Carver Owners Forum

I'm considering buying my first Carver, and the owner has only briefly had his boat and is very unfamiliar with it, having used it twice in the last 2 years, but never had it pumped out despite using the head a few times and the sink often. It's a 1980 Santa Cruz 26, and he doesn't know if it has a holding tank and if so, where it's located. I only briefly looked at it during a blizzard, so I couldn't tell where it is located. Is it possible that in 1980 Carver didn't install one at the factory?

If it has a holding tank, there should be a hose connection point topsides somehwere. I am guessing back then, it may have been an option.

And something to seriously consider that may save you big bucks on this 34 year old boat - pay for a survey. I believe early 80 Carver hulls were 100% cored. The last thing you need is a wet core.

Probably too late to be useful, but for what it's worth.....

My 78 Santa Cruz 2866 has no holding tank per se.
The 2 sinks (galley and head) and shower drain grey water directly out thru-hulls.

The Mansfield head is a self-contained unit with its own holding tank as it's base. This has a pump out (originally a T-valve to a macerator for overboard discharge option, since removed).