So the last couple seasons I have had a reoccurring plug issue. 30 amp female plug connecting to the male inlet on the boat gets burnt by the end of the season. All three A/C units seems to work OK and I never get any power breaker trip. I have replaced the female plug each year. This year I am replacing both the female and male. I hope to see the issue finally go away.

Just wondering if anyone has an idea why I have keep seeing this. Please feel free to input whatever suggestions you may have.

Hey all, just upgraded from a 1980 monterey 26 to 1992 voyager 28. Looking for any information I can.

Thanks

Does anyone know where one could obtain replacement 12v fuse switches for the power distribution panel for an 80’s model Carver?

Or has anyone done a nice upgrade or improvement to the factory design that they would care to share?

Hello Everyone,



The housing on my Stbd navigation light has crumbled to pieces after 25 years of weather, rain, snow and spray abuse.



After an embarrassing amount of time searching for the white Aqua Signal Series 25 replacement part, I have given up.



Does anyone have a recommended substitute that can mate up with our aluminum "L" shaped mounting brackets?



Thanks for all of your support!



Take Care, Greg

1998 355 Aft

Invicuts

Got my 28' Carver in for the 2023 season about 1030 this morning.Motors lit right up like they were just shut off. Drove her down to my home and tied up at the dock.Still have to put the arch back on and change some oil but that will get done this week. Anyone else ready to go?

TWO of teh tasks I hate most….Waxing and bottom painting. BUT they are done. I just cant pay someone what teh marina charges for these two. Together I was looking at $6500.00. Hoping I have time to redo the cat whiskers in teh aft head. But time will tell.

Hello. New to carver and would like some estimates /guess on the cruising range of the 2008 Mariner 36. Crusader. Gas 5.7 330 hp river and lakes at 80 % 4,000 rpm. 16 knots’.. loop prospects for us.

Ideas to increase speed range of this boat?

Thanks,
MJB

The marina didn’t “exercise” the packing nuts on shaft seals like I always ask. This year is a di$a$ter. The starboard would not budge. The port did but they were not happy with it. So, the had to unbolt the couplers, pull shafts back and whatever they did to get the shaft log out. I am just looking at it and saying if they had exercised it, then i would not be in thi$ predicament. At $172.00/hour, this is going to be expensive.

On a 444 what are the largest swells you all feel comfortable with+?
Thanks

Here's what I have:
2004 8.1 Volvo Penta gas engines with heat exchangers. Engines have about 1,050 hours on them, 800 of which were fresh water until around October 2022 when I started down the east coast ICW from NY to Florida, so maybe 250 hours in salt water. Engines run rock solid, no issues.

The conversation/concerns:
Another 356 in my marina just blew an engine. Topic of conversation is "when have the manifolds and risers/elbows been replaced?" For my boat, never. From the outside all manifo ...