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I think Carver boats are just awesome!
- lz33w7
- Scurvy Dog
- Posts: 7
- Joined: October 10th, 2024, 10:56 am
- Vessel Info: 1987 Carver Mariner 3297
- Location: Rockwall, Texas
I think Carver boats are just awesome!
I think I told you my 1987 3297 is my first boat, ever. Trying to figure out why the negative reviews online? I get a lot of compliments from my neighbors at the Marina who own Meridian, Silverton and a few other “higher” priced boats etc. who say they think my boat is a very good, reliable brand yet, there are some haters that say Carver doesn’t make good boats. I get it, it’s the Internet but still….my boat has held up well and I’m out there every weekend, cleaning, restoring and polishing to make it the best she can be.
Is it just the 3297 that has a bad wrap…I think it’s a phenomenal vessel and get a lot of compliments.
Hope everyone is well. Anyone is the Dallas, Texas area on here?
Kindly,
v/r,
Stephen
- Cooler
- Admiral
- Posts: 1626
- Joined: May 22nd, 2018, 12:09 pm
- Vessel Info: 1995 Carver 330 Mariner
Twin 350XL Crusaders
Home port: Menominee, MI - Location: Green Bay, WI
- Has thanked: 68 times
- Been thanked: 387 times
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( All weather people have to say this on air, near lakes )
- RGrew176
- Admiral
- Posts: 6371
- Joined: August 17th, 2015, 4:07 am
- Vessel Info: 2022 Stingray 182 SC
- Location: Southgate, MI.
- Has thanked: 72 times
- Been thanked: 466 times
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2022 Stingray 182 SC
2004 Past Commodore
West River Yacht & Cruising Club
- Phrancus
- CYO Supporter
- Posts: 391
- Joined: October 1st, 2020, 10:03 am
- Vessel Info: Sold: Carver 26 Command Bridge / 280 sedan 1992.
- Location: Netherlands, Europe
- Has thanked: 16 times
- Been thanked: 128 times
- Contact:
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- paulr
- Deck Hand
- Posts: 61
- Joined: September 27th, 2022, 9:36 pm
- Vessel Info: 396 CY Aft Cabin 2001 8.1 Crusaders
- Location: South Jersey, LBI
- Has thanked: 33 times
- Been thanked: 17 times
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The Luhrs was the easiest to service including changing the air conditioners and doing one valve job.
A friend of mine came to me a year ago and ask me to look at his Sea Ray 46 and a ask me why it was listing. The bilge was bone dry. For the heck of it we put 800 pounds of people on high side of the boat to level it out. It turned out a construction defect in the bilge allowed water from a sump box to get wicked up into the Balsa core on the starboard side. So I bought a Carver
- Carverlvr2
- Scurvy Dog
- Posts: 11
- Joined: September 15th, 2024, 10:13 pm
- Vessel Info: 2004 Carver 366, VP 8.1’s
- Location: Shelbyville, IL
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- g36
- Admiral
- Posts: 1995
- Joined: April 7th, 2014, 6:07 pm
- Vessel Info: 1997 Carver 405
- Location: Soddy Daisy TN.
- Has thanked: 7 times
- Been thanked: 613 times
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Crusader xli
The Black Pearl
Soddy Daisy Tn.
- Funksavage
- Scurvy Dog
- Posts: 2
- Joined: September 8th, 2024, 1:32 pm
- Vessel Info: 1992 Carver 528 Montego
< 600 hrs on engine when purchased
3rd or 4th owner
First boat purchased - Location: Vancouver, WA
- Has thanked: 1 time
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- MyPleasure
- First Mate
- Posts: 106
- Joined: October 18th, 2022, 7:08 pm
- Vessel Info: 1992 Carver 36 aft cabin with Volvo 740b engines. Westerbeke 5kw generator. Bought the boat in Portland Oregon in June, and a friend and I brought it up to Sidney, BC. Great trip!
- Location: Victoria
- Has thanked: 2 times
- Been thanked: 18 times
Re: I think Carver boats are just awesome!
We’ve owned 4 Carvers in the last 20 years and loved every one of them. Carver boats have more room on them than any other boats of comparable size out there. Every one of them had hull blisters of various sizes, but they never put me off buying a Carver.
Every make of yacht has their problems, Carver included, but to me, you get the best bang for your buck with a Carver!
1st Carver 1987 32 Aft Cabin
2nd Carver 1989 4207 Aft Cabin
3rd Carver 1995 350 Voyager
4th (current) 1992 36 Carver Aft Cabin
- MyPleasure
- First Mate
- Posts: 106
- Joined: October 18th, 2022, 7:08 pm
- Vessel Info: 1992 Carver 36 aft cabin with Volvo 740b engines. Westerbeke 5kw generator. Bought the boat in Portland Oregon in June, and a friend and I brought it up to Sidney, BC. Great trip!
- Location: Victoria
- Has thanked: 2 times
- Been thanked: 18 times
Re: I think Carver boats are just awesome!
We’ve owned 4 Carvers in the last 20 years and loved every one of them. Carver boats have more room on them than any other boats of comparable size out there. Every one of them had hull blisters of various sizes, but they never put me off buying a Carver.
Every make of yacht has their problems, Carver included, but to me, you get the best bang for your buck with a Carver!
1st Carver 1987 32 Aft Cabin
2nd Carver 1989 4207 Aft Cabin
3rd Carver 1995 350 Voyager
4th (current) 1992 36 Carver Aft Cabin
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