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pmiller

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(Msg. 1) Posted: Sun May 23, 2004 3:20 am
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Have found a 1988 Carver Montego
27' with a 10' beam and twin MerCruisers FWC.
Both out drives have also been rebuilt recently.
stringers appear nice and straight. I will have a survey done prior to
purchase.

Id like to ask the group what their feelings are regarding this boat in
general and as a first boat. The boat will be used exclusively on the
Chesapeake Bay In the Annapolis MD Area.

Please let me know if there is anything I should be careful of with this
year and model. Plus this boat has A/C which appearantley runs off batteries
is this a problem if you want to run the a/c at night while staying on the
boat?

Thanks

Paul

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Charles T. Low1

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(Msg. 2) Posted: Sun May 23, 2004 10:35 am
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Paul,

Air conditioning draws a huge amount of current. I've never heard of it from
batteries - usually shore power or a generator (and then be careful not to
ashpyxiate yourself).

There are ways to calculate your required battery capacity depending on the
appliance's current requirement, but heaters and coolers consume very large
amounts of electricity compared to lights or a radio, for example. I met
someone last summer who has having battery trouble in his new boat, and
wondered if it could have something to do with his battery-powered stove ...
(yes).

(Can't help with your other questions.)

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"pmiller" wrote in message

 > Have found a 1988 Carver Montego
 > 27' with a 10' beam and twin MerCruisers FWC.
 > Both out drives have also been rebuilt recently.
 > stringers appear nice and straight. I will have a survey done prior to
 > purchase.
 >
 > Id like to ask the group what their feelings are regarding this boat in
 > general and as a first boat. The boat will be used exclusively on the
 > Chesapeake Bay In the Annapolis MD Area.
 >
 > Please let me know if there is anything I should be careful of with this
 > year and model. Plus this boat has A/C which appearantley runs off
batteries
 > is this a problem if you want to run the a/c at night while staying on the
 > boat?
 >
 > Thanks
 >
 > Paul

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Rod McInnis

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(Msg. 3) Posted: Mon May 24, 2004 3:25 pm
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"pmiller" wrote in message


 > Have found a 1988 Carver Montego
 > 27' with a 10' beam and twin MerCruisers FWC.


 > The boat will be used exclusively on the
 > Chesapeake Bay In the Annapolis MD Area.

So that's in salt water, correct?

I generally advise against an I/O on any boat that stays in the water all
the time, especially in salt water. It is really difficult to protect
against the corrosion of the outdrives and they can be very expensive to
replace a few years down the road.


 > Plus this boat has A/C which appearantley runs off batteries

I don't believe that the A/C would run off the batteries directly. It is
possible that they have an inverter that would run the A/C but unless the
battery bank is very large it just wouldn't be practical to use it that way.
If the boat doesn't have a generator then you will be limited to using it at
the dock.

Rod
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