I am new to the forum and I just wanted to throw this out there for some feed back. I am very interested to find out what the typical fuel burn/speed over water ratio was for vessels similar to mine. Last year I took delivery of a 2006 Carver 44 CMY that is powered by twin Volvo Penta D6, 370 Hp. diesels. I went cruising on Georgian Bay for two weeks and I had an opportunity to run her on plane for hours on end, going from port to port. The maximum WOT for these engines is 3600 RPM's. I ran ...

Was winterizing and went to drain the water heater. As usual I opened the drain valve and pulled the manual relief valve flap. No water was draining, nada, maybe a drop here and there at best. Found the manual relief valve handle to be very stiff so I unscrewed the valve, still no water, WTF. Shoved my finger into the hole only to find a bunch of oxidation crystals. Had to unscrew the water inlet line which did nothing and finally unscrewed the outlet which did the trick allowing the tank to em ...

Hi members! Just winterized our boat, did all the ususal stuff, removed all 7 batteries. There was one, which I'm not sure what it does, It has, from the factory wiring saying "xtra battery". Anyone know what this is used for. Don't believe it is for the house system. Thanks.

New to my 3207 and am wondering where the aft bilge pump is located and how I might gain access to it? I am not sure how old it is or if it is functioning. I will be bubbling in this winter season and would like to replace it.

Thanks in advance!

Up for sale is a Towdster V towing device. I used this 3- 4 imes and it's in pretty good condition, maybe few scuffs/marks on the vinyl.



I was able to tow my waverunner with this, backup for anchoring and all it it worked great. I attached the ends with the rope to my cleats on swim platform. On the other I put the two shackles together and used a rope with a hockey puck. I drilled a hole through the hockey puck and put a knot on the line on the boat side then fed the line between the two s ...

The wood inside of our boat is starting to mildew. When we leave for the weekend we have been leaving several windows slightly opened. It’s almost time to close her up for the winter. My question is what’s the best way to wash down the walls and what’s the best way to restore the wood without growing more mildew?
Thanks!

Have a 1995 440 and it has a nautical structures crane rated for 1000 pounds. Anyone with any experience with this. It has to be swiveled manually. We have a dinghy weighing about 250 pounds but are upgrading to a unit that will weigh about 600 pounds. We would like to put it on the top deck with the existing crane. Is that dooable?

My wife and i are brand new owners of a 1988 Carver 3807 and ecstatic about owning our first large boat. We have had several trailerable boats and PWCs, but this is a first for a larger one. Last weekend was our first time to spend the night and noticed that most everything worked, just light cleaning and vacuuming . The spot light will turn on and tries to move but doesn't. Only issue that concerns us is that when idling as in attempting to put it in the slip is that if not moving for a spe ...

So I'm having some issues with my forward head. It's a Crown vintage 1995. Electric macerator style.

When I bought the boat it had very little water flow when flushing. I figured I would buy a rebuild kit and put a new impeller in along with some new gaskets. I did this, and now I have even less water flow.(Before the impeller change you could barely see water even if you ran the head for 20 seconds, but there was a little) I traced the supply water line and found that it taps in BEFORE the wate ...

Hi all, it's been suggested I use on e during the upcoming cooler weather season. Just not sure what or where to look for. One brand suggestion (unsure of correct spelling) is polnex?

Any ideas on where to find or other safe brands/models for keeping heat in the engine/bilge Compartment?

Thanks
Mark