I want to replace the carpet in the Salon of my Carver Mariner. I've seen lots of boats posted with "wood" flooring. My questions are..... Is it real wood, laminate or vinyl that looks like wood? Does the flooring hold up to the dampness of being on a boat? Is it nailed down or glued? What has worked? Thickness of flooring, I don't think you would want to put 3/4" hardwoods in?

Here are a couple of pics I found. I want to Salon and Galley to match, being that it's an open area.

2002 380 Santego. All year long when we would leave the boat at the marina. I would shut my battery switch off. A/C would stay running if I left it on, Refrigerator and freezer would stay on.



Well about 3 weeks ago I get to the boat and the smell about knocked me down. Freezer defrosted.

I didn't think too much about it thought we lost power at the marina that week. I noticed today that when I switch the battery to off I checked the fridge and sure enough its off. Check shore power and both ...

I'm wondering if anyone has tackled the replacement of thru hull fittings on the starboard side, aft of a 355 Aftcabin MY and if so how did you accomplish it? I'm currently servicing the rudders and have access to see the 4 fittings. They are impossible to reach from inside, at least as I see it. When I bought the boat I was aware that they would need replacement but now I can see the difficulty in doing the job. Any input would be appreciated.



Thanks,

Jim Coll

Carver 355 ACMY

Lucky Dog

Heading out to take a look at a 1988 36 Aft Cabin. Motors and generator have low hours, and it appears to have been very well maintained. Anything in particular we should be looking for/at with this particular model? Thanks!

Hi all. Ive got a new install generator in my 91 3608 my question is I'm looking into the change over switch options but also been looking into the original relay box if this is originally used by carver your inputs would be appreciated and how you change over from grid hookup to generator


Regards Lee

when boat rocking odor is really bad ..venting proper..when pumped out odor seem to stop ..when tank is half full odor is really bad in aft state room and when it get rocked the smell really bad .. use odor control with every flush . when boat is not rocking not to bad , but does need new hoses.. any suggestion?

Hello new to this forum just thought I would share my experience this last summer of putting a new port side engine in my Carver 3607. We had only owned her for 2 weeks until water got into the cylinder from a rusted hole in the exhaust manifold and hydro locked the motor. I bought a long block from Promar engine and of course new exhaust manifolds, risers, and elbows for both engines. The process went very smooth, I built a custom hoist to get into the cabin and lift and roll the motor out of ...

Hello, wondering if anyone has had any issues with leaking diesel fuel tanks.
And if so how did you handle the repair?
Thanks
Rene
Mystic CT

Hi folks, a great forum you have here, lots of great info. Apologies if this is a duplicate, I did a search and couldn't find a thread with this info so hoping someone can help.



We're in the process of making an offer on a 355 Aft Cabin 1997 model year. Wondering what the status of wood core and stingers on this boat would be. I have been looking for a phone number to call carver but have been unsuccessful to date in finding one. An email to them has had no response.



Appreciate any help you can ...

Having searched and not finding a topic on spare parts to carry while cruising I will ask the question today. If I have missed the subject in existing postings please direct me to the post.



My boating experience has been limited to day boating or one or two night trips. My previous boat was a 24' Searay Sundancer. It would be hard pressed to call it a overnight-er. Today we own a 405 MY and plan on spending summers cruising the Great Lakes. Being new to the boat, this summer we plan short trips ...