▁boat ▁built ▁by ▁Carter ▁Marine ▁Inc ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 0 s . ▁The ▁Company ▁was ▁created ▁by ▁John ▁Carter , ▁who ▁is ▁an ▁ex - bo at ▁builder ▁from ▁Costa ▁M esa , ▁CA . ▁They ▁are ▁identified ▁by ▁a ▁black ▁pla que ▁above ▁the ▁center ▁window ▁in ▁the ▁cabin . ▁ ▁About ▁the ▁boats ▁ ▁All ▁the ▁boats ▁are ▁ 2 8 ' ▁h ull ▁length . ▁From ▁there ▁was ▁the ▁option ▁of ▁a ▁bow ▁spr it , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁a ▁sw im grid , ▁which ▁added ▁to ▁the ▁total ▁length . ▁The ▁boats ▁are ▁all ▁equ ipped ▁with ▁a ▁F lying ▁Bridge ▁Hel m ▁station , ▁and ▁some ▁are ▁also ▁equ ipped ▁with ▁a ▁secondary ▁hel m ▁inside ▁the ▁cabin . ▁In ▁the ▁cabin ▁there ▁is ▁a ▁head ▁that ▁also ▁doubles ▁as ▁a ▁show er ▁st all . ▁Ac ross ▁from ▁the ▁head ▁is ▁a ▁large ▁storage ▁clos et ▁that ▁has ▁one ▁sh elf , ▁and ▁a ▁h anger ▁for ▁clothes . ▁In ▁front ▁of ▁the ▁clos et ▁there ▁is ▁a ▁long ▁counter . ▁On ▁this ▁counter ▁was ▁a ▁sink . ▁Some ▁boats ▁also ▁had ▁a ▁prop ane ▁st ove , ▁others ▁had ▁a ▁hel m ▁station ▁mounted ▁to ▁the ▁forward ▁of ▁the ▁counter ▁and ▁had ▁no ▁st ove . ▁Ac ross ▁from ▁the ▁counter ▁was ▁a ▁small ▁table ▁and ▁ben ch ▁seats , ▁they ▁also ▁fol ded ▁down ▁like ▁most ▁R V s ▁into ▁a ▁bed . ▁A head ▁of ▁that ▁is ▁the ▁V ▁ber th