Hi all

1977 Carver Mariner

Hate the ladder going up

I don’t mind keeping and storing it, but I have got to have some steps put in instead even if a steep angle.

Anybody ever done this or similar?

I was thinking some type of stairs that can be brought out and then tucked back straight up and down if we wanted.

I just finished the recarpeting project and moved on to the foam flooring (Amazon) for the dinette. Learned a lot.



It cuts easily, get a great straight edge. I used a 1/2” 4’ long of aluminum angle iron.



I ripped the old carpet up and used it as a template. I did leave an extra inch on each edge that I trimmed later.



Measure 6 times, cut once. ya can;t make it bigger, only smaller when you cut



TAKE your time and ensure the lines are lined up! PATIENCE!



The glue that comes on it in plain english S U C ...

2001 396 8.1 engine cant find anywhere on tachometer who the manufracture is. Been told there VDO but I would assume the name would be somewhere on it. Hopefully someone knows what they are. Thanks in advance for any info.

Hello, have a 1996 320 Voyager flybridge. The fly has a sunpad filler cushions for in between the bench seats. I have the new filler cushions but my boat is missing the 'base'. It doesnt show it in the manuals, which i have. Could another 320 owner with the same bridge setup let me know what carver did for the sunpad base? Was it a piece of starboard or plywood, or how are the filler cushions supported? many thanks!

Hello,



I have been trying to hunt down a bilge leak for some time and looking for any input.

So far I have:

Ruled out the fresh water system. The pump only turns on when it needs to,

Checked the shaft seal area, everything looks fine.

Found and repaired a leaking rudder shaft seal.

AC water pump flow out for both AC units looks good on through hulls

No leaks at water intakes for engines and generator



Some other notes/observations -

When the boat sits at rest the forward bilge is the low spot and hol ...

Another afternoon crawling through the boat looking for the windlass solenoids. I can, of course, trace the foot switch wires and the power to the windlass motor that go through the bulkhead from the forward bow deck locker and head aft. From there, I cannot figure out where they go - one would think they would be close to the windlass to shorten the length of the high amperage motor cables. Does anybody know where the windlass solenoid is located? I am trying to install my new AutoAnchor ch ...

This isn't a vacuum advance is it?

Does anyone actually use these things? I know I have not for what seems like forever. I can roll back to 2000 and prior when there was no GPS and I used a hand held spotlight to find buoys while navigating at night however this happened only once in my boating lifetime.

Reason I ask is mine is starting to show it's age. A replacement is $600+ US and am wondering if I should simply remove it or dish out the money for a new unit. I do have a very powerful handheld that will put the original halogen ...

I have been around gas engines many years, but my forte are diesel engines. Old school Detroits, Series 60’s and some Cummins.



My engines have been running poor;y according to me, so I tuned the starboard engine last week. Spark p.ugh came out gapped at .030, spec’s asked for .035. Distributor cap had center electrode worn right down, so I do not think the mechanic who replaced that engine 5 years ago did his job as he charged me for those parts. Distributor has ONE screw holding the cap dow. Re ...

How often to you guys replace your fuel filters? Diesels have primary and secondary filters on them as opposed to gas with one lonely filter/water separator. I have been replacing the primaries on both engines and generator every end of season (Racor cartridge) however this year I am questioning if this is simply an overkill/waste. Draining any water from the primary units is will be done every season however is a filter change really required? I am guessing I went through about 1,500L (400g) of ...