Postby Fullvolley » July 21st, 2014, 7:54 pm
Lyndon670 & Waybomb,
I really appreciate your feedback, and kind of expected the responses. I guess I was hoping my suspicions would not be realized!
So here's the deal, the boat is in very good shape. The generator only has 200 hrs, and the engines have been on fresh water with 590 hrs. Sea Trial went well, and the surveyor did not identify any show stoppers. With that said, I did have to run it @ 4000 rpm to maintain a 22-24kt speed, so I am definitely going to burn some fuel and stress the engines. No doubt about it.
I've also looked at every Carver 360 SS on YachtWorld, BoatTrader, etc. online, and it's literally the only one I can find that has the Carver standard equipped Volvo 5.7 GXIs. So its definitely a bit of an anomaly! It appears the original owner just boat it without too many upgrades.
Here's the kicker, I am getting the boat at a very reasonable price. It is a repo and have a contract in place to purchase at $45K - $35K less than the current selling price on this year and model. So my thinking is......, though I will not get the perfect/desired performance factor, I will get a boat in great shape that can run the Chesapeake Bay with the understanding that I could re-power down the road and still be well under value.
Thanks again for the advice and input! I look forward towards being a Carver owner, and keep you updated on the ups and downs of the 5.7s.
Thanks!
Rob
Rob
Solomons, MD
2003 Carver 360 Sport Sedan
2001 Chris Craft 308 Express
1999 Sea Ray 240 Sundancer
1983 WellCraft 21Bowrider