Interesting - I was leaning towards the Monterey as well but became a
little thrown off by what you described with the cabin window size. In
communication with Carver they were even unable to assist me - however
I dont feel that they were interested in the waste of time a public
inquiry might cause....So the search continues!

Thanks again for your input,
Jason.
Chuck Gould wrote:
Jason_G wrote:
Would anyone be able to assist me with identifying the model of this
1979 Carver boat?
All I know is that it is a 1979 with a single inboard mercruiser.

http://picasaweb.google.com/jason.go...CarverInSummer


Thanks!
Jason.

I have a *very* similar photo of a 1980 Carver 26' Monterey.

My guess is that the boat in your photo is smaller than 26-feet. It
doesn't look that large, and the cabin window on the boat in your photo
is proportionately smaller than the one on the 26. (one of my personal
cheats for guesstimating boat sizes).

My source "The Powerboat Guide" doesn't list the smallest boats built
by each mfgr, but your photo boat is closely related to a Monterey.

There was also a 26 Montego, but that wasn't introduced until 1985 and
the lines are slightly different. The forward section of the Montego is
higher to provide more cabin headroom. The Monterey had (skinny) side
decks, but the Montego had none.

The Montego was offered in larger sizes as the years went by, so there
is no reason to preclude the possibility that the 1980 26' Monterey
might have been a larger version of an earlier and slightly smaller
Monterey.