Hi, all, on my 1998 445 with Cummins diesel’s the starboard shaft at the packing nut has started a drip about one per second while the shaft is not turning. I pulled about 4 to 5 gallons out of the bilge in 24 hours. Mechanics are going to take a look at it later today. Obviously, I don’t know if it’s simply tightening the nut or something else. Would anyone know approximately how many pounds of torque would be needed to tighten that nut? Thanks advance!

How many Carver owners here, past or present have owned a Trojan yacht in their boating lives, like the F models etc, even the woodies before that.....I mean the Trojans up to the bankruptcy, not the more recent Carver Trojan models.....

When my boat was last laid up, I noticed that the port side shaft had a LOT more resistance to rotate than the starboard shaft, which rotated quite freely and easily (and without vibration or lateral movement by the way). Ok, but could be because laid up on stilts, the boat changes shape, puts pressure on shaft bearings, etc.



So now with my boat in water, the same thing. Rotating the port shaft faces VERY noticeable resistance => engine must do more work to turn it. Starboard shaft rotates ...

I had a leaky hatch cover and cabin door when i got my boat. Also a lot of spiders getting in. So I've solved it with the following:
1. Door sweep on cabin door
2. Foam strip on hatch above door
3. Doubled over piece of vinyl srewed and glued down with spray-rubber over the hatch hinge.

These seem to work great keeping out the blowing rain. I'd be curious to know what other people have done.

Also does a good job keeping out spiders, but I still can't keep spiders from coming through little gaps in t ...

I actually put these floors in 4-5 years ago when i first bought the boat, but I'm just getting to sharing them.

History: my carver 3207 came with nasty grover-blue shag carpeting on the floor, steps and bedroom side walls. The first thing i wanted to do was get rid of it. So I hired my buddy's teenage son for a bit of the summer to remove the carpeting, staples and glue residue. Tough job even at $15 bucks an hour plus free lunch, but he had a good time and did a great job prepping.

Flooring: I ...

I was trying to figure out an inexpensive, elegant and functional solution to keeping my cabin doors open. The magnetic catches that came with the boat were weak and would let loose in rough seas. I didn't want a hook-and-eye method because then I would have to lean out of the cabin and reach around between the door and the entry well to fasten/unfasten. I found and tested out these strong magnetic catches and they do the trick! Won't come undone accidentally and you can close the doors in a p ...

I thought I'd share pics and some details of a freshwater head conversion which i did on my 1980's Carver 32.
Why the conversion? Especially at the dock, you don't want that nasty water coming into your toilets and stinking and sitting a while. I've converted to use freshwater from the nice clean water tanks (which i keep clean enough to drink from).

Key parts you will need (per toilet):
1. US Solid stainless steel 1/2" normally closed, 12V DC solenoid valve, $43
2. Watts 288A Anti-Siphon Vacuum Br ...

I need the part number for the holding tank level sender. My mechanic ordered one and got a three wire plug. Mine has a four wire plug. The boat is a 2004 36 Mariner with a 20 gallon tank, later Mariners had a larger tank but the same height so I thin the sender is the same. Any helpwould be appreciated.

I have seen Carver use all group 31 deep cycle batteries (except for the generator) on their gas engines models, mine included. Two of them are used for engine starting and two are for the house. Anyone know why they used all DC's?

I am looking for a 6.5KW to 7 Kw Marine Gas Generator for my Cqrver 3608.
Would prefer a refurbished unit but a good used one will be considered.
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