Carver 355 questions

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Hey guys,
It looks like my Mainship will transfer owners on Saturday. I'm looking at two boats, the 1998 Carver 355 and 1998 Silverton 372. Anyone here have any thoughts on how the Carver would handle 4 foot steep short lake waves? The hull design looks a little less stable than the Silverton. I remember the post about the 350 Mariner being flat on the bottom and swinging wildly at anchor, and similarities in hull design?
Thanks.
 
I just delivered a 1997 355 about 70 Miles on Lake Michigan, we started out in very rough 6-8's cruising along at about 15 mph and the boat never pounded once. As we cruised down the lake it progressively became more calm, in 3/4s I was doing 18 mph without any significant pounding and 2/3's we cruised up to about 23 mph and was very comfortable.

The hull on a 350 Mariner is about as far as you can get from what the hull of a 355 looks like. The 355 even has a small keel on it with a relatively deep forefoot.
 
Just going from personal experience...the Carver will be MUCH more stable than the Silverton
 
Thanks for the input guys, I have found it difficult to find specs on hull design of the 355, Carver doesn't seem to have a previous models specs area that I have found.
 
I have a 2001 356 Motoryacht which I think is very similar in construction. We have over 400 hours on her since 2005. Of them about 100 hours were in the ocean or deep water running. We have been in some serious bad weather including 18-20 footers off Cape Ann last year coming back from Maine. Although a deep vee hull would obviously handled better, at no time did I feel out of control nor that the boat would not be able to handle the conditions. It is a wet boat, by that I mean there is alot of spray from either side of the bow. It does not slap but it gets wet. I do not have alot of time on the hook but I have not noticed anything happen with the boat that I would call swinging wildly.

Hope this helps. If you need any more info don't hesitate to ask.

Billy K.
 
The 355 was first introduced as the 33 aft in 1991. It became the 350 , 355, 356, and so on. The hull was lastly produced in 2003. The design stayed the same, the swim platform and interior changed by model. I have a 33 aft 1991 and run 4-5' waves in Lake erie with no problem.However 6'-7' waves do get a little ruff at times. A like size Silverton would not keep up.
 
Remember a Silverton 372/392 is actually a bigger boat then the Carver 355. Actual length is 43 feet on the Silverton including swim platform and its beam is 14 feet 2 inches. As to sea handling neither boat is a champ in 4-6 foot seas but they will handle it. Is the Silverton gas or diesel?
 
Having owned a 355 as my last boat and a 372/392 as my current boat (It's for sale by the way in the classified section) I can tell you hands down the Silverton would be the better purchase. The interior room is no comparison between the Silverton and Carver. The Silverton is a full beam Salon and feels like a much larger boat. It also handles like a larger boat from docking to heavy seas. Please feel free to PM me your number, I would be happy to provide more details.
 
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