1996 Carver Aft Cabin. My throttle cables are very stiff, both from the bridge and salon, but only under way. With the engines off they move great. I am looking into lubricating and even replacing, but want to see if anyone had this same experience first. Thank you all so much!

I was at teh storage yard readying for launch Thursday. I brought a couple of extension cords and a 115 to 30A adaptor and plugged in. I plugged in and didn’t see the shore 1 and 2 breakers were turned on inside. I saw a small spark as I plugged in, so stopped and shut off teh breakers. I plugged in and teh meter on the panel showed 60V, not 115. I checked another outlet they provided and teh same. If I turned on teh battery charger the GFI on the pole promptly tripped. I checked with my meter t ...

Q Howdy. Taking on a new to me 84 3607 and AC units top of mind for a Baltimore summer. Hoping to recharge all 3 and see how long they last as they all run before I start replacing. Prior owner employed a window unit in the rear window. Front and mid units are easily accessible, but any thoughts on getting to the one in the aft cabin? It is in the far port corner, on a shelf hard under the countertop. I can see it from the cabinet pulling the drawer out, and minimally through the air vent in th ...

Hello folks. Just made a deal on an 84 3607 here in Baltimore. Already have greatly benefited from info on the forum. Thanks to all. I am transitioning from a brand new Ranger Tug that I sold to not have a payment into retirement. New boat will mainly sit at dock. I am at Hendersons Wharf in Fells Point for anyone local. Will be lots of projects, but mainly sunsets! She will be SuperByrd, Mark II.

Be well! Phil

Port side bow pad- new. Was given as a replacement from 2003 396, but never used.
$50 plus shipping

Looking for information from others on autopilot systems. I've just recently purchased a 1992 carver 2828/ 300 sedan. After doing a lot of searching thinking that it was a 1992 carver 28 voyager I was seeing that voyager wasn't made in 1992. It was very confusing. I reached out to the previous owner and sent him specs on the 2828 /300 and he confirmed that this was the boat I purchased. I've not taken delivery of the boat yet but would like to get it equipped with autopilot. I'm under the ...

I have a 2004 356 which includes 4 lead acid batteries. Three of the batteries are located between the two main stringers... starting from the genny going aft to the bulkhead is A) genny battery, B) Port engine start, C) Stbd engine start, and finally, the 4th battery (the house) is up on a shelf above the Stbd engine start battery. If you have a 355, 356, or similar you understand the location of these batteries and the difficulty of trying to maintain them. Thus, my question, how do you do it?
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I am a year in on our 2003 Carver 444 and after a water tank hose issue have found a fun fact. The compartments under the engine do not drain into the center channel of the bilge. So after the water ran and filled up the area under the starboard engine a wet vac was deployed to remove the water. Does anyone know why this is compartment would not flow into the bilge pump area under the batteries? and is there an issue with drilling a 1" hole through the stringer to drain to this area? Another opt ...

On our 445 occasionally the glare off the water through the front windows into the salon can be significant. We have the black canvas that goes over the windows and sometimes that is a little too much. We were going to get the windows tinted in the front, but the installer said that at some point the windows were removed and recaulked and the poor caulk job doesn’t allow for a proper seal against the window frame and would let in too much light so he did not want to do the job. Has anyone come u ...

CARVER Voyager 450 Motoryacht located on Lake Ouachita. Where to start? 1999 model 45' long. 15'8" beam. Has two staterooms, two baths and a full galley. Has both a pilothouse and upper helm and can be operated from inside. Four MarineAire units, Vacuflush heads, carries 150 gals freshwater and 80 gals of black water. Twin Cummins Turbo Blue Diamond diesels, 450 hp ea with just 444 hrs ea. Kohler 13Kw diesel generator with 980 hrs. Started life on Lake Texoma and moved to Ouachita in 2015. Alw ...