Hello Carver Owners
I am not the owner, but the Caretaker/Babysitter of an exceptional Carver 57 Voyager currently located in Miami, FL. Her current owner is purchasing a Marquis 65. I thought I would give current Carver owners a heads-up on the availability of this one.

DA CHEZE is a 2003 model with the factory hardtop and the preferred 635hp CUMMINS QSM11 engines with 1120 original hours. She was an all fresh water Lake Michigan boat until October 2017. Since then, she has enjoyed the best of professional care and has been consistently upgraded.

Updates include:
Complete New GARMIN Integrated electronics package in November 2020 including Radar/GPS and a New SIMRAD Auto Pilot.
New complete Isenglass Bridge Enclosure 2021
Complete 1000 hour Cummins factory service interval 2021
New Port Engine Turbo kit in 2021
New Starboard Engine Turbo kit in 2019
New Cruisair/Dometic 23,000BTU AC Compressor and salon air handler in 2019
New U-Line Galley Refrigerator 2019
New EQUATOR Washing machine 2020
New 65" SAMSUNG 4K TV in the salon 2021
Fresh bottom paint November 2021

She is unquestionably one of the nicest, cleanest, most updated 57 Carvers out there.

Marquipt 8 step boarding ladder for sale, $1,200

24" wide steps (26" wide overall), 7 ft long folded down

Teak tread inlays, wheels at the bottom to roll on the dock, no handrail

Located in NC -- cash & carry! PM me if interested

Hi everyone,
Thanks in advance for any advice.
I'm considering the purchase of a 1993 Carver 350 powered with dual Volvos TAMD 41B with 210 hp. They appear to have been very well maintained. I see on the 370's they went up to 315 hp. Do you think these engines are enough power for this boat? Much thanks,
Lynnie

Okay 41 CMY owners. I would like to see a picture of someone's aft cockpit below decks with a stern thruster, please. I am talking to some service folks about installing a stern thruster and there doesn't appear to be enough room with the tubing, steering gear, and auxiliary fuel tanks. Any ideas? Please help.

I am looking to replace the "zipper piling" in the window tracks on my 1994 Mariner 330. Does anyone know the size to order?

Hi -
I've got a 1977 carver santa cruz 2566 and when I plug in the water heater (which heats the water), my fresh water pump seems to pulsate and not run steady. This happens only when I plug the hot water heater in. My lines are clear without kinks, and the hoses that run from the water heater to the engine are not in use. (so no heating of the water using the engine which is a 351 Windsor)

Any ideas?

Cheers
Steve

Hello all, I have a 2001 Mariner 350. It has 2 main batteries and 1 battery for the generator.
Recently the engines would not turn over so I replaced both the main batteries. When I went back to the boat 2 weeks later, those batteries were almost dead. The boat is in a wet slip with dual 30 amp power.
So i checked the battery charger and it appears it's only charging the Genset battery. The charger is a Mastervolt 12/3-40. I can check each bank and it shows that the main battery is low. (Shows a series of light bars and while the genset battery shows 3 yellow bars which is good, the main batteries show 1 red bar not so good)
Is it possible that the charger has failed?
I checked all the wiring and nothing loose or corroded. Checked with a volt meter and it seems like its only putting out a reduced voltage (7 volts or less). Maybe swap wires from genset to main and see what it does?
I am thinking I will have to replace the charger as I am not sure how to further test and / or fix this issue.
Any ideas?

In light of the closing of Carver Yacht's in July of 2021, what are your thoughts on the market value of our Carvers? I'm considering selling mine as it will likely become more and more difficult to get parts and potential buyers may shy away. What do you all think? Don't get me wrong, I love my Carver but the writing is on the wall.

Have been using Noflex Digester for a few years now and must admit it works very well for not only controlling holding tank odours but also cleaning the tank and lines. Only drawback is it is rather spendy and difficult to find however ordering on the web has simplified things except for those delivery costs which add even more to the product. https://marinesan.com/noflex-digestor/

Been comparing and reading quite a bit since haul out last fall. Just do some searching for sodium percarbonate and noflex. The active ingredient is Noflex is 80% sodium percarbonate which is an oxidizing agent. Have come across multiple post claiming percarbonate works the same as Noflex however before I say it does I will need a trial season on the water. Probably will work better as I wont be so skimpy on using it any more. Here are a few links discussing the subject. Read between the lines, use your own judgement.

https://www.trawlerforum.com/forums/s31 ... 51219.html

https://www.trawlerforum.com/forums/s31 ... 46357.html

Ordered a 5 gallon pail (40lbs) of the stuff on ebay for $100 delivered to a US address. Advertised as 99% pure. This is a huge savings, about 10x less as those Noflex bottles are only 1lb of product at about $30 each. May even try diluting it with baking soda to the tune of 20%. Got enough product for the rest of my life I believe. https://www.ebay.com/itm/174910196252

Hello Everyone, purchased a 350 Aft but can't drive it home until spring. It's in a slip 5 hrs away by car, so can only guess what the height of the bow will be when beached? Looking at beach ladders that are bow mounted. But need info if someone has installed one. To me it looks like I will need between a 8 to 10 step unit?? We spend alot of time beached. Thanks Dennis