I live in NY and my friend lives in Florida. Our project which started in July 2024 is to turn a 1981 28' Carver single engine into a "tiny house" on land. She came up for a month and we (mostly her) tirelessly worked on what we called "Phase 1". The boat has been on blocks and stands for about 13 years. Prior to July 2024 we envisioned what it was going to look like and what we were going to do to it. Boy, did that change as we started. We pretty much gutted the inside! A lot of what we did this year will be tweaked next year. The boat is ready to be wrapped for the winter and we are really looking forward to what 2025 will bring.

Beautiful

ID_10_T tag for this guy

Wow heck of job !!! You are a warrior

You bought some fiberglass and have to replace everything else

This would have been a good video but the music overlay was just too loud.

You didn't buy a boat, you bought a hulk.

I recently purchased this boat. Same year. Do you know if the couch opens for storage? Can’t figure out how.

What did you think of that old catamaran down by the Rockwall?

Merci beaucoup ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

Better yet, unless you like replacing manifolds and risers, buy a Crusader. Cheers

Your showing a ton of personal character in this video series. Best of luck to you and your family.

I loved how you ended that video😂

Interesting

I just bought a Carver 3396. Great shape. Do you know what type oil I use for v drive and transmission? Thank you.

How many gallon of gas do fuel tanks hold?

paid $1for that boat? seller got a great deal. it's not easy as it seems to get rid of unwanted boats.

What a great way to see the heart of America. TY

Yes, good deal

You're lucky you didn't have any water leaking into the cabin around the salon windows, like mine had! Still, it is a great boat when in like new condition!

I just had my 7.4 injectors cleaned by a diesel shop. They thought marine injectors might put out a little more fuel than truck injectors, but weren’t really sure. They saw no reason to worry about what you used. It cost me $35.00 per injector to have them taken apart cleaned and replace filter screens and prints. Noticeable difference in the performance of my boat.

You spend a bit too much.. Even when it's worth $18k . You could of did more searching and been able to not spend $10k+ but max $8k... Depending how much work you do yourself on this wonderful vessle project

Just purchased our first boat a Carver Mariner 1979!!! Were legally the second owners my fiance and I and the pricing seems right besides we didn't have to deal with the Marina fees it was anchoraged already in water when we purchased it.. Still to this day were a month into having this beauty and will do repainting once we haul it out after summer and have it running by next spring... Overall the flip cost of this boat after putting in a lot as well as rwdoing the wooden doors it originally comes with a sliding door more modern interior still keeping the wood yet we will be replacing the original couch inside as well as the upper deck seats. We do all the handy work ourselves so that Saves Big!!! Our purchase was $1 as well.... No taxes when buying a boat with a bill of sale for $1. We were told only boat registration is needed for boats older than 1984 ... We didn't have a title at hand just registration. All handy work including painting we will be doing ourself as well as setting up the shower system after building our own roof top.. Before we flip it we will take it down and purchase a leginement roofing for this vessle. The engine price seems about right. And cost for bottom painting. We calculated all once it will be ready to take off onto the ocean 30-70 ft from shore since it's only been on freshwaters.. The total would cost us no more than $8k

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How much gas does it require for this trip?

No

As someone looking to get into the "liveaboard life" in an area with . . . "limited" options for boats (Ohio River) this is good to know. As long as the bones of an older boat are still good it may still be acceptable to look towards the older boats.

Just whapped the last piston in my 4.0 OHV V6. Very strange it was marked as number 9 as I wondered if that was close to 10. Do the math on 6.8 liters comes out to be 2-more cylinders than a 5.4 liter like in my F150. Those 10-cylinders must be a beast of an engine. Really like the 5.4 2v once you get all the quirks worked out of em.

Graphton is awesome! Cool video.

nice job I'm doing a similar rebuild on a e350 must be very satisfying to drive it down the road.

Just a heads up, Most Napa auto parts stores will deliver. I had the Napa in Paducah KY deliver fuel filters to me at a dock on the Ohio river.

The shrink wrap bimini top is pretty slick.

good content

Great video! Love my 99 Carver!

April is still early for recreational boating....

Put your ear pods on

I sold my boat because it was too big

That's a beautiful boat, and I look forward to watching videos as you rehabilitate her.....

Thanks Jeff. I bought an E350 bus to convert into an RV. It was running but then the engine locked up and won't turn over at all. I was looking at buying a used engine but after watching your video, I think I will pick a new project. Could I do it, sure, but I don't want to put that much time and money into it. I am going to watch your boat videos, but I think I will come to the same conclusion with a boat project. :) Maybe I should take up woodworking....

I don't know why people on here talking about something trying to give advice about something they are clueless about. Your injector are size for your engine by HP mercruiser 7.4 is 310 hp this mean you will need a injector that has a flow rate of 24lb./hr I'm not sure what's the flow rate of the injectors you bought but I think you are good

Nice boat but get rid of music can't hear you

7.4’s WOT should be 4400-4600. If you are revving 5000 rpms you might have to check to make sure you are running the right pitch/diameter prop.

I own a 98 Ford e250 van which is my homemade camper van and I did intake gaskets lower and upper and power washed the intakes and cleaned everything up plus put in a whole new EGR system etc easy to do just a 12 hr job

Any issues with water depth along the way?

Around how much do the locks cost to go through?

Find your ball rails. Thanks 😊

Curious what it cost at all together to get it done

I would pay 1.00 for it in a heartbeat

I just purchased a 98 searay 230 runabout with 7.4, took it out yesterday and it's missing, I believe it's only running on 7 cyl.? Going in this morning to check it out. Thx to you and other comments for some education.

I’m late to the party, but you were in my pool of the river. Spring brook isn’t great, but reasonable pricing.