Full enclosure wanted - Carver 3007

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Does anyone have a Full Enclosure that would fit a Carver 3007 - For Sale, or if you know where I could get a real good deal on one let me know.

Thanks
 
I'm pretty sure you're going to need to talk to somebody locally about doing a custom job for you. It would be so hard to fit somebody else's canvas to your boat, even if it had been originally designed for the boat because the damn material shrinks and nothing will ever line up right...

Plan on spending a lot of money, too. I don't know what it costs in SC but up here in NY a full enclosure for flybridge as well as aft deck could run upwards of $6000. Not a cheap investment, but a damn good one if you're going to do a lot of cruising on this boat...

BTW if you're stuck, I can call a friend of mine in SC (at the Stingray Boats factory in Hartsville) and see if he has any suggestions for canvas installers down there...
 
I have been looking for a bimini top for the rear deck, but all I can find are 8'6" widths - so it will have to be a custom made enclosure.

I bought a Sailrite heavy duty sewing machine and the admiral and I are first going to repair and rebuild the existing flybridge, then add a rear bimini - and if all goes well, curtains for the rear.

I'll have to bend the bows myself.

I have never done this, but its worth a try.
 
If you are thinking of making your own Bimini you can get intructional DVD's that show you how to do it all, including bending tube. They have other instructional DVD's for all kinds of boat maintenance...Smartflix.com

http://smartflix.com/store/category/105/Boat-Maintenance

On EBay you can buy special tools for the tube bending. Search: Bimini tube or Bimini frame bender

Have fun
 
Thanks for the tip on the videos.

I figure since I can use a table saw, a sewing machine shouldn't be that bad? And unless I sew my fingers together, I don't think its going to hurt.

If we are successful in re-doing the enclosure canvas and then the rear bimini, we have several projects we also want to do. The upholstery needs redone at the flybridge, as well as the sofa and tub chair. The admiral and I plan on taking the tub chair out of the boat, then taking a class locally on upholstery - and use the chair for the project.

For the sofa, I think its gonna be easier to do it in-place than trying to figure out how to get it out of the boat.

But those are big plans - it remains to be seen whether I can develop a skill level to match my ambitions.

But I've jumped in with both feet before. I installed an air conditioner on my last boat, without ever doing so before, or even knowing that much about air conditioners.

When I did the project, my level of knowledge was that if you turn the theromstat down, it kicks on.

But after installing it, and having to fix it (turned out it was freezing up because I made the ductwork too small), I feel now that I have gained a lot of knowledge with marine air conditioners. Enough that I can probably fix most problems on my boat (other than recharging it - don't have the tools for that, nor the experience).
 
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