Hello Carver community! I recently bought a 2005 Carver 396 MY and am searching for a new Bomar Port Light for the AFT Stateroom on the Port side. I cannot seem to locate the exact part # from the owner's manual and only have measurements. It is elliptical in shape and has true measurement on the outside of 18.8" H x approx 19" wide. I'm trying to find one online from a trusted source without having to pay $500 from West Marine. Any thoughts? Thank you!

I am sure most of us here remember this.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rQtFSwHSGLQ

FINALLY got out for the shakedown run before the trip upcoming.starboard engine ran a little warm, and after 10 or so minutes (180-185) temp dropped, so did coolant. That darn air bubble from riser replacement finally worked itself out. was able to get to 4100 WOT (my number is 4000 to 4400) and we run HEAVY, full tankage, enough supplies to last as Admiral likes to have everything aboard. Finally settled down to cruising at 3000 at 165 temp. LIKE glass, so it was an Admiral day. Made some pasta ...

I have a 99 Carver with twin Mercruiser 7.4L MPI MIE V-8 gasoline naturally aspirated engine - 330hp SN- 0L303934 / 31 and a Garmin 8612xsv on board with a NEMA 20000 Network. I would like to see what pieces and parts I need to allow my Garmin to display information about the engines. I was told by bammarine.com that this is not possible using:



8M0165589 NMEA 2000 CAN-P SmartCraft Gateway 1-4 Engines

84-892323T01 SmartCraft Dual Engine Instrument Adapter

84-891957K01 CAN P Link Harness Assembly Du ...

No laughing - On the breaker panel on our '98 445 most of the lights for the individual breakers are functional - dark when the breaker is off and green when the associated breaker is on. Some of the lights don't work - do you need to remove the entire panel to access the individual lights? Is it worth the effort? Seems like a decent chance of Murphy's Law (making it worse) by removing the entire panel. Does anyone have any experience with this?

Thanks!
Jay

Hi all - I'm also a member of Boat US and I get there magazine, in the most recent issue they talking about how to keep your black water holding tank clean. One of the bullet points described "shocking your holding tank". They didn't say with what (I assume bleach?). I have never heard of doing this, have any of you ever shocked your holding tank? If so, how did you do it and what did you use?

Thanks!
Jay

Whan we first bought this boat there was a runner over the galley table. We thought for design until we removed it and saw the large crack it was hiding. The crack was nearly across the entire table. I thought, I will just get new piece that matches it, no way. The styles have changed and no longer available. I found a local company that still does repairs through the 3M Dupont website and another local countertop maker / installer. See the attached pictures, AMAZING is all I can say. They told ...

Finished Project pictures
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Earlier this year I went to the Atlanta boat show to ascertain what was the best flooring for the exterior portions of our Carver 406. We came out of there with a clear leader of Aqua Deck marine here locally. The material is a 7-millimeter-thick self-sticking solution. The salesperson (Ashley) I talked to (very knowledgeable) already had a template for a 405. She insisted that measuring with a laser is the bes ...

Since I had Neon lights on my houseboats, I knew I needed to find a way to put Neon on this boat. Since the run distance was not as great as the houseboat, I got to use 24V model from Apollo LED

First was figuring out where to place the neon and then how to power them.

Pictures for this project are on One Drive here: https://1drv.ms/f/s!AsUXzq27eR2fgrViioG ... Q?e=vIyVvu

Brief Description:
I followed the indented outline on the ceiling part of the aft deck. I used the Flexible Bracket for LED ...

Hello to all. I just took delivery of "new to me" 1999 Carver 406. I've only taken it out once. I hope this forum can help me as I take on this new adventure after retirement! Yes, I know, boats are expensive, but I already told my kids, the last check I write is going to bounce!!!! You only live once. I have questions, but I will try to post them in the appropriate category. My only request from you is please help. Any and all information, critique, and opinions are welcome. I look forward to m ...