Carver 39 MY 2005

I've cruised at 24 knots on a 396 with the Tamd63P's

carver 396

Can anyone help me? I own a searay 280 sundancer in malta and would like to buy a bigger boat like Carver 396.Does anyone can tell me if there ok on open sea like the med.In malta they are not in fashon like other boats nobody you can ask, no experiance on Carvers.Totally new make for our islands.I would like one with diesel caterpillars .
Thanks in advance
Claudio

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How about in knots do you,se know something? She have Cummins 370b.How much she goes?is she a heavy boat?Our waters are nice but off season are about 4 to5 force.

I used to run a Carver 444 which was a 39 with a cockpit. we had Volvo's and averaged about 19 kts. with a max of about 24. Rough 2' seas are very uncomfortable, 4' will scare you and 7' will have you buying an RV if you survive. Basically she won't take much more than the 28 Sea Ray Dancer and less than the SR Amberjack. She's just more comfortable to hang out and sleep on. It's a lake boat.

Thanks for your reply so she is more or less a river or lake boat.I did like her I think huge and heavy but I did not see the hull.She is on shafts and has cummins 370b.So for a couple of days cruising she is ok but for more they are hopeless?

Like a houseboat, roomy and comfortable to spend time on. Just not built for rough seas.

Thanks again.What type of boat is quite good for such sea but around 40ft

Take it from somebody who has ACTUALLY run the boat in question, the Carver will be just as good as any other 38-42' Motoryacht on the market.

Sorry, but not a chance. I'ver run dozens of Carvers, both for owners and transporting for dealers. The 44 (extended 39) I ran for 3 years from NYC to Nantauket and everywhere in between. I've run a 37 from NY to Miami & back. They are not rough water boats by any stretch of the imagination. They may be as good as some boats at the same price point, but there are a lot of much better boats. Sea Ray toward the low end and Grand Banks toward the high end immediately come to mind. One thing I always recommend with boats this size is to make sure you have local representation. There are several european builders I'm not familiar with who may be small here, but well represented in your area. You don't want to have to run 10 hours for service or be held up by parts shipped half way around the world.

NYCAP:

If he is looking at a Carver 39 or 40 chances are hes not interested in a Grand Banks Trawler. Its my opinion that if he was in a 40 Carver Aft Cabin or a 40 Hatteras Aft Cabin both boats are just as safe.

Calling them "Lake boats" really means nothing to me, Lake Michigan has very steep very close together waves and are often 2-4'. Carvers are built in Pulasky Wisconsin which is where? Lake Michigan. Lake Erie has even steeper waves and these boats are plentiful out here.

I will take an occasional pounding wave while I'm passing by the Trawler thats doing 8 knots and rolling all over the place.

Also to say that Carvers all have flat bottoms, mine has a 19 degree deadrise, not very flat.

Fun wasn't it. Try 7-8' and you'll find religion (been there with a 370). That boat is for cruising in 1-2' (10-15kt winds). Beyond that it stops being fun. Cladio expects to be cruising the Med in force 5. That's 17 to 21 kts. The Carver will survive that, but surviving is not what most people are looking for. BTW, if the last GB you were on cruised at 8kts you might want to step on board again. Also, there are a wealth of boat between the Carver and the GB.