Welcome to Carver Yachts Owners Forum
We are a boating forum for owners of Carver Yachts to enthusiastically discuss all aspects of Carver Boat ownership. Whether you are looking for your first Carver or currently own one, you are sure to feel at home on CarverYachtOwners.com
You are currently viewing our board as a guest which gives you limited access to view most discussions, articles and access our other FREE features. By joining our free community you will have access to searching the forum topics, post topics, communicate privately with other members (PM), respond to polls, upload your own photos and access many other special features. Registration is fast, simple and absolutely free so please, join our community today!
1990 4207 Cat 3208 replacement
- ddjinks
- Scurvy Dog
- Posts: 18
- Joined: July 8th, 2021, 5:17 pm
- Vessel Info: 1990 4207 w/ CAT 3208s
- Location: Nashville, TN
- Has thanked: 5 times
- Been thanked: 3 times
1990 4207 Cat 3208 replacement
-
- CYO Supporter
- Posts: 2290
- Joined: March 28th, 2016, 10:52 pm
- Vessel Info: 1998 Carver 355
Suspicious Fishes !
2022 Kawasaki 310X - Location: upper chesapeake bay
- Has thanked: 313 times
- Been thanked: 581 times
Re: 1990 4207 Cat 3208 replacement
With a bad engine, I really doubt you will see a 40k sell price. I would find a good cat mechanic and see if it is repairable.
-
- CYO Supporter
- Posts: 5799
- Joined: July 10th, 2015, 9:58 pm
- Vessel Info: 1989 Carver 3807 Aft Cabin
- Location: Ontario, Canada
- Has thanked: 431 times
- Been thanked: 1586 times
Re: 1990 4207 Cat 3208 replacement
- km1125
- Admiral
- Posts: 3338
- Joined: February 28th, 2017, 6:04 pm
- Has thanked: 56 times
- Been thanked: 965 times
Re: 1990 4207 Cat 3208 replacement
ddjinks wrote:Source of the post ....So much for trusting what a seller says. ....
ALWAYS consider the source and what they have to gain/lose based on what they say!!
I'd also be surprised if that couldn't be fixed in place. Might want to check around for some other CAT mechanics in the area... perhaps even inquire at a local heavy duty parts truck parts place. As long as the crank, pistons and cylinders are in reasonable shape, I think the rest can be done in-situ.
- buster53
- Admiral
- Posts: 994
- Joined: May 12th, 2017, 10:41 am
- Vessel Info: 2001, Carver 356
- Location: Lower Potomac, VA
- Has thanked: 8 times
- Been thanked: 253 times
Re: 1990 4207 Cat 3208 replacement
- ddjinks
- Scurvy Dog
- Posts: 18
- Joined: July 8th, 2021, 5:17 pm
- Vessel Info: 1990 4207 w/ CAT 3208s
- Location: Nashville, TN
- Has thanked: 5 times
- Been thanked: 3 times
Re: 1990 4207 Cat 3208 replacement
- ddjinks
- Scurvy Dog
- Posts: 18
- Joined: July 8th, 2021, 5:17 pm
- Vessel Info: 1990 4207 w/ CAT 3208s
- Location: Nashville, TN
- Has thanked: 5 times
- Been thanked: 3 times
Re: 1990 4207 Cat 3208 replacement
buster53 wrote:Source of the post I’ve got a buddy who had to replace one of his CAT 3116’s with a reman. If I recall, total cost was around $60k
Woah, let's hope it doesn't cost that much!
-
- CYO Supporter
- Posts: 5799
- Joined: July 10th, 2015, 9:58 pm
- Vessel Info: 1989 Carver 3807 Aft Cabin
- Location: Ontario, Canada
- Has thanked: 431 times
- Been thanked: 1586 times
Re: 1990 4207 Cat 3208 replacement
If you're looking at this from a purely financial perspective, it may not make sense to take on a huge investment in repairs, however, something attracted you to this boat and you have to decide whether that is worth putting more money into it. Personally I've never looked at my own boats that way. I never approached an investment in repairs through a financial looking glass, for me it's always an investment in fun times, priceless moments, and getting away from the daily rat race, you can't put a price on that. I do feel your pane though, I'm sure you'd rather be boating than being neck high in repairs. I used to have a wooden boat and for years I didn't care what it cost to maintain her, she turned heads, was always the center of attraction everywhere we went, and she was my pride and joy, costs meant nothing to me. What finally made me part with her was the lack of time to look after her properly, and that was keeping me off the water on what is already very short seasons up here. When the time came to sell her, the last thing on my mind was all the money I put into her, I knew I wouldn't get that back all along, what was on my mind was all the good times we had on her, that was worth every penny.
I'm sure the decision you make will be right for you. Keep us posted.
- wkeith
- Deck Hand
- Posts: 63
- Joined: January 17th, 2020, 2:28 pm
- Vessel Info: 2004 Carver 466 Aft Cabin MY
- Location: Nashville, TN
- Has thanked: 8 times
- Been thanked: 14 times
Re: 1990 4207 Cat 3208 replacement
ddjinks wrote:Source of the post Thanks to all for your comments. One diesel tech I talked to who is highly recommended and used in Nashville (Gary Sago-Diesel Works in Bowling Green, KY) did say not to assume a rebuild is necessary. He suggested 1st to do a cam timing check, then pull the heads to see if anything dropped down into the cylinders, scoring them, and obviously to see if heads are warped, gasket blown, etc. Then rotate crankshaft to make sure pistons all come even to the top of the cylinders, etc. If it's just a top end rebuild, it might be worth it. Problem is I still work for a living 10 hours a day and that just doesn't leave much time to arrange for mechanics, electricians, look for parts, try to fix things myself, etc. I wasn't looking for a project boat when I purchased. Agreed I might not get $40k, maybe $35k. Rather be out $25k now instead of putting in $30k-$35k+ and have a boat that's still only worth $65k-$70k. Open to suggestions, though. Cheers.
I feel for you in your current position. I have been there with previous boats. Gary Sago keeps my Volvo's running and I trust what he says. Get him to give you a price to look at your engine and make a recommendation as to your best course of action. This could be a good winter time project and hopefully by next spring you could be enjoying your efforts. I'm local if I can be of any help.
I wish you all the best!
- ddjinks
- Scurvy Dog
- Posts: 18
- Joined: July 8th, 2021, 5:17 pm
- Vessel Info: 1990 4207 w/ CAT 3208s
- Location: Nashville, TN
- Has thanked: 5 times
- Been thanked: 3 times
Re: 1990 4207 Cat 3208 replacement
Return to “Diesel Engines/Transmissions”
Who is online
Users browsing this forum: No registered users and 2 guests