CARVER OWNERS CLUB
This site is owned by, managed by, and exclusive to Carver owners. 

By joining the Carver Owners Club, you do have to accept some of our guidelines for the site that protect us. Membership is open to owners or prospective buyers of Carver, Californian, and Trojan boats.  The Carver Owners Club reserves the right to deny any applicant permission to join the club.  The annual membership fee is $50.00. Your membership period expires one year from the date of registration.  That is, if you join in November of this year, your membership expires at the end of November the following year.  You may pay by credit card over our secure transaction web site or by check.  Membership fees are NOT refundable.  Our members are from most States in the US and several Canadian Provinces.  We have a few members in Europe and Asia.  

Patsy Bishop is the President of the Club.  Sue and Jim Shilling monitor the Boat Talk sections.  Dave Bishop is the webmaster and newsletter editor.  Robert Janger is a major contributor to the newsletter.  Everyone is a volunteer.  The Carver Owners Club does not have any paid staff.  We handle the administrative details as our time permits.  This sometimes means that it takes more time to respond to your requests than we would like.  If you would like to increase dues to support a full-time, paid staff, please contact us to work out some terms for you.  You may contact any of us by going to our contact page.  We are always looking for volunteers to help.

Access and Share Knowledge Through Boat Talk and Club News

The Carver Owners Club provides a discussion forum for its members.  Sue and Jim Shilling and other moderators periodically review Boat Talk and attempt to get answers to some questions.  The success or failure of Boat Talk depends on the membership reading and responding to postings on Boat Talk.  The Club cannot answer all of the questions presented.  As a member of the Carver Owners Club you can share experiences with and obtain information from other Carver owners.  That vexing little problem that has been bothering you for weeks has quite possibly already been solved by another Carver owner.  Post your question on Boat Talk and find out.  Even better, read through Boat Talk and share your experiences with others.

We reserve the right to edit or delete any entries that we consider unsuitable for our web site. Some examples of what we consider unsuitable are pictures of unclothed people, personal attacks, or solicitation of Carver Owners Club members.  Solicitation of other members can take the form of posting your personal email address or phone number or linking a reply to another business web site

Information appearing on the web site may not be correct, accurate, or reasonable. Like any other anonymous communication, some people may try to take advantage of you and we cannot stop that.  Members who solicit other members or present objectionable materials will have their membership terminated.  Again, no refunds.

You are encouraged to put pictures of your boat and yourself in our Owners Album pages.  This is a way to show friends and family around the world one of your prized possessions.  It is like having your own boat web page. 

The Carver Owners Club sponsors Events. Members receive first rights of refusal when space is limited.  We encourage members to set up their own events by contacting us.  Events break down into three different types:

•   Saturday Nights Out or SNO's, are informal gatherings at a local restaurant where each couple pays for their own dinner and drinks.  Typically, attendees drive to Saturday Nights Out.  You do not need to be a club member to attend SNO's. 
•   Rendezvous, which are all-inclusive three or four day events.  Note that docking fees are NOT included. You must be a member to attend a Rendezvous.  At a Rendezvous, we have an opportunity to visit other boats and members, exchange information, and learn something that can improve our boating experience.  Members are charged a flat per person fee for the event.  Most members bring their boat to the Rendezvous.
•   Cruises, where we travel by boat to exotic places, like Martini Cove, Chestertown, Beaufort (you get to guess which one), or Alexandria.  These are pretty informal get togethers where we travel as a group.  However, the club assumes no responsibility for your safe passage or your schedule.

Accessories MarketPlace - Boats for Sale

The Club provides two marketplaces for the members.  Boats for Sale where Members can list a boat for sale at no additional charge.  The Boats for Sales listings can link to a more detailed listing, such as Yachtworld.  We occasionally feature boats for sale in the newsletter.  We find that boats for sale are successful when the boat is reasonably priced (potential buyers are also looking to save the 10% brokers' fee), accessible, and in good condition. 

Secondly, we offer an Accessories Marketplace where you can offer priceless junk for sale.    

Exclusivity

Membership in the Carver Owners Club is limited to owners or prospective owners of Carver, Californian, and Trojan boats.  Your substantial investment in one of the finest yachts produced can now be recognized with your participation in this association.  We hope that you will be an active participant.  The more you give, the more you will get.

If you agree to all of the above and have at least $50.00 credit on a charge card after owning a boat, please fill out the secure payment form and we will process your request to join. Your personal information will not be sold or distributed to any other party, although other members do have access to your 'screen name' and may attempt to contact you that way. You may want to use a different screen name and password for your Carver Owners Club membership identification. Please don't use your boat name as your password.

If you use an "opt-in" email spam filter (such as Earthlink's), you will need to allow us to send you email notices.  Call us at 800-540-2926 for specifics.