BOATS

BOAT TESTS

Carver 52 Voyager

By Capt. Patrick Sciacca Photos by Jim Raycroft

Boat Tests

SPECIFICATIONS

Builder: Carver

Model: 52 Voyager

Model Year: 2007

Boat Type: Cruiser

LOA: 53'9"

Beam: 15'4"

Draft: 4'9"

Weight: 48,500 lbs.

Standard Power: 2/500-hp Volvo Penta D9 diesel inboards

Optional Power: 2/575-hp Volvo Penta D9-575 or 2/675-hp Volvo Penta D12-675 EVC diesel inboards

Fuel Capacity: 800 gal.

Water Capacity: 200 gal.

STANDARD EQUIPMENT

high-gloss cherrywood cabinetry and trim
tinted, frameless, tempered glass windows
72,000-Btu Marinco A/C w/ reverse-cycle heat
Carver docking system w/ 7.2" bow and stern thrusters
Tides Marine dripless shaft logs
15.5-kW Kohler diesel genset
telescoping boarding ladder
hot and cold transom shower
bronze seacocks for all through-hulls
Maxwell low-profile VWC windlass
Ritchie compass
flying-bridge lounge
wet bar
brushed-aluminum instrument panel
tilt wheel
Flexsteel chair and sofa in saloon
Karadon countertops
Kenmore microwave and coffee maker
EuroKera two-burner electric cooktop
Sole 32" LCD saloon TV
9-cu.-ft. standup 'fridge
Flexsteel pilothouse helm seat
L-shape pilothouse lounge
tuft pile carpet in master

OPTIONAL EQUIPMENT

23-kW Kohler genset
2/50-amp shore-power cords Raymarine electronics including ST6002 autopilot, 2/E80 and 2/E120 displays, 2/240 VHFs, 125 WAAS GPS sensor, 4-kW open-array radar
Voyager camera-monitoring system
NovaKool refrigerator
Avanti wine chiller
flying-bridge hardtop
26" Sole TV in master
WalVac central vacuum

This article originally appeared in the February 2007 issue of Power & Motoryacht magazine.