Well I took the plunge and got the boat I've always wanted. Surveyed great, very little work to do other than typical things like getting serviced...maybe new belts hoses and coolant on the gen set. Just hoping with 1300 hours the engines last a few years without needing Overhaul.

I know the sofa and dinette cushions are not perfect....does anyone know the dimensions for the sofa so I can get a new one?

Also, for boat lettering/decal....What is the dimensions on the transom?? How would I remove old boat name???

I haven't picked up boat yet...it's inCleveland, and I'm in Chicago...going to haul it out next week....

Hey guys, I'm trying to become a Carver owner. Put an offer in on a nice 430 Carver CMY with cummins 6BT's . We really like the layout and this boat is very clean for the year with some nice upgrades. During the engine survey they noted (and I saw as well) an "alarming" amount of blowby coming out of the starboard engine. It ran fine but did get pretty hot, noted 220 deg at WOT. Oil samples came back with 633 parts iron on that engine listed as critical. The mechanic says the blowby combined with what would be high cylinder wear tells him the engine needs to be replaced.

The seller was quick acknowledge and is willing to deal. The brokers first offer is to split a new engine at estimated 30k.

I'm considering the boat still but my question to you guys is how hard is it to get engines out of these? The mechanic said sometimes they have to take out a window to get them out. Just wondering how much of the boat has to come apart to help me decide if its worth going this route and having the engine replaced.

Thanks for any info.

Well, partial rewire. While troubleshooting a spotlight issue, I decided to finally tackle some of this and clean up some wiring. I thought I had a "before" picture, but I can't find it. Just imagine a bit of a rat's nest of wire.

First, I had to make a mounting board. Under the helm there really is no where to mount anything except a small 3/4" x 3/4" blocking at the top and a 2.5" band at the bottom. So I had some old marine teak plywood and made a mounting board:


Getting it in behind all the existing wiring was a chore, but I got it in. You can see the old terminal strips which are just push-on connectors. That was the standard back then. They were screwed into the top but I had to remove them to mount the board. They get corroded after a while and develop some resistance so you have to periodically clean them off if you want them to work correctly. You can also see the tach syncronizer hanging. It was also mounted up near the top but since there wasn't a big enough surface it was just kind of hanging diagonally.


Here are the new terminal blocks with some of the wiring going in. Most of the stuff has their own fuses inline. I had to add a couple more. I had thought about putting in a fuse block like I did in the lower station (different thread for that) but I wanted it to be accessible without having to unscrew a panel. This will be a huge upgrade over the push-on terminal blocks.


In this process I found out that the spotlight was never actually feeding from the spotlight breaker provided on the main panel. The breaker was there and all the wiring provided by Carver, but whoever installed the spotlight just tapped into the bridge feed (there's a 25A breaker and feed for the bridge and a different one for the lower station). I was able to wire it in correctly so now that's on it's own breaker like it should be.

My starboard side windscreen to a 3007 aft cabin fly bridge was damaged in haul out. looking for a replacement or someone to build a new one
Pat

Hi guys! After the boat went on the hard, I looked around and found a
very slight looseness on my startboard prop. Just a readjustment? I did get stuck on a sand bar during
the summer, but tested it after wards and there was no vibration.

Hello, new member here!

Not new to boat ownership (owned a 1978 C&C 29 sailboat for a few years) but new to power boats and just finalizing the purchase of a 1990 Montego 2557. According to the listing, the engine is a Volvo Penta 570, so I`m assuming that is the Volvo AQ271 dual prop that was an option according to the owners manual I found - there were 6 engine options so it is hard to figure out what I am getting!

Boat is in great shape from what I can tell - anything in particular I should look out for with these boats? Anything I should keep an eye on while owning it?

Thanks!

Today, having to deal with some very dense fog, the captain and I used our 2006 Carver 36MY horns more times, then all of the past year.

The third sounding, failed to make any noise. We were short on time returning our guests back home, so we'll have to revisit an evaluate. First, verify we have power to the switch, then power to the horns, then...?I

Anyone have their horns fail like this? I'm assuming 14yrs is a good run, so what is the best value/performance for another 14yrs?

Suggestions appreciated

Cliff & Beth Mathison
The Condo
Renton Wa

Hello all, I have an issue of not being able to use the aux tank on my Carver. I have tried both engines on it and both stall out shortly after switching from their dedicated saddle tanks to the aux tank. The issue first arose on a longer trip this year. I was completely fueled up on all 3 tanks and running the aux tank for about 3 hours straight, no issues. We stopped and anchored for about 2 hours then continued on. About 30 minutes later both engines stalled and would not start until I switched to their respective saddle tanks. Since then I have not be able to run either engine off the the aux tank. Every time I try they stall after switching from saddle to aux. help is greatly appreciated!

This unit fits the D4,D6 and D9. Corresponds to Volvo # 3584145

I have been using the Mann LC 5001X filter which is an exact replacement for the Volvo unit except it costs $29US as opposed to $90US. There is no difference whatsoever between the original and the Mann and I am convinced they are produced in the same factory.

That being said I will installing my last complete set of filters for my D6 engines and started looking for next years change, Came across this which is ridiculously priced in comparison. Advertised as a direct replacement for the Mann unit I know works perfectly. At that price I Will be ordering 8 to keep me going for 4 years.

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/4000346062811.html

I have to replace my port engine fuel pump and the outlet inverted flare fitting is damaged. The male threaded part sheared off while tightening in the fuel pump. I have looked in numerous crusader part list manuals and no reference to this fitting. Does any one know where I can find this fitting part number or better yet.......where I can purchase