space and deck area. Is there anyone familiar with this model Carver? Doing lookups can't find much information, it looks like they only produced them for a couple years. That in itself scares me a bit, wondering if this model had many issues and they decided to dis-continue. Haven't been able to find anyone so far that is experienced with the 410.

Thanks
Joe

I am in the process of choosing between two different 320 Voyagers from 1996. Neither has a bimini or hardtop over the cockpit area of the boat. This is a deal breaker for the 'admiral' so I am scrambling to see if there is a way to cover this area, preferably with a hardtop for a more permanent solution. I see them in some photos on the Internet but not nearly as many of them as I see on the Bayliners, for example and with no idea of where to locate such a thing. Is there by any chance a company that makes some sort of generic hard top in a variety of sizes, not necessarily specific to this boat?

As a pilot I have always enjoyed having a fuel flow indicator so this will be the next thing I install on the boat. In the mean time I wondered if anyone could tell me what their fuel burn is on this boat with a pair of Crusader 350 XL motors at a gentle hull speed of just 7-9 knots, or whatever that speed happens to be on this boat. I cannot find a reference to this anywhere. I am sure that it is a pretty modest burn but I am curious to know what that speed and burn might be with these motors and V-drives. I look forward to contributing to the forum in the weeks to come as I dig into one of these and will be most grateful for any help others can offer along the way as I get reacquainted with something I haven't been involved in for over 30 years. Here we go

Hi I'm Mike. I just bought a 1989 3807 Carver. I am looking to replace the aft deck carpet. Can anyone recommend a good carpet to use and where to buy it? Thanks

I am new to owning a Carver boat. And new to this group.
Just purchased an old 1985 Carver 2897 Mariner. Anyone who has this type of boat?
looking forward to interaction with other members.
Ron, in Raleigh, North Carolina