We have a 1987 3207 and the upper helm storage box/bench seat is starting to rot out. The hinged lid has nothing to screw into anymore. The original box appears to be made of some kind of melamine coated board with teak? covering the corner joints. I'd like to use some kind of man made material to rebuild the box, strong enough to sit two adults on and with enough mass to hold screws for the hinged lid. Any suggestions?

Hey all,
My 4207 has a raised platform between the twin beds in the V birth, anyone know the purpose for this platform? Maybe I could score some more storage if the purpose was origianlly for an option that was not installed on mine

How many of you guys have had seemingly simple jobs turn into major projects.

Just this week I had to remove the battery trays from the plywood panel in the bilge to fit the new battery box I made, out of 16 screws there were 15 the right size and one an inch longer which led to removing the plywood to see if long screw had penetrated the hull ( barely touched it ), but this uncovered another problem, the panel was held in place by screws into the stringers with no caulking ( oh good).I will make a new panel now and seal the screws.

Next job, replace macerator pump on toilet....I removed it in the fall and was not thinking clearly at the time, so had cut the wires to the pump motor( no connectors ), the positive took off into the abyss under the head floor like a guitar string ( previous repair ????). Could not find wire with camera so removed the head ( refit at home where it is warm) and then had to lift the floor under the raised head floor to get the wire back, and as I thought it was cut too short and was tight. Sometimes simple aint....rant over...

Last season and part of the prior season after I purchased my Carver I was berthed at Trouts Yacht Basin in Bolles Harbor (Monroe MI.) Trouts is a first class family run marina and I totally enjoyed my time there. I summer docked there last year without any problems. Last year I winter stored at another marina because I had rack stored my previous boats there from 1996 through 2011. They were also a bit less expensive on their storage and winterization expenses. Like many people I like to save a dollar whenever I can.

Last January 2016 I received an invoice from Trouts. I immediately sent in my check paying for my 2016 season dockage. Nothing was said and I figured that the same process would work for this coming season. Last season my port side transmission broke down. I asked Trouts if they could work on it. They did not seem like they were interested in the repair. That meant that I would have to find a transmission repair guy and winter store at another facility.

Fast forward to this year. January comes and goes and I did not receive an invoice for my 2017 seasonal dockage. By mid February I was beginning to get concerned so I called them. I got their voice mail or answering machine. I left a message inquiring about my missing invoice.

Fast forward to yesterday. I decided, since they had not gotten back to me to drive there and inquire about my invoice and summer dockage. I get there and I look up the owner and make my inquiry. He told me that he thought that I was not interested in returning. I am not sure where he came to that conclusion. He did imply that my not winter storing there was part of the reason he did not send out an invoice. He then said that he has already rented out the slip I was in for the season and that the new customer was going to winter there, at least that is what he implied.

Now, I know for a fact that I am not the only customer there who winter stores at other marinas. I wonder if any of them got the boot too. I have one good friend who summers there and he stores every winter elsewhere and he was invoiced and will be there again this season. I kind of wonder why I got the boot. I caused no problems and enjoyed my time there.

If they did not want me back I would have appreciated either a letter or phone call stating that they were going to rent my slip out to another customer. Oh well.

Once I was told I was not returning I went to my dock and removed all my pre-fixed dock lines. I was not going to leave them for the new customer. I will also be renting a truck so I can move my dockbox to my new marina. I'm not leaving that there either.

On my drive home I decided to stop at some marinas to check out dock availability. I stopped at Lakepoint Marina on the Huron River in South Rockwood MI. They have an OK marina and really low rates. The problem there is it's a slow winding channel out to Lake Erie and I decided not to try there.

Next I stopped at Humbug Marina where I am currently stored and they fixed my transmission. They were double Lakepoints rates but are a nice marina. They have docks on the Detroit River and the canal coming off the river. The inside docks were really pricey for me. The docks out on the Detroit River are OK but when winds are out of the right direction it can get pretty rough in those docks. Part of the problem is that the seawall is missing in many areas there. I decided to pass there too.

I left Humbug and driving by Gibraltar Boat Yard I thought that I would stop. They generally are full and sometimes have a waiting list to get in. I spoke with the marina manager and he said he has two slips open. He showed me on the marina map where they were. I walked over to check them out. One of the slips was out at the end of one of the finger docks. There is wide and easy ingress and egress to this slip. I decided I would take it. I walked back to the office and told the manager I wanted that slip and I would be back either today or Saturday to pay for it. I plan to drop off a check later today and pay for the slip. This is a very nice marina too and the nice thing is it is a protected harbor. No matter how rough and windy it is out on the lake and river it will be nice and calm there.

Bolles Harbor is a protected harbor too and I wanted to find another protected marina for my boat. The price for my summer dockage is $1675, that's a bit more than the $1200 I paid last season at Trouts. Also, I will be a lot closer to my boat. Trouts was a 25 mile drive from home. I will find out later today the driving distance to GBY. It will be a lot closer and that's not a bad thing.

Here is a link to Gibraltar Boat Yard: http://gbymi.com/

It is a full service facility and I think I am going to be happy there.

Got rid of 20ft HydroStream Blue Printed 2.4 Bridgeport 110hp nitrous wanting to replace it with a Aft Cabin Carver, thinking about a 3207 or 32ft aft cabin.
Got on here to find best option I understand some Carvers have Dual Hulls ( trawler at 7-8 knots planning at 25 )
Hope to be proud owner of a Carver soon.

My water pressure pump comes on every 15 minutes for 3 to 4 seconds. I observed that the water tanks went down an inch in a 4 hour period. I have a leak in the system. But no noticeable leaks around the sinks, tub, shower and toilets. What is the best way to detect where the leak is without TEARING THE BOAT APART TO get at the joints in the plumbing fixtures ???

Hi everyone. Own a 36 carver 1990 aft cabin docked in Marina Del Rey

I recently purchased a 2001 444 CPMY. I want to put a davit system on swim platform to hold a 300 pound rib. Has anyone any ideas? Has anyone removed locker mounted on platform to make more room?

Thanks

Its getting close to launch so I figured I better get off my butt and get my outdrives done. Never worked on them before so it should be interesting. Replacing gimble bearings and u joints, bellows, shift cables and water pumps. Should b good to go after that. The previous owner had her for 10 years and did no maintenance what so ever. Well hope everyone has a safe and enjoyable boating season.

Hello, im the new proud owner of a 1984 32 ft money pit.
Actually she is in pretty good shape , normal wear snd tear, motors, steering etc...hope there are some old school knowledge hrre