Hello,
I am doing some refreshing my 2001 Carver 396. I would like to paint some portions of my bilge. I would like to match the orginal flat grey paint. I see the availible bilge paint out there seems to be gloss. Does anyone one know what paint may match the original flat gray paint?
Any information wouls be appreciated.
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Greetings All! Proud owner of freshwater New to me 410 Sport Sedan, Volvo TAMD 63 powered. Lovin it so far! Where can i find replacement interior trim frames for the elliptical portholes/portlights in the heads. Mine have turned to the color and consistency of kelloggs corn flakes!

Good morning. We have a 1993 Carver 440 Aft Cabin, has anyone removed the galley bench seating and installed some cabinets? we're looking to increase storage space for when we head to the Bahamas and stay on the hook for awhile. thx.

just fyi.. when we removed the cushion on the aft wall we discovered that the screw went into the fwd black water tank hose. Must have been done during original construction.

Hi. I have a 1995 Carver I bought October 2026. I just got into my first downpour ICW East coast Florida and have major leaking in side windows. The outside tracks have all been caulked and windows are not movable. I just opened up the drain hole on the worse one and I have removed the inside wood trim on the fiberglass frame the aluminum frame sits in. On the inside was a vinyl wrap wood piece under the fiberglass which is rotten. There is even more wood that I can see bolts with nuts and it is punky and water dripping from them too.
I can't see what is happening with these to see how to repair. Any diagrams/pictures of how this is put together. I'm on America's Great Loop and am disappointed that this is happening because I'm moving pretty quickly. Working up to the Great Lakes Midland area for end of June.
Any help or direction would be much appreciated. I attached pictures

Hi everyone. Wanted to make this post as new members of the forum. We have a 2001 570 Voyager Pilothouse which we got in 2021. Powered by Cummins QSM 11-M diesels, 535hp each. We mainly navigate in the Great South Bay area of New York.

We are in the market for new props and figured this would be the best place to ask. We currently have 30" 32P, 2.5" bore, 4-blade props. Does anyone have any recommendations on where to source these? Preferred vendors, brands to look at, or anyone who has run this spec on similar setup would be very helpful.

2002 406 carver, is the engine room bilge pump located under the battery tray between the stingers? Mine is not working and blowing the breaker. Before I pull out all the batteries I’d like to make sure of location.
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I need to replace the heat pump changeover Switch. The type and model is a Ranco C17-229-00. I know this model is no longer made so I have to find old stock. Does anyone have experience replacing this with a model that is available? I have read that the C17-100-070 will work.
And if anyone knows where to get the original C17-229-00 I would be forever grateful

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Hello,

We have recently aquired a 1986 Carver 3697 and are going to be up at the boat this weekend preparing for our launch. I am planning on installing a new Garmin 93sv as the previous fishfinder/chartplotter is missing the head unit and, if like the other electronics on the boat, was due for an upgrade anyway.

Couple of questions for anyone that knows. My plan is to either mount the transducer on the transom centered between the two props, or the other option would be to the starboard side of that sides prop. I know a transom mount isn't ideal on an inboard, but only looking for the sonar to work at low speed and i'm willing to deal with the loss of function at regular speeds. Any suggestions on those or any other locations?

Also, running the cable to the helm, I aleady have a 30' Garmin extension cable to help make the run, but wondering if anyone has run a cable from the transom to the helm on this model boat? Is there a space to run verically to the top deck? I found this in the bunk room and am wondering if it's a chase to run between the bridge and below deck?

Not sure why it keeps rotating this pic... it's vertical, not horizontal... orientation is correct on the file untill i attach it to this thread.

Anyway, just trying to plan the best route for the cable from the transom to the helm.

Any insight would be appreciated.

Hi,

I’m looking into a few ways to improve comfort on board, but without changing the original design too much. I’ve seen some modifications that stay visually clean while being useful, a bit like some watches or contemporary clock designs where design is both functional and aesthetic.

Do you have examples of small changes that really improve comfort while keeping a clean and consistent look?

I'm embarrassed to post this but here goes anyway. I didn't realize my old Voyager had transmissions. I thought the V-Drives were the transmissions and I've been diligent about checking the fluid levels in them and I've changed the fluid in them in the past. I'm not a boat mechanic but I can handle basic stuff like that along with oil changes, tune-ups, and winterization except for winterizing the closed loop cooling system. Since the boat has to be out of the water for that and I'm 2.5 hours away from the marina, I just have my marina take care of that at the end of the season when they pull it. This year though, the marina told me when they went to move it out of the slip to take it to the boatlift, the port side transmission wouldn't engage unless the RPMs were high. The marina said they added a quart of transmission fluid and then they were able to drive it to the lift. I'll probably be getting to the boat later this week and I'm just wondering if the transmission wasn't damaged from the lack of fluid. Toward the end of the summer when I was trolling, my speed would surge and then drop back down so I'm guessing it may have been slipping then. With a quick Google, it sounds as though the transmissions are located at the rear of each engine? I've been all over these engines changing spark plugs and water pumps and whatnot but I can't say that I've ever seen a dipstick other than for the engine oil. If I have a leak, apparently it's not a gusher but is there anywhere I should be looking? I'm just trying to get another couple of years out of this poor old thing before I upgrade. Is there anything I should be doing or should be concerned about? I'm just hoping someone out there has a similar rig and a similar situation. Thanks for any help!