I have a 350 Carver Mariner and am considering adding a couple of speakers in the back of the steps to the bridge. Has anyone done this or have a better solution?

All - We are prepping our 3607 aft cabin for a spring move. The bimini structure is down ,electroncs removed. I am now looking at removing the steering wheel. Any suggestions ? If you look in the 2 pictures there are 4 bolts holding it on so it seems obvious but I don't want to be cleaning up hydraulic fluid .

There are several hatches in the Master stateroom on our 560 Carver Voyager. The small hatch at the foot of the bed collects water. I have been unable to detect where it is coming from. I stopped up entry holes on either side. Any ideas? Thanks

Is anyone interested in an after market swim platform that came off a 2002 Crownline? It is an extended version. Was removed from a hull that was rotted. Not really shippable so it would take a trip to Green Bay WI to pick it up. The guy that has it would take any offer to get rid of it. If interested, just say so, and I will get measurements. I believe the beam on the boat was 10' 4". er

Marina Stories

No kidding there we were...

We had a 1988 Catalina C 25 sailboat that we kept at marina in a land locked 5,000 acre lake. The wife and I would stay and we'd have 3 kids and Butch the Cockapoo aboard for the weekend. I bought a 5 hp Briggs and Stratton air cooled outboard which lasted 3 seasons. She started right up and did things that 5 hp outboards are supposed to do, until she started just falling apart. So, I pulled the 1977 Johnson 15 hp outboard out of the shed. I used to call that 15 hp, old unreliable" for the many times, it would just die on me or wouldn't start. I installed the electic start on it this time, and she worked like a champ. 15 horsepower was fine in the C25, I could tear around the lake pretty good with it. Then it needed some service work. The shop there at the marina sent their guy and his boat with a hoist to service it.

After he took it off my boat and got it on his, his assistant motored away, and the mechanic, Marty was his name, began walking back to the marina office and as he went by another boat owner, who rented a slip there a few years longer than us, he went, "cha-ching!" My knees may be bad, but my hearing is pretty good.

That wasn't the only issue there, but when we pulled the boat out for the season, we told them we weren't getting winter storage or renting next year. The wife went by Marty and said "cha-ching!" as we left.

They lost their lease a couple years ago.

I just bought a 1999 Carver 530 Voyager and am new to this forum. The forward bilge pump discharge hose is brittle and broken, therefore the pump just recirculates the water in the bilge. Access to the hose, which is too brittle to clamp a splice to, is impossible without cutting a hole underneath the drawer at the foot of the master stateroom bed. I did that but the hose is obviously shot and needs to be replaced for it's entire length. Therein lies the problem. It can't be pulled out and I tried running an electrician's wire snake through but it only goes 4-5' before hitting a snag, probably a bend in the line. Has anyone encountered this and found a way to replace that hose? The easiest would be to connect it to the grey water system but I called the factory and they said that wasn't a good idea.
Thanks, Chris

Does anyone have any advice on how to reseal the front porthole windows on a 2002 564 CPMY? They keep leaking when we are underway and i am concerned that we cant just continue to try and tighten the screws on the window clamps to fix this.

Any DIY guides on this?

Thanks,
~ Mike

Hello all!

We have a 2002 564 CPMY and it has the Malber washer and dryer. The tub on the washer doesnt seem to engage and the prior owner (we bought the boat just a few months ago) said that they never used the washer. So, i am not sure if these are easier to repair or replace and was wondering if anyone else had this same issue before?

Thanks
~ Mike

Hello everyone!

My wife and I are the very proud owners of a 2002 564 CPMY on our local lake outside of Atlanta. We bought the boat this past October and it is in exquisite condition!

I do have some questions, but i will post those on a different thread. Just wanted to introduce ourselves and see if anyone has any useful advice on this particular model on things to watch out for.

Thanks for all of the future help!
~ Mike

1988, 3807. Starboard fuel tank was replace in 2012, way before I bought it. Port fuel tank (both aluminum by the way) is original. I wonder if one gave up the ghost, why not replace them both. Now, I am waiting on that other shoe to drop. It appears fine, of course I can’t see the bottom where corrosion would occur. What would you guys do? Don’t fix it, if it’s not broken? Go ahead and drain it an pull it? By the way, our marina is at a state park. No mechanics and we have to travel through a lock then about 20 miles to a service marina. Any work done, will have to be done by myself and first mate. Thanks in advance, Vic