I'm starting to plan to winterize my Carver 355 for the winter. Has anyone got a good way to close off the vents into the engine compartment? One year I stuffed them from the outside with foam rubber, but that was a pain. Last year I made covers out of marine vinyl with an additional thin layer of insulation, but the old snaps are worn out and it didn't seal well. I am thinking of making a wooden cover, putting a layer of foam inside and snapping it into place with spring clamps like this: I'm starting to plan to winterize my Carver 355 for the winter. Has anyone got a good way to close off the vents into the engine compartment? One year I stuffed them from the outside with foam rubber, but that was a pain. Last year I made covers out of marine vinyl with an additional thin layer of insulation, but the old snaps are worn out and it didn't seal well. I am thinking of making a wooden cover, putting a layer of foam inside and snapping it into place with spring clamps like this: ...

I had both alternators rebuilt last spring, but the port motor is not charging. Figured it out when I lost power in the starboard motor due to my bad fuel issue out on the lake, and was coming back on the port motor with the lights, ref. and radio on. When I was pulling into the marina everything started getting dim, and the gauge was reading around 10v. I confirmed that the alternator was not charging by starting both motors, and shutting off the battery switches. When I do this the starboa ...

I need to know if I have counter rotating engines

Boat is 1991 Carver 2828 Command Bridge, twin crusader 350's with V drives.

Facts I know for sure: Port Engine is standard rotation; port prop is left hand.

Starboard engine was sat in place by previous owner; no starter and is a 305 that needs to come out and be replaced with a 350.

Starboard prop is right hand.

Based on it being the incorrect engine, I can't check timing or anything else to know 100% which way the starboard engine is supposed to r ...

I'm looking at getting my Captains license. As part of the course, you need to have some many days driving a certain size boat. I was wondering what I should put down? I know Length (36'7") and Width (12'9"). But Depth (37") does not seam right. Also I have a fly bridge and need to account for that in section #7. Any thoughts?

It's listed as 17,414 pounds, but that's not it's carrying capacity.

If you use the link bellow, it calculates your gross tonnage and net tonnage.
I'm looking at getting my Captains license. As part of the course, you need to have some many days driving a certain size boat. I was wondering what I should put down? I know Length (36'7") and Width (12'9"). But Depth (37") does not seam right. Also I have a fly bridge and need to account for that in section #7. Any thoughts?

It's listed as 17,414 pounds, but that's not it's carrying capacity.

If you use the link bellow, it calculates your gross tonnage and net tonnage.
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I recently went out and when applying full power to get up on plane the port engine would not accelerate past 2000 rpms. After several attempts the engine quit. We checed the racor filter and determined the fuel was low in the filter. We topped off filter with 3 cuos of fuel primed the engine and she fired right up. Came back in and replaced the filter and orings. Went back out and same problem except it came up to 2800 roms for a short time and then rolled back. It never quit again but i ...

Hi - I have decided to go with a Carver/Trojan Express the 37-40 foot 1992-1999 Model. Can anyone provide Information and or opinions on what to look for in my search.

This past weekend I looked at a 1998 37 Express. The dealer readily admitted to moisture issues in the transom 4X4 sections by the trim tabs. Upon inspection the bow & pulpit section had high moisture reading and possible delimitation occurring when I got to the stringers undertake engine mounts on both sides the meter went off ...

OK, I am almost positive I have a leak in my fresh water system, but not really sure how to get to the last place for me to get at. Here is my symptoms and what I have done:

Symptoms
* water accumulates in the fwd bilge whenever we are at the boat and water pressure is applied.
* No additional water accumulates during the week when we are away.

Areas checked
* all connections along fresh water holding tank are dry
* connection feeding vacu-flush toilet is dry
* Lines leading to the fwd part of the V- ...

Hi all, we just received the enclosure pieces of all the side/rear and front from the P.O. of our new to us boat. They appear to have not been used in quite some time and were stored rolled up in large yard bags for safe keeping. Now the sections with isinglass are all (hopefully not forever) molded in the shape they were stored...



Question is - what's the safest way to restore proper shape and get them stretched back into shape so they fit properly to bimini and boat sides?



I've not had ising ...

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Is it normal to have water in the bilges? Specifically I have around my 98 350 mariner for three years and they’re always seems to be a little bit of water in each of the bilge areas which I assume is normal. Is that the case? It doesn’t seem possible to keep the water out because someone out will always be residual left behind by the pumps. Also I always have a little bit of water laying in each of the smaller areas under each engine Where the shafts exit the boat maybe as much as an inc ...

Hey all, I have a picky question. I clean, polish and wax my boat myself and hit it hard in the offseason. My boat generally looks GREAT in May but dull in August. I have been using Flagship Wax. For you “master waxers”, what wax do you find is the best? Also I have had people tell me that I need to put on 4 or 5 coats of wax but that seems extremely time consuming. Thoughts?