I purchased a 2006 Voyager Pilothouse 57 last Nov. This is my first summer of use, and only had it out of the slip twice.

I have a lot of prev boating experience on 18-27', this is my first big boat. 52,500 Lbs worth. I'm in N Texas, retired engineer and do only pleasure cruising, a bit of fishing and a little skeet shooting, but I make up for my lack of effort by drinking a lot. But - not on the high seas, er - high lake?

I was so worried last winter about freezing I bought a bunch of the anti-freeze for the water system. My slip has power year around, but it's possible for the power to go out. I was the only one in the marina that drained my fresh and added the 12 gal of anti-freeze. The engine room has the ceramic heaters, and is below water line(kinda).

Still have a lot to learn but having a good time tootling around and towing a jet ski. I likely have to post a few times to add pics, but once I can, I'll add a pic of my ride.

Hi all, is this indicator still working on your boat? On my 2000 350 Mariner with gas engines it s totally dead

Hello, we bought this boat several months ago and have done alot of upgrades/repairs and the last thing (for now) is the shower. Water flow in works great but I'm trying to learn the drain system before I use it. It has a switch for the pump on the main panel and also next to the shower. When both are on, the pump runs continuously. Looking down the drain, it appears to drain directly into the starboard bulkhead. From the center bilge access, I can see a hose coming in to the pump and back out through the bulkhead wall. From there, it's hard to see anything. I ran it for a little bit and the pump seems to run but all I hear is the occasional gurgle and slight intermittent trickle from what I'm fairly certain is the external mid-hull starboard drain port.
I plan to get a scope to look further but curious if anyone else has journeyed down this road? I searched the internet and found some info about some models with a sump and some with a float pump. No other obvious access to get under the shower. Anyone??

Hi all, I own a 2000 350 Mariner since a couple of months and I still consider myself as a newbie to Carvers.
What is the hull speed and most fuel efficent speed for my boat?

Good day all!

First time poster, long time lurker.

I have a santego 3867, and i noticed an issue. When I'm out and about it feels like my boat isn't getting enough power to run the accessories on 12v.

Like if someone flushes the head, all of the lights go out. The radio some times works, sometimes doesn't, and if i have the 12v refrigerator turned on, it doesn't work at all. If i turn on the lowrance, the autopilot stops working.

I have 3 batteries currently in the engine bay, all 3 test as functional. I was reading the manual and it shows 4 batteries in a picture.

is my boat missing a battery and would that cause all these weird brown out issues?

Thanks!
Chris

Hello All,

I'm working on helping my father-in-law spec out a full upgrade of his navigation electronics for his 2002 Carver 466. Part of the upgrades would potentially include an autopilot. I'm attempting to appropriately size the hydraulic pump, but I'm struggling to find information anywhere on the volume of the hydraulic steering cylinder(s). I was hoping maybe someone had this information available, or could recommend a pump for this boat?

As of now, the plan is to use mostly Garmin gear so I'm leaning towards the Reactor 40 as the controller...but it seems like you can do it a lot cheaper by using an alternative pump like one from Octopus.

Appreciate any input!

Thanks,
Kidron

Hello all I’m new here just bought a 466 motor yacht it’s twin Volvo penta tamd 74edc looking forward to traveling plan to go south to Florida live New York on Erie Canal.

G'day Everyone,
Newbie to this forum, about to take delivery of my (new to me) Carver 325 Aft cabin twin 350 petrol shaft drive cruiser.
Looking forward to insights and tips from fellow Cruiser owners.
Happy salty times ahead, best of luck in boating!
Greg

Hi, I have the chance to use a Mercruiser computer to check one of my engines for a few days but I can't locate the right connector on the engine. The only connector I found is near the distributor and it doesn't match the Mercruiser connector.
first photo is the Mercruiser adaptor and 2nd and 3rd are from my engine
I own a 2000 350 Mariner with 7.4 mpi
Thanks in advance for any help.

Hi all, Relatively new owner of a 2000 350 Mariner. I will be searching for precious informations on this forum.