Carver 355 / 356 Motor Yacht
Built 1995–2003 by Carver Yachts
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About the Carver 355 / 356 Motor Yacht
Researched from public sources for this model. Any individual boat may have been modified or repowered — confirm before relying on any figure.
- Built
- 1995–2003
- Builder
- Carver Yachts
- Beam
- 13.25 ft
- Draft
- 3.25 ft
- Displacement
- 19,300 lb
- Hull
- fiberglass
- Hull / keel
- planing
- Propulsion
- inboard
- Fuel
- 318 gal
- Water
- 70 gal
- Holding
- 36 gal
- Stern thruster
- none
Sources disagree on length — left blank rather than guessed.
Called 355 Motor Yacht 1995-98. Solid fiberglass hull with integral platform; aft-cabin layout with two staterooms and two heads; hardtop standard. Owners mention later boats with 8.1L (385hp) gas engines.
Known problems for this model
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Leaking aft auxiliary fuel tanks fuel
Owners report the aft auxiliary tanks tend to leak (some owners simply disable them), and some main tanks have also been replaced.boatered.com
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Leaking exhaust ports exhaust
Leaks at the hull exhaust outlets are a recurring complaint.boatered.com
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Water heater failures plumbing
Several owners have replaced failed water heaters.boatered.com
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Blisters near the stern hull
Blistering toward the stern has been noted on surveys.boatered.com
Model sources (3)
Other Carver models
- Carver 3207 Aft Cabin 1983–1990
- Carver 3297 Mariner / 330 Mariner 1985–1996
- Carver 370 / 374 Voyager 1993–2002
- Carver 390 / 400 / 404 Cockpit Motor Yacht 1993–2003
Researched from public sources. Spotted an error? The sources are listed above — tell us what they got wrong.