Hi I am a new member from New Zealand with a Carver 450 Voyager

Anyone have info or an opinion on dripless shafts? My boat is a 1996 355 with 1 3/8 ' Shafts. thx. csdaman2

Hello, all. I own a 1994 Carver 350 Aft and am having trouble finding a replacement letter. Recently, the letter "C" has fallen off, so boat now says "_ARVER". I've called Carver, Great Lakes Skipper, and several salvage yards and they do not have them. Any help would be appreciated. I do not mind purchasing the whole word "CARVER" if I have to. Thank you.
-Ken

twin 305's, 230 hp on 28' voyager. What is a good cruising rpm? Engines have 1550 hrs.

I can't stop water from entering the aft deck through the bottom of the glass doors one port, one starboard leading to the side walkways
I have changed the trim at the bottom of the glass doors and every time it rains or the boat washing people spray water on them they leak
This is killing me help please
Dave

Looking for some information.
I am looking at buying a 406 and understand is has some serious blister issues.
Is this an inherent problem with this model?
Or there other Carvers with similar issues?
How much of a repair is this problem?
Thanks

See Craiglist ad for pics. https://seattle.craigslist.org/sno/boa/6283328851.html

Clean and well maintained documented 1991 43' Carver 430 CPMY $139,995. 48' LOA. Two staterooms; one forward and one aft, two heads with large showers, electric toilets, new lighting and faucets. Salon has L shape couch with twin size fold out bed and leather recliner. Dinette sleeps two and has new upholstery. New blinds, carpeting and hull liner throughout. Prime 50' transferable slip at Port of Everett south marina. Email mike@scanlanmarineservices.com.

Twin 315 hp Cummins with 1400 hours
Cruise speed 14 knots, top speed 22 knots
8 kw generator
3000 watt Heart inverter
Diesel hydronic heat 3 zone
Furuno Radar
Garmin GPS
Garmin Auto Pilot
VHF Radio
New horns
Two 8" Ritchie compasses
New Pioneer Bluetooth stereo
New Vitrifrigo 8.1 cu ft refrigerator/freezer
New galley faucet with pullout spray
U-Line Ice Maker and ac/dc Norcold refrigerator on sun deck
Windlass with 300' chain
New zincs November 2016
Survey completed November 2016, showed value well above average. Numerous upgrades since.
Fully enclosed fly bridge and sundeck with heat and carpeting
All new safety equipment; fire extinguishers, flares, Co2 detectors, life vests, etc.
Sound system wired throughout boat and fly bridge with two amplifiers and Bose speakers
750 lb electric davit system
11' Achilles RIB dinghy with 15 hp Mercury outboard

We will be docked outside of Neyland Stadium over the coming weekend for Vol Navy. Having never done this before, what is the standard time most of you will let your boat sit without running the generator? We will not be on the boat for the entire 5 days. We will be there from Wednesday to Sunday. We have a 2005 Carver 56 Voyager.

I have a 93 300 aft cabin and for the life of me I an so puzzled on where to find the spare battery location! I want to switch them out and also get them set up for solar panels but they are hiding. The manual doesn't even discuss where they may be. On my switchboard there are two spare battery switches but they are hiding. Any help locating in the vessel would be helpful!

I am still learning the idiosyncrasies of my 3007 Aft Cabin Carver. In many ways boats are like people. Each one has its own personality.

My last boat also a 30 footer was a 1999 Bayliner 3055 Ciera. Over the 12 years I owned that boat I came to know everything about how it handles, how much fuel it used. I learned how to maximize fuel economy. I even got to the point by looking at the fuel gauge just how much fuel it would take to fill the tank.

Comparisons between the two boats. My Ciera was 32' 2" overall with a beam of 11'. The Carver is 34' 0" overall with a beam of 11' 4". The biggest surprise was the weight of the two boats. The Bayliner weighed in a 11,741 lbs dry. The Carver a larger boat overall weighs in at 10,500 lbs dry. I was really surprised by that stat.

The Bayliner carried 150 gallons of fuel the Carver 172. The Bayliner 35 gallons of water, the Carver 92. Both have 30 gallon holding tanks. The Bayliner was powered by twin 5.7 Mercruisers mated to Bravo II drives turning 17 1/2" dia 23 pitch stainless steel props. The Carver twin 5.7 270 Crusaders turning twin 18" dia 18 pitch 4 blade props.

One thing I kind of knew but discovered is that I/O's are much more fuel efficient than inboards. With my Bayliner and its 150 gallon tank a trip to Put in Bay and back took just over a half tank. With the Carver and its 172 gallons twin 86 gallon tanks I use just under 3/4 tank of fuel for the same trip.

I am still trying to find the Carvers sweet spot. My first trip to Put in Bay I cruised at 3200 RPM there and back and came home with 1/8th tank showing. This last time I ran at 3000 RPM and came home just under 1/4 tank so it looks like that throttle setting is better. Running conditions were the same for both trips. Waves under a foot and light winds.

My last trip to get gas at Detroit Beach Boat Club I ran back to my marina at 3200 RPM using 1/8th of a tank. Yesterday I ran back at 1400 RPM and the fuel gauge barely moved. I think that 1400 may very well be my hull speed. I will experiment more probably next season. I wonder if 2800 or 2900 will give me better fuel economy or will that be to low a throttle setting.

Anyway like with all boats it is a learning experience and I am still learning my Carver and its characteristics.

I am open to your thoughts and comments.