Carver Owners Forum

Greetings from a first-time boat owner! I decided 7 years ago that I would someday own my own live-aboard boat, and after years of dreaming, scheming, reading and researching, looking at boats in various states, picking boaters' brains on assorted forums, narrowing down my preferences and considering all my options, I finally decided this summer that the time was right! I took a Boating Safety course through the USPS (scored 100% on the exam!!!), got a few lessons on the water, and on Friday the 13th last month, I became the new owner of a 1992 Carver 33 Aft Cabin! The "live-aboard" part isn't a reality (yet), but that's just a matter of time.
Still feeling a bit euphoric!

Welcome to boating, this forum and Carver......seems to be well planned, cudos on the course and good luck on your new adventure......

Welcome aboard!

You made a good choice. Welcome aboard. Let's see some pictures of her.

Welcome aboard!!! Hope you have fun with the new experience!

Are you on a lake or will you be boating primarily on rivers?

Thanks for the welcomes! I'll include some pics, Viper, as soon as I figure how to resize them to the required pixel size from my cellphone (suggestions welcomed!). Hey waybomb, I see you're in St. Joseph -- I looked at several boats there earlier this summer!
I currently live in Peoria, IL, but am visiting in PA this month to help clean out my mom's place after her passing a couple weeks ago.
Meanwhile, my house is for sale and my boat is waiting for me back in Peoria, and the plan is to eventually (next spring?) take her up the Illinois River, to Chicago and into Lake Michigan, and up the eastern shore to Traverse City, MI, to hang with my guy-friend for a bit. From there, I'd like to find the best route to the Atlantic to visit for a few months with family off the coast of Maine, where I used to spend summers with my grandparents and still return to each year for vacation.
Thanks again for the warm welcomes!

You can try to e mail the pics to yourself.....usually there is a resize you can pick, then save to desktop or file and upload from there, works for us.......

Welcome aboard! LOTS of good times coming your way!

darylann wrote:Source of the post...the plan is to eventually (next spring?) take her up the Illinois River, to Chicago and into Lake Michigan, and up the eastern shore to Traverse City, MI, to hang with my guy-friend for a bit. From there, I'd like to find the best route to the Atlantic to visit for a few months with family off the coast of Maine, where I used to spend summers with my grandparents and still return to each year for vacation.
Thanks again for the warm welcomes!

Wow! That sounds like a fun trip! Make sure you jump on here every now and then an update the thread that you start for that trip!! WITH PICTURES!

I always have an extra slip here in st Joe for carver owners if you are on a trip and need a cheap (free) night.