Carver Hulls..True or False

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Is it true or false that Carver did not use a core below the rub rail..In my case it is a 1989 Carver 2557..
 
I suspect that every model and year is different. Have someone shine a bright light at the hull form outside while you look and an unpainted inside area behind a panel. Coring will show as big square pattern.
 
Not true. Below the waterline maybe, but my boat is cored from the rubrail to the waterline.
 
All Carver models ending with 7 or higher are solid fiberglass frome the waterline to the keel and are cored in the hullsides and decking. Carver models ending with a 6 (2896, 3396, etc...) are fully cored to the keel. It's hard to break it down to a model year because the ---6's were replaced by the ---7's gradually. So to answer you carver2557...your boat is solid glass below the waterline.
 
Not wanting to pull the fire alarm but, I have a 2001 356 motor yacht. Has there been any problems. What and where should I be looking for core problems.

Billy K.
 
No known issues BillyK. I've seen a rare few (that have had ports/windows/hatches replaced) that can have wet coring in the hull sides. But the most common place would be the foredeck near the hatch and windlass. Again, your boat has a solid fiberglass bottom and woodless stringers, so fear not about those two places
 
Kenny, how about my '99 44o express?
 
Same with the Carver Trojans Hogan. Solid fiberglass bottoms cored hulls and decks, fiberglass only stringer systems. No known problem areas. The first two model years (96, 97) were made at the Hatteras facility when they were owned by Genmar, then moved to Wisconsin in 1998. The build quality improved greatly on the Carver made boats...which kind of surprised me in a good way.
 
My 1987 2827 has a all solid glass hull, cored from the rub rail up. There is, however, a wood pad glassed to the inside of the hull inside where the struts are attched. This is for rigidity.

Bob
 
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Originally posted by RamSport47

No known issues BillyK. I've seen a rare few (that have had ports/windows/hatches replaced) that can have wet coring in the hull sides. But the most common place would be the foredeck near the hatch and windlass. Again, your boat has a solid fiberglass bottom and woodless stringers, so fear not about those two places

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Thanks Kenny, I'll keep an eye on the areas.

Billy K.
 
The admiral really likes the 396 Aft Cabin. We are considering it to be our next purchase. I am told that all Carvers built after 2001 had solid fiberglass hulls. No coring. Is that true, but especially is it true on the 396?
 
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Originally posted by RamSport47

Same with the Carver Trojans Hogan. Solid fiberglass bottoms cored hulls and decks, fiberglass only stringer systems. No known problem areas. The first two model years (96, 97) were made at the Hatteras facility when they were owned by Genmar, then moved to Wisconsin in 1998. The build quality improved greatly on the Carver made boats...which kind of surprised me in a good way.

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I have a 96' Trojan 440 and I have no complaints as to the quality it's 14 years old and it is in great shape inside and out I have had only very minor issues with the boat and I give it two thumbs up.
 
I didn't know any Carvers had fiberglass stringers. My 1990 2767 Carver Santego would have a solid fiberglass bottom (ending in 7), but the stringers are wood.
The location of the remote oil filter was lag bolted to a stringer with no sealant and has moisture damage. Also where I drilled thru the bulkhead directly foward of the engines, there was wood under the fiberglass matting.
 
Hap-E...All Carvers built from the early 1980's to present day use coring in the hullsides with solid bottoms. 396's have woodless stringers and solid bottoms as well. Carver used wood stringers in all boats until the 4207 came out tehn started phasing them out, finally completing that effort in 2001 when the 350 Mariner finally went to a fiberglass stringer system. All boats smaller than that had wood stringers and some larger ones prior to specific model changes.
 
Thanks Kenny,
That's what I was hoping to hear. We really like the 420 Sea Ray as well but the cored hull scares me. Since the 396 is close in size and lay out we will probably concentrate on that model. I have heard so many stories about Sea Rays hull problems and would like some way to confirm. Do you know of anything I should watch out for in the 396?
Thanks.....
 
Woodless stringers in a Carver? First I ever heard of this. How does Carver do this? I know a few techniques but there are no Carvers I have seen that look like they have no wood. My Father-In-Law has a 2003 350 Mariner, and they look like fiberglass over wood stringers to me. The limber holes are sealed like they would if they were protecting wood from water intrusion.

Shel
 
They're called a "top hat" style stringer. They are made independently on a mold outside of the boat and then glassed into the hull while it is still in the mold so the hull keeps its intended shape. The 350 Mariner went to woodless in 2001.
 
If that is the case, I'm sort of impressed. I will have to take a second look at my in-law's Mariner. I have top hat stringers in my boat, but they are very different than the ones in the Mariner.

Shel
 
Sounds like Kenny really knows the Carvers. Now if I could just get someone with Sea Ray knowledge to be honest about the hull coring from 1996 to 2002. Any 420 Sea Ray owners out there? Anyone have any first hand experiences with the Sea Ray hull problems?
 
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