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Hi All! About to be Carver Owners!

Postby MajorV » March 10th, 2020, 6:41 am

Good Morning, Everyone.

My wife and I are moving up to a 1992 33' Aft Cabin from our Sea Ray 280SD. Well, we are still in process - subject to survey and sea trial, which will be in a month or so.

Any advice on Carvers in general, or this model in particular, would be very welcome indeed! Any issues with the 454 Crusaders (approx 1000 hrs)?

A big step up for us in length, beam, and weight (and comfort), but we're very excited!

Cheers!


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Re: Hi All! About to be Carver Owners!

Postby Viper » March 10th, 2020, 7:01 am

Welcome aboard, and fingers crossed that everything works out in your favour. The Crusaders are good engines but it would be smart to get a mechanical inspection done that includes a compression test. Check the condition of fluids including the transmissions, if the fluids haven't been changed recently, it may provide some clues to existing issues. The same applies to the generator if applicable. Keep us posted.
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Re: Hi All! About to be Carver Owners!

Postby Cooler » March 10th, 2020, 11:44 am

Welcome! +1 to Vipers engine advice. Love my Crusaders. That engine rumble will jack you up. Sounds like pure muscle. I assume you had a single I/O on your SD. You will really enjoy the inboards on the Carver once you get used to them. You will also find a big change in speed, but that is offset by comfort. No more banging around on the water. When I changed from express style to cruiser, I dropped my typical cruising speed by 10 MPH. Seemed like I was just crawling through the water, but that was more related to the comfortable cruise than the speed drop. The other thing is how much more boat there is to buff & polish. I have more fiberglass than the 38' Cruisers Express parked in front of me in storage. Due to the economic conditions in 1992, a number of boat manufacturers started cutting corners in production materials. Carver did not. Hope the survey & inspections come out positive. You will love the space! 8-) er
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Re: Hi All! About to be Carver Owners!

Postby waybomb » March 10th, 2020, 6:41 pm

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Re: Hi All! About to be Carver Owners!

Postby RGrew176 » March 11th, 2020, 2:37 am

Welcome Aboard, hope all goes well with the survey and sea trial.
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Re: Hi All! About to be Carver Owners!

Postby Midnightsun » March 11th, 2020, 6:28 am

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Re: Hi All! About to be Carver Owners!

Postby 1992330aftcabin » March 11th, 2020, 10:40 am

Welcome aboard Majorv, Nice choice in boats. I have the same model and year, we love our boat! with that said if you have any questions feel free to ask away. Let us know how the survey goes. By the way where did you find your boat at?

Mike
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Re: Hi All! About to be Carver Owners!

Postby MajorV » March 13th, 2020, 2:59 pm

1992330aftcabin wrote:Source of the post Welcome aboard Majorv, Nice choice in boats. I have the same model and year, we love our boat! with that said if you have any questions feel free to ask away. Let us know how the survey goes. By the way where did you find your boat at?

Mike


Hi Mike,
Looked on boatdealers.ca and there she was. We were looking for similar configurations (aft cabin) of Prowlers and bigger Carvers prior to choosing this one.

Cheers!
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MajorV
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Joined: March 10th, 2020, 6:34 am
Vessel Info: 1992 Carver 33 aft cabin
Twin 454 Crusaders
"Easy Feelings"
The Landing at Ivy Lea
Ivy Lea, Ontario
Location: 1000 Islands
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Re: Hi All! About to be Carver Owners!

Postby MajorV » March 13th, 2020, 2:59 pm

Viper wrote:Source of the post Welcome aboard, and fingers crossed that everything works out in your favour. The Crusaders are good engines but it would be smart to get a mechanical inspection done that includes a compression test. Check the condition of fluids including the transmissions, if the fluids haven't been changed recently, it may provide some clues to existing issues. The same applies to the generator if applicable. Keep us posted.


Great advice, thanks!
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Vessel Info: 1992 Carver 33 aft cabin
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The Landing at Ivy Lea
Ivy Lea, Ontario
Location: 1000 Islands
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Re: Hi All! About to be Carver Owners!

Postby MajorV » March 13th, 2020, 3:04 pm

Cooler wrote:Source of the post Welcome! +1 to Vipers engine advice. Love my Crusaders. That engine rumble will jack you up. Sounds like pure muscle. I assume you had a single I/O on your SD. You will really enjoy the inboards on the Carver once you get used to them. You will also find a big change in speed, but that is offset by comfort. No more banging around on the water. When I changed from express style to cruiser, I dropped my typical cruising speed by 10 MPH. Seemed like I was just crawling through the water, but that was more related to the comfortable cruise than the speed drop. The other thing is how much more boat there is to buff & polish. I have more fiberglass than the 38' Cruisers Express parked in front of me in storage. Due to the economic conditions in 1992, a number of boat manufacturers started cutting corners in production materials. Carver did not. Hope the survey & inspections come out positive. You will love the space! 8-) er


Thanks Cooler!
Our SD has twin 4.3 mercruisers, great control when docking. My wife and I decided that going a bit slower and seeing more was what we wanted...and much as I love the Sea Ray, the comfort of the Carver will be amazing. And I suspect that Boat Dog will enjoy the extra space.

Just going to take some good practice to get used to the size difference!

Cheers!

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