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All - The admiral and I are looking at purchasing a 1985 3607 aft cabin. Were there any recurring issues with this Model that we should be looking at ? The boat looks well cared for with a number of upgrades ( Marine survey looks good ). Looking for any input from this forum

Thanks in advance

We have a 1990 3607 and love it. The only recurring issues we have had is the refrigerator seem to run out of could beer every weekend...

RobGunn wrote:Source of the post We have a 1990 3607 and love it. The only recurring issues we have had is the refrigerator seem to run out of could beer every weekend...

Wonder if a bigger fridge would help with that? Or make it worse.

I have an 83 3607 and can't think offhand of something I'd say is a "weak spot" or recurring issue that wouldn't be common to most boats, like making sure the deck hardware doesn't leak, or normal maintenance things like hoses.

The only thing I would recommend to check is the last couple feet of the keel. Mine was an early production model (built in 82) and it appears they added about a 2' section to the keel. The rest of the keel is a structural member and very strong, but that last two feet is hollow and will not support being blocked. I noticed it was hollow years after I bought the boat when I was repainting the bottom. You can tap it and it's noticeably different than the rest of the keel. Ever since I noticed that I would tell the yard prior to storage to make sure they didn't block with that last couple feet. One year the message didn't get passed along to the right guy and he blocked it and they cracked that section when they set the boat down. They did do a nice job on the repair, but it's still not a structural part.

They may have made changes to the production though. Yours may be a solid keel the whole length and this may not be an issue, but it's easy to check just by tapping along the keel sides.

RobGunn wrote:Source of the post We have a 1990 3607 and love it. The only recurring issues we have had is the refrigerator seem to run out of could beer every weekend...

One of these on the swim platform should solve the issue. https://incrediblethings.com/food/world ... -is-large/

Thanks guys - our old Carver had a similar problem with the fridge .