Hello. New member here, I joined to read all that I could on Carver boats as my wife and I have really fallen in love with the idea of a Carver 3697 Mariner. We think this boats layout will work very well for our family due to its combination of interior and exterior spaces and what we feel is a very versatile design.



Now for my big question. As I've been investigating the possibility of transporting a boat that I might buy I've received quotes as high as $7k to transport 800 miles with the reaso ...

I have had small fans in the past which were easily installed because the cave was small. The challenge here in a large stateroom was to install a 12vdc fan. Don't laugh but I picked up a mini ceiling fan that can be hung from a hook. Intend to hang it only when required which would be when on the hook and no AC. Unit was a whopping $12 Bottom line is I do have it now and did try it at home. Blows a nice amount of air which should be just about right over the bed and really really quiet. T ...

I slept at the dock and work up to this view of Mill Neck Creek where I keep my boat.
I thought that it would be nice to see some of the morning views that you folks experience. Why don't you post some pics?

Hi, there’s a fuel transfer switch on the helm of my ‘01 356 diesel. It shows transferring between the port and starboard tanks.

Do the fuel valves in the engine room need to changed in order to direct fuel between the tanks via the helm switch?

Thanks

Hello and thanks for accepting me into the group. I am 55 years old, live in Virginia, have been around boats all my life. We have just sold our 4100 scr Maxum. And I'm looking forward to purchasing a 500 Carver possibly 96 or 97 model. With the bridge fully enclosed in glass . If we can get the logistics worked out we will be putting it on Smith Mountain Lake in Virginia. I look forward to the group and discussions.

We are ready to purchase another boat and one of the boats we have been looking at is a Carver 410. It is a 2002 model and has very Low hours on Cummins 6BTA 5.9 M3. It only has 350 hours on each engine. It looks like the boat has just not been used. Should we not even consider this boat?

Hi, on the side of the galley cabinet that faces the booth there are to light switches (rocker type). The one on the right turns on an over head light. Can’t figure out what the one on the left turns on, other than a small green indicator light mounted underneath it.

Any ideas?

Thanks.

I have a Maxwell windlass, no idea which model. (it's off of a 390 Trojan Express, built by Carver, if that helps) It has an "enclosed solenoid" box, but the o-ring on the box doesn't look like it was ever installed properly. The solenoids definitely have some corrosion on them, but I haven't been able to test them yet. Everything from the helm back is right (switch works as it should and transfers power as it should), but I get nothing at the windlass.

I tried bypassing the solenoids to get t ...

I have a 99 37 carver. Recently, 4 lites in a 7 lite string went off at once. The other 3 still work fine. Does anyone have any ideas as to why this occurred?

I recently bought our 1989 Carver Aft Cabin 3207. As a retired Navy BT Chief I feel obligated to go through the engine room inch by inch. As good engineering practices dictate I am replacing all rubber exhaust lines.
My question is there a Vendor who sells preformed flexible rubber exhaust lines specifically for a 1989 Carver Aft Cabin with twin Merc 5.7 liter engines?
Thank you ahead of time,
Chief Shack