Curious if anyone anchors out most of the time and use an inverter at night to run refrigeration, what size and type battery banks are you using?

I am a new yacht owner and just purchase a 1989 Carver 3207 that needs a carburetor for the Kohler 7kW. I was told it is a side mount. Does anyone know of a place in the Dallas-Ft Worth area that may have one even if rebuildable? I am trying to get it ready for the water in the next month. Any advice or help is appreciated.
Thank you.

Hello All,

I have a 2001 Carver 356 and I find is incredibly strange that the generator is setup so that it always draws fuel from the port tank only. My boat as an aux fuel tank under the swim platform and it just makes sense that the generator should get its fuel from there to prevent imbalance from running generator. Both propulsion engines have a fuel selector valve to select either main side tank or aux tank, but generator is always port tank. Why?!?!?!



I was thinking of re-configuring this ...

Just about 59 days to launch! Just think, less than 2 months. I bought my touch up bottom paint today, Interlux Bottomkote NT. Pricing up again. They do have their rebate program going from 2-1 to May 1. Fewer products qualify, but I split a gallon with another boater.

For those of you that follow Rick's trials and tribulations, he picks up his new boat in just 39 days. He deserves a better season compared to last year. 6 or 7 trips to the dealer 95 miles away for repairs to a new motor had to r ...

Just joined, East coast of the US. long time boat owner and marine mechanic. Switching from sail to steam. I have a contract on a 1991 420 aft cabin. Very excited to learn about these boats and do some long distance cruising.

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My boat is currently moored in the water and I've noticed that she seems to get 2 to 3 Gallons of water into the mid bilge area on a 24 hour period. This is the centreline bilge in the Engine Compartment and there are forward and Aft limber holes for water to flow forward and aft to the other bilges. I've done extensive investigation and ruled out the aft thruhulls, the rudders, the waste and fresh water tanks (all empty), the shaft packing don't leak at all and the raw water intake th ...

Hey there mates. An early project this year is to replace the port side broken 'Side-Power' bow thruster propeller.

I understand that it is simply a matter of removing the anode and the using a ratchet wrench to loosen the retaining nut. However, I was told that it can be tricky to free the propeller from the shaft.

Does anyone have thoughts on the best way to accomplish this project?

Additionally, I understand that it is a good idea to 'bleed' some oil from a fitting that lives in the top part of ...

We are looking at a Carver 50-6 that shows water behind the fiberglass in the aft swim platform. How serious is this? How expensive is this to fix? Do we have to address this issure immediately or can we wait? Can this problem migrate into the main hull?
Thank,
Barry Lutz

One of my seacocks is frozen. It is the freshwater intake to my port engine - via the sea strainer. The seacock is open, there is no water leaking or any need to close it right now, but I need to fix this ASAP. What is the best way to unfreeze the seacock?
My 96 325 Aft Cabin is in the saltwater,
I did spray the handle with Blaster and let it sit overnight, it did not loosen the seacock.
Thanks in advance!
Drew

1997 355.

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Never realized until now..went to remove the SB side plastic vent cover...supposedly exhaust vent..please confirm...Air blowing through.

Hooked up to shore power. Not running engines or generator...but air is being pushed through...blower?

Wondering...is it a sensor that turns the blower on if the engine compartment gets..too hot? When I turned the main switch (DC Main) panel to the off position...the blower stops.

We can hear...something in the engine compartment runnin ...