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1993 Carver 380 AC - Fabricated Corner Extrusion
- DD2
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1993 Carver 380 AC - Fabricated Corner Extrusion
Bought it in Oct 2019 in Port Clinton, OH on Lake Erie. Took two full months to find a facility and to get on their schedule to remove the arch and hardtop, as well as, pull all the running gear out. Just a really bad time of year given that all the marinas were pulling and winterizing their customers. Finally, it was transported via tractor trailer and delivered in Dec 2019 on Friday the 13th... seamed a fitting date given the saga. There was absolutely no damage and all the connections were well marked. Now she's all put back together in the Pittsburgh, PA area.
She was missing the port side corner extrusion on the aft deck; from what I saw online, this is a common issue. Fortunately I have about 25 years experience managing fabrication and manufacturing facilities, and was able to reverse engineer the port side corner from the existing starboard side corner. Now I have drawings of both the starboard and port corners.
I had it fabricated from aluminum sheet and then powder coated. It turned out great! The small piece of acrylic that goes from the port corner to the swim deck ladder was also missing, so I made a new one. Having that corner properly closed up feels good and it looks great!
I wanted to share my purchase and disassembly experience in the event that someone needs help in the Port Clinton / Marble Head, OH area. Also, if anyone needs a new corner for their aft deck, I can help.
- chpsk8
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Re: 1993 Carver 380 AC - Fabricated Corner Extrusion
Nice job!
- km1125
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Re: 1993 Carver 380 AC - Fabricated Corner Extrusion
- Midnightsun
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2007 41CMY
Volvo D6-370's - Location: Montreal, Canada
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Re: 1993 Carver 380 AC - Fabricated Corner Extrusion
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Re: 1993 Carver 380 AC - Fabricated Corner Extrusion
- g36
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- Vessel Info: 1997 Carver 405
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Re: 1993 Carver 380 AC - Fabricated Corner Extrusion
Crusader xli
The Black Pearl
Soddy Daisy Tn.
- DD2
- Scurvy Dog
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- Vessel Info: 1993 Carver 370 AC
1993 Mariah Shabah 21
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Re: 1993 Carver 380 AC - Fabricated Corner Extrusion
I’ve already made another port corner for a guy with a 1994 AC, fit perfect. As for other years, I’m sure the radius of the corners are consistent. From a cost of manufacturing standpoint, it makes sense that Carver would only use one style of extrusion die. To me, the only variable is the length of the corner and that is determined by the height of the side panels.
The radius was formed on a 100 ton press brake and the formed Z channels were plug welded on for the side panels to slip into. Really solid fit! The one pictured here was my prototype; the finalized design look even better.
- km1125
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Re: 1993 Carver 380 AC - Fabricated Corner Extrusion
- DD2
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1993 Mariah Shabah 21
1981 Wellcraft Express Cruiser 31 - Been thanked: 1 time
Re: 1993 Carver 380 AC - Fabricated Corner Extrusion
The paint on the arch and posts was in rough shape, so I took them to a local shop and had them sandblasted and powder coated. Turned out really nice; so glad I took the extra time and effort, but this was in April and the first shop I took it to shut down because they had a couple cases of COVID-19. After a few weeks, I had to go rescue the parts and take them to another powder coater.
- g36
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Re: 1993 Carver 380 AC - Fabricated Corner Extrusion
Crusader xli
The Black Pearl
Soddy Daisy Tn.
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