Carver Owners Forum

So - bad news taking the boat out this year. The bow started to buckle at the lift points. We know we had some water issues over the last few seasons ( long story ). So between the soft hull , propeller shaft issues and 2 pumps to replace we have decided it's time to stop the money drain. We are looking for forum input on the value for a 1982 Mariner that is at end of life. Yes , we could fix the fiberglass and probably have the marina pull the engine and replace the shaft but there are too many other things wrong with the boat for us to continue to put money into it ( engines are at 2000 hours, subfloor in the salon needs replacing etc etc ). If I were to part it out on ebay - there are two engines and transmissions that alone would be in the 10,000.00 range

Any thoughts on a value for an end of life carver ?

Thanks in advance

Really sounds like end of the rope for the old gal by your description. Only thing I can say is 2000hr engines/transmissions that are 36 years old are not really worth much if anything any more. Unfortunately I believe the bottom line is she will be difficult to dispose of never mind sell.

You will have to consider the cost of the hull disposal into all this, in most cases not cheap......might make a project for someone if it was real cheap or free....I agree with Hans about the mechanicals.....sometimes its better to move it along and let someone else part it, maybe a marine salvage yard around here would be interested, worth a couple calls I think......

What kind of engines are they? Where is she located? You may want to try a Kijiji, there's always someone on there looking for deal.

Think of donating to boat angel or something similar. You get a tax write off and someone will benefit from your situation.

Sorry to hear of the problems, best of luck.