Good day. I'm at my wits end. In the spring, I replaced both my engines impellers as preventive measures. Now, the port engine is okay and the start board engine will not suck any sea water. Checked all clamps and such. Was working perfectly before the change. If I run it with water to the service port, no problem. Does not overheat. With the sea water, over heats. 2004 VP 8.1. I replace the impeller again, thinking maybe it's defective. Nope, same thing. Any insights would be great!

Can anyone with a “95” Carver Santego 380 reply with a picture that has the panel labeled? Mine are completely faded.

Hello all, New boat owner here I just purchased a ‘95’ Santego 380. I’m eager to get into boating!!!

I'm trying to remove a weird smell in my 3807 that I'm 95% sure is coming from the bilge. I can smell it strong when I open any cabinet under a sink where there is an opening for plumbing into the bilge, not a sewer smell but just a musty smell that drives me nuts. FYI my bilge is pretty much bone dry. What is the best go-to solution I can pour into the bilge and help with the smell? I really don't want to buy a bunch of the off-the-shelf bilge cleaner because I'll need A LOT. Any good home remedies I can mix up? Odoban? Thanks!!

Hello to everyone. Last December, I purchased a 65' Marquis. It is significantly larger and different than our last boat, which was a 40 footer. Since a limited number of these 65's were manufactured between 2004 to 2008, I am interested in connecting with other owners of the same boat. We have already experienced multiple problems and have been able to solve many of them, but some are still unresolved. I do have questions about several issues. I'm happy to be a part of this forum, looking forward to making connections and finding and sharing some answers!

Does anyone know where the AB Switch for the coaxial cable is on a 65' Marquis? We want to use the air antenna on the hardtop to watch digital channels with our digital TV.

The Ventrifigo fridge has been awesome! Today when I opened the door, I saw the fridge temp at 40 and freezer at 27. I never saw it like this before, as it has been running at 34 and 8 above. The fan was running, door light came on too. I didn’t have time to stick around and check it in an hour, so I am going back tomorrow afternoon to see if it is back to cold. Perhaps a defrost mode? I am lost about this and also a tad upset as it has been running so so well. The light came on and off. I was able to move the thermostat and the fan would go on and off, so power is not an issue.

Experiencing water leaking down from the topside at bow level.
Leak is related to rain or sea water spray_can be fresh or salted depending on.
Not enough to activate bilge, about 2 gallons after a storm or a heavy sea navigation.
I did fully epoxy the chain locker because many paths where visible there but still water leaking from the bow…

Did you already experience that issue on a Carver 530?

The SIDESHIFTER bow thruster is a completed project. AAfter mounting it while on the hard, we waited until I had a weekend on teh water to wire it up. Hard to figure out where to place the girl batteries. They are BIG to form a 24V system. Anyway, on this 1994 390 CPMY I used the side hatch in teh forward berth. originally I was to put both there. However, bedside space issue, I wanted to distribute the weight better So one on the port side, one at the bow, near the chain locker. I fashioned a shelf for the port side, and used 5200 to glue the foot to the inner hull. Although solid, it made me feel better. Now, the forward one was a bit of a challenge. I needed to put it there, but also wanted access to the mounting holes, so this made for a funky platform, that rested against teh inner hull, (5200 used to prevent the movement) and fastened to the inner berth with stainless siding screws. Cable run was difficult, as it had to link the two batteries together, and also a 12V lead dedicated to the wireless unit.

I put a shelf in teh port hanging locker to accommodate the equipment and battery charger. I didn’t want this stuff in the bilge. `That involved running the cables through the chase I made. Also, when lengthening the 2 AWL cable that came with the Sideshifter. I used cable splicer. I ensured that teh splices were 4” apart lengthwise so they would not rub. ALL lugs and connections were double heat shrinked. Main control on helm, as I moved the fume detector. Charper required extension cables to charge both batteries. testing…..7 HP of brute power. The video was taken with 35MPG winds. the Sideshifter moved the bow against the dock effortlessly. Yes, easily a do it yourself project, as long as you follow directions! Now to put it to the test underway!

Anyone know a boat electrician in Chattanooga. I want to install an inverter.