Carver 570 as a Loop Boat

Sorry to burst your thought bubble but that boat is perfectly fine for Great Lakes. In fact they're all over the lakes.
In fact as long as it cleared the 19'6" clearance at Chicago it would make a very comfortable loop boat.
Oh I live on the Great Lakes and have 1000's of miles logged over 30 odd years.

I wouldn't either, but I've seen them do it.......You can if you pick your days......a mid 2000's Sea Ray 58' sedan bridge would be a much better choice.

Carver is a Great Lakes boat all the way. Just don't go out the bad days. There aren't a lot of them during the summer. Only question is air draft and that likely depends on electronics. May need to hinge the arch.

To me, they look viable for that. Pick your days, as many would, anyway. Storms on the Chesapeake can be bad and chop can be horrible, too. And we pick our days.

We recently spent almost a year shopping and the 570/56V seemed to meet several of our requirements; had it not been for their helm stations that I didn't like, we might have gone that way. Our conclusions weren't about basic seaworthiness, though.

-Chris

Mine (Searay 550/58) cleared the bridge in Chicago in 2019 without having to remove the radar, just lower the VHF antenna and Running/anchor light, had a couple inches to spare. Lot's of 570/56V's on Lake Mi, a few are neighbors. Unless you're compelled time wise then just avoid the days where 6 footers are up. We like the Seary but lots of those Carvers are around,

Carver no thank you
thats nothing but a small lake boat on a calm day, i lived in chicago and the lake can get real nasty crossing it
I have done the river trips all the way down to fla and back many times thats a nice trip but its long trip but fun.

I am not a fan of Carver but The Voyagers are not bad boats... at least it has a traditional design and layout, none of that chlorox bottle styling of so many carvers.

like so many production boats you will have to pick your days but why buy a battlewagon for a trip that’s 96% protected waters? Look at the big bayliners pilothouse which later became meridians. They were in production for over 25 years and have quite a following despite the bayliner badge

I looked at a Voyager in detail years ago, it looked pretty well done with decent access and layout. Full disclosure it sank a year later off NJ

The problem where the Carvers really fail on the loop is the really narrow walkways for their size, very hard to get fore/aft to tend to locks.

I agree with Capt J. My wife and I really appreciated wide side decks on our Albin 35 Command Bridge when transiting a bunch of locks on the Erie Canal. The side decks on the Carver look very minimal.

Capt. would I was looking at a 570 as well would much rather have the Sea Ray but isn't it to tall?

I don't remember the height but I took a 58' Sedan Bridge on the Eastern route through the NY canal system to Oswego NY and eventually Ohio without removing anything from the hardtop.

Maybe. Depending. The Sea Ray dimensions doc says 18' 3-7/8" from waterline to top of hardtop.

Given the lowest Loop obstacle is a 19'-ish bridge near Chicago somewhere...

From there it might depend on whatever you're willing (or able) to temporarily dismount: Mastlight, radar, hailer horns, OTA TV antenna, sat dome, etc.

OTOH, use @ChiTown above reports he went through there easily...

-Chris

Correct, brought the boat up from TN to Chicago on the Illinois and under that bridge, I believe 19' 3" , only had to lower the mast light (it's on a ratchet swivel) and filled up with fuel down river to get the boat slow in water as possible.