Hi all,



I have a newly-acquired 2000 Carver 396/Diesel, and was only able to obtain the owner's manual for the 2002 model (from Carver), with a note that not much/if anything changed between 2000-2002. My question is about the Bilge Fans.



There are 4 separate bilge fans, each with their own circuit breaker. There is also a "bilge fan master" switch. Curiously, though, the 4 bilge fans are not wired independently, but rather ganged through fan #1 (i.e., fan #1 has to be on to allow any fan to be ...

We own a 45' 1988 Californian. The starboard salon window shattered (not sure how we were away from the boat at the time). The only thing holding it together is the sunshading film. We were told by a glass person that the teak molding would need to come off on the inside to get to the track that the window sits in. Does any one have experience on how to replace this window or know where we can go to get a replacement? We are currently in Columbus MS.

Thanks ahead for any help and/or guidance.
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Hello all, I have owned a 1977 Carver Mariner 3396 for 2 years now and have loved every minute of it. I am going to start doing some remodeling and upgrading and figured this would be a good place to ask some questions after I figure out where I am going to start. Thanks in advance for any info and knowledge I gain from the group!

Thank you for allowing me to join. We are a day away from aquiring a 1990 3608 Carver Aft Cabin. I grew up on the Great Lakes on a 1985, 3207 Aft Cabin. They are awesome boats and looking forward to getting back into cruising. Looks like there is a wealth of knowledge and expierance on the forum and I am looking forward to reading all this info.



I hope it doesn't get me kicked off the Carver Yachts Forum, but I also own:

1952, 15ft Lyman

1938, 21ft Chris Craft Utility

1966, 18ft Chris Craft Cors ...

I am not a fan of additives except seafoam but I have a small issue that I would like some help with. I have a carver 3607 aft cabin with crusader 350 engines. Approx a week ago the port engine started blowing a small amount of smoke thru the exhaust, not enough to leave a sheen on the water (rings no doubt). I P.M. the motor sat and the plugs were clean so it is a new and small bypass. If this were my truck I could snatch the motor, do rings and bearings and reinstall in a long weekend, but thi ...

Hello I am new to the carver web site. We have always used hull truth but being brand specific is great. We have bought our first carver. It is an 84 36 ft aft cabin 3607. We love it and are attempting to learn all that we can about the idiosyncrasies of this model. I am 70 and my wife is 67 (50 years together) we expect this to be our last boat and hope to make it a semi live aboard. We are experiencing an issue that I would like some input on. We have three ac units all separate and on the ...

I have just purchased this boat last week and have a few questions. The cockpit drains.... They are hidden with no access to the top of them to clear any clogs. I was very fortunate while I was bringing her down the Mississsippi from LaCrosse WI to St. Louis last week to be a part of the May Fly hatching event at Captain Kirks Marina. Literally thousands of these on the boat and 3 people 1 hour to get rid of them at 5 am. Trying to clean the cockpit deck flushing these out and I'm pretty sure th ...

Hello,

I just purchased the boat above in La Crosse WI and have brought her down the Mississippi the end of last week to St. Louis. 3 long days and seemed to be running with the crest until we got to the last lock. Boat ran flawless except for a slight generator issue which I will bilge dive shortly. Have some questions I would like to ask but as the first day back to work, my office is a constant flow of traffic so will log in later.

I have a new to me 78 Voyager 33'. This boat had been in storage for the last couple of years, during which time someone liberated the ignition coils and MSD ignition boxes. I replaced the distributers with aftermarket HEI distributors this past weekend. I was able to locater the 12v switched wire and the lead for the tachometer and got everything connected properly. The port engine fired right away. Starboard engine would not fire. Doing some testing, I found that there was not 12v at the lead ...

Have 2000 voyager 450. Had a rough weekend at Catalina. Boat did great but in heavy swell while in the anchorage boat has an annoying squeak on the port side where the boat deck bolts to bulkhead. This can be heard both in the cockpit and inside the salon. Squeak can be heard both with the inflatable on the boat deck and also while removed.



Any suggestions on what to look for? Crane is tight, sliding door appears normal, no flex is visible on deck but in moderate roll it is loud enough to k ...