Carver's largest aft cabin cruiser, the 500 Cockpit Motor Yacht, blends true motor yacht luxury with open-air excitement. Topside, the 500's spacious cockpit, swim platform and integral staircase provide easy boarding, and the perfect stage for water sports. Below deck, the 500 offers two lavish staterooms, a large entertaining area, and the flexibility of a movable dinette and furniture.
Aft, the master stateroom offers a queen size, inner-spring island berth, private head with stall shower, and direct access to the cockpit. Forward, a second master stateroom features an island berth and private access to a complete head with stall shower. For the chef, 500's unique galley design offers a full complement of appliances, and convenient access from both topside and below. Combine these features with an oversized salon, aft deck hardtop, aft deck and bridge enclosures and the Carver 500 Cockpit MY becomes perfect for an evening cruise or that extended vacation.
I've hired two different diesel mechanics to assess the condition of the engines. Both feel fairly confident that they could be re-built as they show no salt flavor or seawater in the oil. However they were underwater as you can see in the engine photo, and rebuilding motors this large is still a fairly costly prospect. So if you intend to just live aboard and do snorkel and restaurant trips rather than serious long distance cruising, the most economical option for re-powering would be to mount a heavy duty stainless dual motor bracket on the transom (available for about $500) and get a cheap 30' or so classifieds board boat with twin 80 or 100 hp or so outboard motors and mount those motors on this boat.
That would enable you to cruise at 7 to 10 knots trawler/sailor speed but not the full 20 knots these vessels were designed to cruise at for longer passages. Other than re-powering, what this boat needs is just an interior remodel the same as you would with a flipper real-estate investment. This boat should really be viewed as floating real estate. It is as large inside as a small land condo, and totals about 700 sq ft total of living area inside, which is about three times the size of the interior of the average 40 foot cruising sailboat. Built in the United States by American workers to quality marine specifications, These are the only boats built and widely available that have both the two full staterooms plus crew cabin, vast interior living room, two bathrooms each with standing showers (one tub/shower) and the huge enclosed glass sun-room and solidly constructed and fully enclosed fly-bridge with forward and pilot position leather seating. Nearly every other 45 to 55 foot power yacht has "at most" a canvas enclosed fly-bridge. These two additional Glass and Fiberglass enclosed rooms on this model add immensely to the usable interior space of these very comfortable and sought after yachts.
VESSEL IS LISTED PRIVATELY FOR SALE FOR $85,000. WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO CANCEL THE LISTING UP TO 24 HOURS BEFORE CLOSE OF THE AUCTION IN THE EVENT THAT VESSEL SELLS ON THE PRIVATE YACHT MARKET.
INSIDE OF 24 HOURS THE E-BAY AUCTION WILL TAKE PRECEDENCE!
PLEASE HAVE FUNDS IN PLACE PRIOR TO BIDDING. ALL INSPECTIONS SHALL OCCUR PRIOR TO CLOSE OF THE AUCTION. THIS AUCTION IS A LEGALLY BINDING CONTRACT TO PURCHASE THIS VESSEL AS YOU SEE IT IN THE PHOTOS. PLEASE CALL WITH ANY OF YOUR QUESTIONS IN ADVANCE. I AM HAPPY TO DISCUSS ALL THE DETAILS OF THE VESSEL AND MOORING, HAUL OUT OPTIONS BY PHONE, SO IF YOU HAVE ANY CONCERNS OR THINGS YOU ARE WONDERING ABOUT PLEASE GET YOUR ANSWERS PRIOR TO BIDDING.
If bidding exceeds $30,000, the first $30K is required by certified funds but additional amounts above $30,000 I would be willing to finance for 12 months at 6% APR.
If you cannot afford at least $30K up front you probably should not be considering purchasing a vessel of this scale. Dockage, operating and maintenance fees escalate considerably with such a large vessel. This is not a "playing around" weekend boat. This is a serious floating home as considerable in scale as a land home and equally valuable once fully restored.
But like re-modelling any house, this will take many weeks of work to complete all the aspects of a full restoration, and most of it is basically all the same work as remodeling a land based home--carpentry, plumbing, electrical and painting. If you can remodel a land home to save $100k on the purchase price then you can do the same with this yacht. However, if you aren't that handy and you want something turn-key, you should probably consider getting a loan for the additional $100,000 price difference and purchase one of these that is ready to go. There are a number of them for sale on the web between $150,000 to $250,000. Just google "Carver 500 for sale" to check them out.
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PAYPAL DEPOSIT IS DUE RIGHT AFTER THE CLOSE OF THE AUCTION. REMAINING BALANCE IS DUE BY CERTIFIED FUNDS ON MONDAY APRIL 2ND AND MAY BE DEPOSITED INTO WELLS FARGO OR US-BANK WITH BANK MANAGER'S RECEIPT FOR YOUR SECURITY. Vessel has clear ownership papers which will be sent by overnight FedX after payment is received.
All photos are current and were taken in March of 2018.
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