Its here the first day of summer as of this morning......longest daylight hours of the year....then.... ... ...

Hello, I have a 2008 Mariner second owner. Prior owner had damaged the bow thruster engine with water. It has now stopped working and pulled the bow thruster motor from the boat. Volvo Penta Factory Bow thruster and it seems there is not being produced any longer? Question. Where to find a replacement Bow Thruster Motor or repair to rebuild.

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Mike

Does anyone know if the cummins 450 diesels will continue to run if battery power is cut off.

As I sort through some battery issues I'm wondering what would happen if I lost dc power while engines are running. I know diesels are unlike gas engines, however would loss of power shut off fuel supply automatically or something else that would kill the engines?

Appreciate assistance with this.

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Hello All,

I am in the planning stages of adding some additional electrical accessories to the rear deck of my 2001 356. Does anyone know how the wiring is run from the factory to give power to the rear stern light and the rear deck lights in the hard roof? Has anyone else done something like this and found the best way to get wires in the rear rail fiberglass or hard roof? Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

Hello,
Need assistance with correctly sizing batteries for 456 carver motor yacht.
Presently have 2- 8d batteries, 1 for each engine with all house running from starboard battery.
450 Cummins diesels. This a 50 amp boat. There is an additional small battery dedicated to the generator.

Does anyone have similar set up for 50 amp boat with diesels and what batteries have been successful.

Appreciate any guidance.

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On my 3327 Convertible it is now powered with a pair of Perkins T6.354 engines. I suspect it was originally powered with a pair of Crusader 270’s. The transmission is a Borg Warner Velvet drive and the V drives are Walter RV-26’s with a 2.05:1 gear ratio. I suspect this gear ratio was correct for the Crusaders with lower torque and higher RPM’s but something closer to 1:1 gear ratio would be better for the Perkins since they have higher torque and lower RPM’s. Since I’m looking at replacing the ...

Hello All… since purchasing our boat 5 years ago, we have stored 4 fenders on the front of the boat. Two on each side in racks that were on the boat at the time of purchase. Since then, both racks have broken multiple times due to fenders expanding in the heat and general wear and tear. I have learned over the years that we really only need 2 fenders. I am not thinking of storing the two fenders in the chain locker. Does anyone else store their fenders in the chain locker? Any thoughts as t ...

I was just gifted a new Ray CHIRP module side scan CP200 that wil work with my e series displays, Light House 2 software. I have an air ar thru hull transduer A A66091. I am looking for a zCHIRP transducer, preferably a shoot thru hull type. All the ones I have seen are for cored hulls. I believe my 1994 390CPMY is a solid glass hull? I know the stringers are hollow composite. Any ideas?



Has anyone used the transom mount transducers? Not a lot of room there where it could be mounted with not inte ...

[image][image][image]Im sure Ive seen a post about the Halogen Downlights but I dug deep and found some information that I thought might benefit all the members.

Replacement downlights. I found a supplier of almost like for like downlights. THese are the closest I have found to the OEM form factor. I ordered Lights from several Suppliers and compared them. The puck lights from aqlightinggroup.com look identical to Carver OEM with only one difference. They have a couple types and package deals, but I bought this one.[/image][/image][/image] ...

My goals for this project were as follows:
• Gain an anchor drag alarm.
• Get auto guidance so if in an Emergency anyone could drive us back to port or any location
• Screen can negate the Polarized lenses on my Maui Jim and Ray ban sunglasses.
• Get specific / Exact GPS Coordinates
• Catalog places I have been and be able to share them easily
• Rear facing camera
• Large enough screen to be seen from Captains chair

All goals were achieved on this project. While I do not need navigation for my way ar ...