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Want to purchase a Voyager
- Lyndon670
- Admiral
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- Vessel Info: 2000 Carver 506
Volvo TAMD74EDC - Location: Georgian Bay
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Re: Want to purchase a Voyager
My 506 shares the identical hull to the 53 and the 57 - the 57 is just stretched. I shopped for Voyagers before I bought my 506, and the main reason I chose the 506 over the Voyager was the inside helm with the dinette on the Voyager. With my 506 I have the full monty - huge salon with an actual dining room table, and 2 salons - plus a pilothouse. My pilothouse has an electric sunroof so is nice and open when you need it - the AC will bring a 90 degree down to about 73 with the sunroof closed. Now the downside, I don't have a walk out sliding back door. I do have a 5ft deep swim platform that becomes a party dock when at anchor.
I do have the Volvos, an although regular maintenance is pricy (filters, etc) - they have remained bulletproof. Mine are the TAMD74's and my boat tops out at 24kts. Generally, I run at 10kts like a (fast) trawler, but on long distances I travel at 15kts while in open water.
I have had the boat out in Georgian Bay in solid 6-8 foots rollars without a problem. It is a wet ride with bow spray and the windshield wipers are on. But other than that I have no complaints on its seaworthiness.
With the optional Volvos comes the big genny - 23kw.
2000 Carver 506
FOXY JOE
Volvo 7.4TAMD
Queens Cove Marina
Georgian Bay, Ontario
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- Vessel Info: 1998 Carver 355
Suspicious Fishes !
2022 Kawasaki 310X - Location: upper chesapeake bay
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Re: Want to purchase a Voyager
- Lyndon670
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- Joined: July 29th, 2013, 11:35 pm
- Vessel Info: 2000 Carver 506
Volvo TAMD74EDC - Location: Georgian Bay
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Re: Want to purchase a Voyager
2000 Carver 506
FOXY JOE
Volvo 7.4TAMD
Queens Cove Marina
Georgian Bay, Ontario
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- Vessel Info: 1989 Carver 3807 Aft Cabin
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Re: Want to purchase a Voyager
- bud37
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Re: Want to purchase a Voyager
Lyndon670 wrote:Source of the post Thanks Tom, I didn't consider the 506 until I set foot into the salon, I was set on something with a cockpit. We had a party last summer and had 19 people in the salon between both of the couches, the dinette and the galley.
Cool...heh buddy.....I am not sure we could get that many people in the house...
- Lyndon670
- Admiral
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- Joined: July 29th, 2013, 11:35 pm
- Vessel Info: 2000 Carver 506
Volvo TAMD74EDC - Location: Georgian Bay
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Re: Want to purchase a Voyager
Cool...heh buddy.....I am not sure we could get that many people in the house...
EXACTLY why we had it at the boat
2000 Carver 506
FOXY JOE
Volvo 7.4TAMD
Queens Cove Marina
Georgian Bay, Ontario
- 3dognight
- Scurvy Dog
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- Vessel Info: 2000 530 Voyager With Volvo TAMD 122P EDC 610HP
- Location: Long Island NY
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Re: Want to purchase a Voyager
Been going threw what your doing for a little while & I just contracted for a 2000 530 with Volvo 122's/610HP each.
Surveys & sea trail over the next couple of weeks. Like you I have been looking for feedback but with very few replies. Rich's info on his 45 is very welcome and I agree with him that going bigger than his size boat with ether the 450C's (one of the best engines every made) or the Volvo 480's is pushing it. If your looking for bigger power there is a 1999 53 with cummins QSM's/635 HP & another 53 with the Volvo 122/610 hp.
It's my understanding that the Gen is able to run all & these also came with invertors that ran the fridge/freezer/sound & TV systems etc- light stuff
A side note, the current owner of the boat i hope to close on has had it for 17 years- you know he had the really like it! :
until you hear them speak.........
- Peter
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- Vessel Info: Carver 38ss 2007
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Re: Want to purchase a Voyager
Had Cummins on a Doral & it was always shredding belts !
- floating.53
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- Vessel Info: 2001 Carver 53 Pilothouse
- Location: Burlington
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Re: Want to purchase a Voyager
- floating.53
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- Vessel Info: 2001 Carver 53 Pilothouse
- Location: Burlington
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