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First Carver - 1990 Santego 3867

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Petemait
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Vessel Info: 1983 Carver Riviera
Location: Boston, MA
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Re: First Carver - 1990 Santego 3867

Postby Petemait » July 10th, 2020, 5:50 am

waybomb wrote:Source of the post Welcome aboard.
I've had three Carvers.

A 1988 2807 Riviera, bought brand new. What a nice boat. Twin 305s gave it plenty of power, hi freeboard, drove staright as an arrow. Only thing I would have done differently was get a hard top.

Then a 1989 4207. Big block gas engines. A complete dog. Ok in calm weather. But could not keep out of its way in any big weather. I had the pleasure of piloting one re-powered with 500hp Cats. That was a real boat. With gas engines, an absolutely fine dock queen condo on the water.

I bought a high performance boat after the 4207. I was so sick of the lack of power. I guess I went overboard. Wife does not like go-fast, so we found a project 3697. It's actually a great boat. Enough power with twin 350hp Crusaders, easy access to most things, great cabin and plenty of cockpit for a non-fisherman.


***You mention wishing you had a hardtop for the Riviera you used to own. We are new Riviera owners and were wondering if we should get a new canvas or try to get a hardtop. Do you mind sharing your opinion on this?
Thank you
Pete

1983 Riviera 2807

Boston, MA


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