Good afternoon Carver folks!

Any thoughts or recommendations as to brand of bilge paint to use? Also, would one suggest applying with brush, roller or both? Looking to do a little tidy up.

as the title says i want to purchase this boat listed locally on Craigslist.I wne to see it and these are the things i've noticed

1 a hole covered with white tape on the aft starboard of the boat up high where the word Carver sits .
2 Allot of water in the forward bulge area (he said it was because we got allot of rain)
3.a few creaking floors
4 Stairs going down the galley one was tilted a bit (not fLat as the others)
5 600 hours on both engines (not Bad)

there was a little water near the starboard side water inlet valve and i've attached a picture to show where the hole is

This boat was the cheapest price of the 2 i'm looking at and i don't want to pay for a survey for every boat i look at.

Hello Guys/Girls i'm thinking about picking up a Carver 3207 1988 Figured i'd join here to take a look around and ask a few questions.

Looking forward to having a place to give and get opinions. My hope is to add value to the forum. More important is my thoughts and prayers go out to our fellow boat owners on the east coast stay safe. 2003 Carver Sport Sedan - DBAY (Robert)

Hi all,,,My wife and I just purchased our first Carver Yacht, a 1994 370 aft cabin. We love the boat and are excited to get out on the bay next season.

Hi,, I'm looking for a spiral ladder from the swim platform to the back deck for the mid '90's 370 aft cabin, Hope to replace the existing flat ladder. Anyone have any suggestions as to where to locate one either new or used? Thanks,, Kevin

I am very lucky that I have the original documentation for my 94 CPMY. However, still a bit puzzled as to the winterization process. The book(s) say how many gallons of antifreeze to use, it is a ridiculous number! Mostly it states to dump somewhere in the neighborhood of 65 gallons of pink stuff into the storage tank and distribute to the different systems.Has anyone ever done this?:

Drain the water supply tank that is under the aft cabin bed

disconnect the tank water out line that goes to the pressure pump, use compressed air to allow the remaining water in the lines to be blown from the lines, opening all faucets one at a time to drain until spitting air.

disconnect and drain the water heater, use by pass hose if necessary, or connect the feed and supply lines together

take the pump supply line from the water storage tank and stick it into the gallon of pink antifreeze. Then turn on the pump and run each system as normal until the pure pink antifreeze comes out of each outlet.

Now, vacu flush toilets, flush each toilet using same procedure, until pink flows regularly into the bowl. Then dump and additional gallon or so through the toilet. Turn on waste pump until pink (well, brownish pink!) comes out the thru hull

dump pink stuff in each drain until it comes out the thru hull, and run shower drain pumps until pink stuff comes out

Dump a gallon of pink stuff into the outlet that is outside to hook pressurized marina water to, letting it flow to the storage tank

Open sea strainer to A/C and connect fresh water to A/C units and flush the salt water out. Then run units as I dump pink stuff into the feed lines until it is pumped out the thru hull.

Once at storage lot, open thru hull sea cocks and let any of the antifreeze back flow out through these devices.

Generator: Marina to winterize

Mercruiser Thirsty 7.4's: Marina to winterize

By using the above system, I believe that I will get any standing water out of the lines and also have the protection of pink non toxic. Also will be easier to purge than just dumping the pink stuff into the storage tank. I am also going to take the inspection plate cover off of the storage tank and let it dry out, so perhaps I can clean the crud from the inside. I will also dump some pink tuff into the bilge where any standing water has accumulated even though it will be all pumped out.

ANY suggestions, feedback or comments will be welcomed!

Tony

This is my first season on a '96 355 AC and have had issues with the AC. Most recently, the air conditioning unit in the aft birth keeps tripping the breaker on the panel when in the hearing mode. I've tried to find filters to clean, but can't find any. Accessing the back of the unit (where I believe the grill is) is impossible (facing the port hull). Am I missing something?
Thanks...
Bill Nugenr

I have a 4207 carver has anyone ever put varnish on the wood to make a brighter shine

I have an extra pair of 22" 4 blade props for a 1 3/8" shaft. Not used since their last tune up. $500 for the pair OBO. These have been sold. (I would remove the post but I cannot seem to do that)