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Ok another dumb post but i need a little advice!

i went today and look at a few carvers. Fell in love with one of them, its the smallest and cheapest... imagine that!

What i found is a 1998 carver 355 with twin mercrusers. the boat is spotless and almost perfect... the problem is the motors have 930 hours!!!!!!!!! the boat has all maintenance logs and has been WELL maintaned. i know its hard to guess how long motors will last but even if she has been maintained perfectly and never pushed hard do you guys think the motors are almost done?
Also what would the cost to replace the motors?

the asking price is below 80k, i've seen similiar ones for upper 90's and way above.

well looked at mid 2000's and prices from 130k plus but this one is a perfect fit and to be honest was in better shape than all the others we looked at...

the generator also has 1150 hrs on it.

What do you guys think? make offers or run like the wind?
 
Bobby make an offer based on the vessel passing a survey and an engine survey to include engine fluid testing by a lab.
I think the number is a bit high for a gas powered boat.
I would be more concerned if the boat only had 350 hours on it. Gas engines and gensets like to be run your better off at those numbers then say 400-500 hours on a boat that wasn't used or maintained.
Bill
 
Sounds like he used it often, so everything is probably working well.
 
thanks for the reply Bill, i had forgotten about getting engine oil samples done, GREAT idea!
 
Have the exhaust manifolds and risers been changed? Is it FWC or RWC cooled and run in fresh or salt water Bob?
 
Thud according to the agent he used it a lot but has gotten married recently and new wife doesn't like boating...
 
Bill i am unsure about the risers and manifolds.. its RWC in fresh water. Here in tennessee they can last years and years and years.. my current boat (1995) has originals that were inspected last year and they have no build up at all.. clean as can be..
 
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Originally posted by hackalar

Thud according to the agent he used it a lot but has gotten married recently and new wife doesn't like boating...

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Maybe you can wait for the divorce and buy it from the ex wife at 50% off? Just joking I would make an offer also contact Tony "Woodsong" on here he can tell you what the boat should be selling for based on comps.
Bill
 
Good to see you back Bobby long time no see. Good luck with the boat.
Bill
 
I had a compression test done as part of my 2001 original survey on the 454's that had over 1200 hours on them.

Compression was GOOD

got another 4.5 seasons before taking the diesel plunge

RWS
 
Thanks Bill i just sent him a message.

I'm always around lurking. i get on here several times a week to catch up, just don't post much.

This is the only boat forum i look at or use!
 
RWS nice to see 1200 hours and still had life left.. takes some of the fear out of possibly making an offer.
 
Spotless and almost perfect are words you don't hear much when looking at used boats. It sounds like you found an owner who really cares about his boat. My engines have 730 hours and run like they are just broken in, I would like to think that another 200 hours and I can say the same.
Seems like a good deal to me, and you should proceed with an offer.
 
I know that boat is totally different than mine but I now have over 1100 hours on my VP Duoprop 5.7. Runs like new...
 
As mentioned, do a compression test and post the numbers. Do one test with the engines cold and one hot.

Oil test is only good on old oil. New oil ain't gonna tell you squat.
 
Make sure you like the carver asking price to high I would start at $50,000 and not pay more than $55,000. Hours on engine works out to be 64 hrs a year. See if he has paper work on work perform on engines and boat. Just remember the ball is in your court if he does not like the offer you can find another. I say that because his asking price is to high.
 
Make sure you like the carver asking price to high I would start at $50,000 and not pay more than $55,000. Hours on engine works out to be 64 hrs a year. See if he has paper work on work perform on engines and boat. Just remember the ball is in your court if he does not like the offer you can find another. I say that because his asking price is to high.
 
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