The Brockerts
Senior Member
- Joined
- Oct 17, 2014
- Messages
- 246
- Location
- USA
- Vessel Name
- Moonstruck
- Vessel Make
- 1990 Californian/Carver 48 MY
Got my offer accepted on a 1990 48' Carver Californian sitting in Tennessee, now for the fun part. Surveys
I will be the 5th owner. I'm working on the owner history track and maintenance history.
The biggest thing I've seen when doing an initial walk over, is it's a fresh water boat. Having run boats for 25 years on saltwater you know what they look like, and this doesn't show any of those signs. Rust in the engine room is nonexistent, and the paint is old, chipped in places and still no rust, so no one is hiding anything. All around the exhaust fittings and water pumps things are clean.
The general appearance of non mechanical stuff is very good, way above average. It's appears to have been taken care of, updated along the way, very few water leaks. The interior has be professional decorated.
Has a pair of 3208, 375HP, with 2000 hours. So 66 hours per year on avg.
pro's and con's on those numbers. I like low hours but maybe too low, maybe too much sitting. What kinds of issues show up with sitting?
The generator, a Kohler 16kw has 5700 hours on it. A more reasonable number for a 30 year old boat. I picture the 30 year use as running on the Tennessee river, dropping the hook and staying there a few days before returning to dock.
From my research on 30 year old 3208s I should expect some head gasket issues and possible replacement just based on years.
What happens when 30 year old fresh water boats and their engines hit sail water, besides rust? Planning on running this boat on the east coast ICW.
All of this seems too good to be true, what am I missing.
The Brockerts
I will be the 5th owner. I'm working on the owner history track and maintenance history.
The biggest thing I've seen when doing an initial walk over, is it's a fresh water boat. Having run boats for 25 years on saltwater you know what they look like, and this doesn't show any of those signs. Rust in the engine room is nonexistent, and the paint is old, chipped in places and still no rust, so no one is hiding anything. All around the exhaust fittings and water pumps things are clean.
The general appearance of non mechanical stuff is very good, way above average. It's appears to have been taken care of, updated along the way, very few water leaks. The interior has be professional decorated.
Has a pair of 3208, 375HP, with 2000 hours. So 66 hours per year on avg.
pro's and con's on those numbers. I like low hours but maybe too low, maybe too much sitting. What kinds of issues show up with sitting?
The generator, a Kohler 16kw has 5700 hours on it. A more reasonable number for a 30 year old boat. I picture the 30 year use as running on the Tennessee river, dropping the hook and staying there a few days before returning to dock.
From my research on 30 year old 3208s I should expect some head gasket issues and possible replacement just based on years.
What happens when 30 year old fresh water boats and their engines hit sail water, besides rust? Planning on running this boat on the east coast ICW.
All of this seems too good to be true, what am I missing.
The Brockerts