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Buying my Carver 32' and something looked strange...
- newbie3
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Buying my Carver 32' and something looked strange...
That's fishy. Something like that definitely makes me take a step back and say.. hold on.. what's going on here?
There is no documentation. Current owner is a dealer/broker.. previous owner never used it... What are the chances that the engines were rebuilt/replaced without changing the hours meters in the bridge? And this is just a great buy?
Or, what other signs should I look for that suggest the engine are at the end of the 1,500 hour expected lifespan for gasoline boat engines?
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Re: Buying my Carver 32' and something looked strange...
On a closer look, there is only one clamp on the exhaust hoses on the one engine, but the engine compartment looks to be orderly..
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Re: Buying my Carver 32' and something looked strange...
Once the sale is made and closed, then get a leakdown test performed.
You just might get lucky!
Fred
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Re: Buying my Carver 32' and something looked strange...
What do you guys think about the nearly 2,000 hours on the Mercruiser 5.0L's? Seems like anything over 1,500 hours needs a rebuild. That could mean the boat needs $10,000-$20,000 of work.
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Re: Buying my Carver 32' and something looked strange...
( All weather people have to say this on air, near lakes )
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Re: Buying my Carver 32' and something looked strange...
They are raw water cooled, so there is more than a fair chance that the manifolds have been replaced a couple times. Maybe they did rocker cover gaskets and cleaned the engine room when doing maintenance?
Good luck!
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Re: Buying my Carver 32' and something looked strange...
I have no reason to suspect that.. but it's better to be skeptical
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Re: Buying my Carver 32' and something looked strange...
( All weather people have to say this on air, near lakes )
- newbie3
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Re: Buying my Carver 32' and something looked strange...
I did get to see the title. It's in someone else's name at the moment but the signatures are there and so are the previous sales contracts.
It's certainly not in perfect condition outside the motors. The rubber seals around the windows have shrunk, pretty green and needs a wash, some water intrusion on the v-birth hatch. Mostly water tight and clean inside though. It's on the hard. No insurance for a sea trial. That can probably be sorted as a condition of sale.
I liked it but the hours on the engines was a shock.
Getting a mechanic involved may be good.. but man at almost 2k hours... There's little resale value. In 2-3 years nobody would want to buy it without new engines. So that's also weighing on my mind too
- newbie3
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Re: Buying my Carver 32' and something looked strange...
One other odd thing i saw was some sort of caulking running all the way around the cabin.. as pictured.
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