We purchased a 2000 53’ Voyager in December of last year. The boat had sat for 2 years so we knew that there would be multiple projects.

We cannot seem to fix fuel issues created by the lack of use. We have fungus in our tanks and have tried many things to try and fix including fuel polishing , bio cide fuel additive, over 550 gallons of new diesel and we change the racor filters every eight hours.

Is there anyone who can give us guidance on what we need to do next?

Hello, we are new to purchasing a big boat. We are in the process of purchasing a 1989 Carver 3607. The boat looks nice.
From an aesthetic standpoint, it seems clean and in good shape (for a boat its age). We have had minimal contact with the owners and are working through the owner of the marina, who is doubling as the broker. The broker/marina owner seems trustworthy and we will likely keep the boat at that marina (so not like he will sell us a bad boat and we will never see him again). The boat was almost sold in August and had a survey. The purchaser backed out due to realizing how much it would cost him to move the boat to his home port (so we are told...seems like an odd reason to back out). We were able to get a copy of the survey from August 2020. There were more things on the survey than we expected. Some things we knew about but others we did not. Many seem like small things but my concern is that it might point to an owner who might not have taken care of things??? Below are the things wrong from the survey. Can you give me your opinion? Are these minor things not to worry about and just get fixed on our own? Or, should we run? Thank you for your thoughts.

Generator-not running due to low fuel (broker said he added fuel and it works fine)
Main salon a/c-not working, bad compressor (we knew this in advance)
Aft head not functioning, not fully installed (broker willing to put a new tank in)
Garmin 210-did not power up
Raytheon R10 – did not power up
No signaling devices (flares)
Extinguishers empty
No bell
Flame arrestors-serviceable but dirty
CO2 detectors out of date
Batteries not secured
No GFI’s on boat
Lower VHF is new but not fully installed
Shower hoses not functioning
Air filters/flame arrestors are dirty
Aft hvac drain is not connected for drain and filter is dirty
Holding tank needs commissioning
Large air bubble in compass globe
Foredeck reads 25% moisture and soundings are soft. (caulking was added around the windless to fix water going in)
Spot light illuminates but does not articulate
Latch is off forward sink hatch
Snug bolts holding radar arch in place
Stainless steel radar arch has been cut on port side, needs secure
Waste system not functional
Fuel gauge not working
Upper and lower port tach not working correctly
Upper wheel is lose
Horn does not work

Hello everyone... I'm new here and would like to know if anybody knows how to get wires up to the helm station from the engine compartment?

Just put the paperwork in on a 2003 460.
Engines have 895 hours. Generator has 750 hours.
Engines are Volvo TAMD75E 480hp.
Looking for any and all good info on the boat.
Real world fuel economy numbers at say 10 mph and approx 20 mph cruise.

Will be wanting to change out all the lights to LED.
Ice maker on bridge is cooling but not making ice. Would like to be able to use it if anyone has any suggestions. I am not sure if it is the water valve or the head unit.

Any other good info would be appreciated. I am sure I will have lots of questions once we close the deal.

Thanks,
Tony
Huntsville, AL

During cruise and while piloting from the Bridge of our 1984-85 Carver 28 Voyager my CO2 detector will often pick up a reading and begin sounding an alarm. We have twin Mercruisers (GM 350s) and they are operating normally and are well maintained (fluids, filters, etc.) We keep all the windows and doors and hatches closed so I am trying to figure out how fumes are getting into the Main Cabin. The area under the refrigerator is partially open to the Bilge Compartment, so this could be the culprit, although it appears to be designed to be open. Or, this opening could have been a 'modification' from a prior owner and a it should be completely sealed. I can't find any reference in our books and manuals. In the interim I placed some flexible foam insulation under refrigerator opening, but the problem persists. Also, I typically run our Blowers while underway. Has anyone had this problem and if so, found a remedy? Any ideas how we might tighten up the cabin to shut down the CO2? What about the area under the refrigerator - should is be partially open? We would like to continue to operate in cold weather (and pilot from inside the Cabin) but don't want to fall over from fumes during a Winter Cruise (plus, the beeping of the CO2 alarm is very loud, even from the Bridge).

I am a novice boater, so don't take my level of boat knowledge for granted. Fire away with any comments and suggestions. Thanks!

I have a 1995 Carver 325 aft cabin. Shore power 2 runs my 2 AC units and the pump. With both AC's running they draw about 22 amps and are trouble free. However, when there is a significant load put on shore power 1 (microwave, water heater, toaster etc.) this often causes the shore power 2 main breaker to trip.

When this happens the load on shore power 1 is not what I would consider to be excessive, typically pulling around 15 amps.

Any suggestions of what may be causing this or where to start troubleshooting would be greatly appreciated.

On a different thread, there was some discussion about whether or not 120VAC outlets could be mounted in an engine room.

I wanted to follow up on that, because my last boat had one (that was installed post-manufacturer) and I was just on a boat this past weekend (2015 470 Sea Ray) which also had one that was obviously manufacturer-installed.

I'm wondering what the exact language is? I have an older copy of the ABYC rules and don't see anything in there. I would expect it to be covered in section E-8.15, but the only thing I see there is about putting them in areas subject to "rain, spray or flooding" and if you need to do that it has to have a spring-loaded self-closing cover.

Is there more language in later versions of the ABYC standards?

Hi all from Rochester New York. , Just purchased a 1978 Voyager 28. Love it so far. I cant wait till spring to get her out on the water!

Our Santego has 2 batteries only for engines and house combined, with a separate battery mounted on the bridge for i presume the windlass (not in use when we took possession of her)

Given space limitations where have others added a house bank on this model of Carver?

Thanks for your suggestions.

Mark

Changed my generator filter last week. Found out it has no shutoff valve so I used a vice grip to squeeze the feed line shut while I replaced the filter. Worked fine but figured I should make this right by installing a small 3/8" ball valve since the line is marked as 3/8". Will install close to filter for easy access in the future.

Question, is there any need for something special for a valve? I assume this is fine with a couple of good hose clamps on each end?
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