Hi, looking were to get the plastic push on snap rivets. Looked everywhere. Can anyone tell me where to get them.. here is a picture. Any help would be great. Thanks Carver 1997 325.

I have a 455 Carver 1998, two blowers have to be replaced out of 4.
Reading the different posts on the subject, diesels should draw air in ?
Both the working blowers are exhausting air, not bring air in. This is the way it was set up when I purchased the boat 14 years ago .
What is the correct way in or out ?
Thanks

I am fed up with the poor longevity of these crap switches. Now I do maintain my shower sumps on a regular basis however this morning my wife says there is a problem while taking her shower. Normally no water backs up when things are working well but now she was standing in 1+ inch of water so I knew the shower sump was having an issue. Sure enough a tap on the float switch and she fired right up. Took the switch out and apart and cleaned her up to what looked like brand new. Reassembled it all ...

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I'm looking into getting a 27' CARVER SANTEGO FLYBRIDGE from 1989. Buying from the original owner and it looks clean and well-maintained. I plan on getting it inspected and having a marine mechanic look it all over. The big question is, is this a good first boat? I've never owned a boat before and want something for the family to enjoy on the weekend. It'll be living in a marina nearby.

I'm happy to hear about your experiences and what to look out for in the buying/inspecting process ...

I took my cloth wallcovering out of the FWD cabin on my 390, it was old, foam degraded, and stained. Found the leaks by rebidding the railing at chinos. It was a total ball doing that! Anyway I am replacing with no pattern Sea Deck or EVA foam. it has adhesive, but will use contact cement also. has anyone put a piece of 96” x 35” up in one piece? Once it hits the contact cement it is game over.

Also, the portholes. I have removed the screws, but the trim ring will not budge. Any tricks? The out ...

I have a 1988 3227 convertible. The head is supposed to have a blower fan. I removed the grill mounted on the starboard hull amidship below the rub rail and found the squirrel cage fan has seized which is why it doesn’t work. I’ve looked at it every which way and short of ripping the entire head apart to remove the entire bulkhead it’s mounted in I can’t figure out how one is supposed to access this for replacement or repair. Can anyone share some experience please that might help me to repair ...

Ventured out to an island in the region. Beautiful morning to say the least.

Hello carver owners.

My name is Paul and I'm new to the forum.

I have a 1989 carver Montego 2557.

Recently I lost all power to the power outlets on the boat, I turned off all power to the boat and reset the power.

Still no power to the outlets, I reset the circuit breaker, nothing. Tried the power outlet in the bathroom that has a reset button, nothing.

The engines start with np problem.

I have power coming from the dock to the boat, still for whatever reason I'm not getting power to the boat.

I had to ...

We are looking to install autopilot, a chartplotter, AIS and Radar on our 36' Carver Aft Cabin which is a 1987. Has anyone ever installed this equipment on this type of boat?

Thanks for any input. We are planning on doing the Great Loop.

Robin's Nest
Dave and Robin

Left the marina on Sunday for a cruise only to discover no steering as I cleared the slip into heavy dinghy/cruiser traffic in a good breeze. Wiggled around the marina with the engines for a bit and eventually got tied back up. Added some steering fluid and bled the lines. Good to go except I twisted off one of the purge valve nuts on the hynautic reservoir and sheered the bolt off. Luckily it is still operable for now and managed a beauty cruise up to Beausoleil island a classic Georgian Bay su ...