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Carver 3207 Aft Cabin
- boyleje
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Carver 3207 Aft Cabin
Does anyone know whether the hull (below the water line) was still solid glass core or was Carver already using balsa core in 1984?
The engines have low hours and the starboard engine is re-manufactured, are there any known issues with these engines that I need to look out for?
Engines: Twin Crusader
Engines HP: 270
Engines Model: 5.7
Any help with what I need to look out for would be appreciated.
- Cooler
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- Vessel Info: 1995 Carver 330 Mariner
Twin 350XL Crusaders
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Re: Carver 3207 Aft Cabin
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- Cooler
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Re: Carver 3207 Aft Cabin
https://carveryachts.blob.core.windows. ... -cabin.pdf
What is the drive set up? Inboard - V drives - or I/O's? er
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Re: Carver 3207 Aft Cabin
Above the waterline are all the usual culprits on any manufacturers boat of that vintage, the aft deck, foredeck, pulpit,bridge deck and side decks.
Engines are basically GM small blocks, one standard and one reverse rotation. Get someone to have a look at them, distributors and ignition wise and do a proper compression test......Good luck man.....
- Jhawki1
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- Vessel Info: 1986 Carver 3207 Aft Cabin. Excellent shape, kept on a lift most of it's life. Mercruisers with 300 hours, Kohler generator
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- RGrew176
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Re: Carver 3207 Aft Cabin
Cooler wrote:Source of the post I believe their minimum hull thickness standard was 2", and the hulls were all hand laid.
Not sure if that was a typo, but they weren't 2"... maybe 1/2"?
The engines are great, but get them checked out as others have said. Find out if the distributors are still points - they can be easily upgraded to electronic ones.
The engines probably still have carbs, which can still be rebuilt if necessary. Probably also have divorced chokes which sometimes cause problems but are easily remedied.
- Cooler
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Re: Carver 3207 Aft Cabin
I have an 83 3607 (one year earlier and one size larger than the OP). I'd have a tough time believing that the hulls are significantly differing in construction, other than the length and beam. There is nowhere on my hull that's 2" thick (other than stringers and bulkheads) and no coring below the waterline.
- boyleje
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Re: Carver 3207 Aft Cabin
I found out the boat was in Saltwater for about 2 years the rest of the time she was in Lake Erie that is where I will keep her.
The drives are inboards and the bottom just had blisters repaired, Interprotect 3000 and fresh bottom paint. I am going to look at this weekend.
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