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New to the group and looking at a Riviera
- Pat1781
- Scurvy Dog
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- Vessel Info: 1984 Carver Riviera
- Location: Ontario
New to the group and looking at a Riviera
She is equipped with 220 crusaders, hot water tank (recently replaced), no generator, and basically bone stock otherwise with the exception of a new Standard Horizon chart plotter.
Are there any specific systems I should really go over? Any weak points on this boat that need closer scrutiny?
Appreciate the help and look forward to hearing from you.
- bud37
- Admiral
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Re: New to the group and looking at a Riviera
- Pat1781
- Scurvy Dog
- Posts: 4
- Joined: November 26th, 2018, 6:29 pm
- Vessel Info: 1984 Carver Riviera
- Location: Ontario
Re: New to the group and looking at a Riviera
Cheers
- waybomb
- CYO Moderator
- Posts: 2408
- Joined: February 5th, 2013, 9:24 pm
- Vessel Info: 1995 Boston Whaler Rage15
1987 3697 Carver Mariner
1988 Cougar 46 Kevlar Vee offshore
1969 15' Glasspar / 1967 Johnson Electromatic 85
1996 Boston Whaler Rage 15 - Location: Saint Joseph,Mi
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Re: New to the group and looking at a Riviera
Our first boat was a new 2807 bought in September of 1988.
Great boat. We had two 230 mercs. That boat would jump on plane in a few seconds. With the keel it had, I would leave New Buffalo and head straight across the lake to Chicago and had to do hardly any rudder input when the lake was flat.
Engine access is a bit of a pain. After the first or second excursion down there. I simply planned for all the year's work at once (oil changes, filters, impellers, etc). Pulled the captains chair off the hatch. Carried it out to land. Then the hatch went downstairs into the galley area. Then the pax seat and table took a trip to land. Then it's mounting piece and finally its hatch. Then you had all the room in the world. Trust me, take it all apart. Things will go way easier.
The only down side was the aft cabin berths. A little tight at the leg end, vertically.
Great boat though. We had ours for about 11 years. Never had any problem to speak of.
Good luck!
Fred
1969 Glaspar Avalon /1969 Johnson Electromatic 85
1987 Carver Mariner
1988 Cougar Kevlar 46' with triple blown 572 ci
1995 Boston Whaler Rage
Past - 1988 2807, 1989 4207 Aft
- Midnightsun
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2007 41CMY
Volvo D6-370's - Location: Montreal, Canada
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- bud37
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Re: New to the group and looking at a Riviera
Pat1781 wrote:Source of the post At this point I haven't hired a surveyor as the boat really wasn't much money. I spent two hours going over her and I could not find any soft spots on the deck or any real issues with water intrusion.
Cheers
Hello Pat...you will have to get a survey if you are keeping the boat at any marina that I know of, cause I believe insurance requires a current one for coverage.
Any way, the standard looks for are the stringers, rudder supports, shaft strut supports, the aft bulkhead, the transom, the side deck walkways to the pulpit and the pulpit itself.....always liked that boat, real nice hull, handles great.......
- Pat1781
- Scurvy Dog
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- Joined: November 26th, 2018, 6:29 pm
- Vessel Info: 1984 Carver Riviera
- Location: Ontario
Re: New to the group and looking at a Riviera
Cheers
- bud37
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Re: New to the group and looking at a Riviera
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Re: New to the group and looking at a Riviera
- Cooler
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- Joined: May 22nd, 2018, 12:09 pm
- Vessel Info: 1995 Carver 330 Mariner
Twin 350XL Crusaders
Home port: Menominee, MI - Location: Green Bay, WI
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Re: New to the group and looking at a Riviera
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