1981 Carver 3607 Aft Cabin Cruiser, 35.5 ft 13 ft beam, upper and lower helm stations
Twin International V8 diesels 9.0 liter 225hp 2500 hours
New upholstery and curtains
8 new batteries, 5 house, 2 start, 1 generator
8KW Onan generator
Two heads Vacuflush, Master head has tub and shower
Aft stateroom with queen bed, forward cabin V berth
Galley down has full size refrigerator, elec stove, microwave, separate icemaker
New Lewmar windlass 100 ft chain, 5/8 rope rode
3 air conditioning units
8 ft dinghy with 4hp Yamaha outboard
Antique FL registration, Fed documented
$49999 OBO
386-569-6695

Has anyone out there with a 350 mariner changed their generator pump impeller and how did you do it??..started the job....it seems after looking at this yesterday they have the gen in backwards as the impeller access panel is at the aft where you can't see it, unless I am missing something here.... I am thinking mirrors etc for this one but I can't see how to get in there,...

Hi Everyone
I am new to this Forum
I am trying to upgrade the carpeting on my 444 Carver 2004 so I have a 2 part question
On the out side carpeting I am looking for something that is different and easily washable any suggestions of a website I can visit?
For the interior carpeting I am getting crazy quotes for labour only, like 80 hours of labour to remove in install. Is it that hard of a job? Can anyone please lead me down a path that would make sense.
Thanks
Warren

Any of you who frequent the south eastern area of Georgian Bay will be familiar with this channel. We shot this on our last trip out and I though it would be nice to share it. This is typical of where we boat an absolute masterpiece by mother nature.



Enjoy
Fraser

I have a 530 Voyager 2005 with the 530 QSM11 Cummins engines, it has the electronic engines controls.
This problem has me and the mechanics stumped, I even had the Cummins guys look at it.
The STBD engines stalls out usually once per run, most of the time when I turn it on to warm up it will stall out.
Here are the symptom's and what has been done.

The STBD engine stalls out usually when warming up. No error codes show up, I had Cummins replace the engine management unit just in case. Problem was not solved.

When stalling out when I turn the ignition on and off the "Engine Status Display" does not light up. Then engine turns over however it does not start. I have to turn off the Port engine also, then it seems to reset and the engine will start.
So basically unless I turn both off it will not re-start.
When the stall happens the RPM display start showing bad numbers, it bounces around from 0 to 200. Kind of goes nuts.

Symptom #2 - The 10amp fuse that powers the engine management unit has blown a couple of times now. Usually only under high load.

Symptom #3 - The RPM display on the fly bridge does not display the correct RPM sometimes, while the pilothouse still shows the correct data.

I have spend quite a bit of time checking wiring, nothing found so far. I have been told it might be a grounding issue or possibly the Sync circuit is no good.

Does anyone have an idea to point me in the right direction for trouble shooting.

Hans

Looks like the helm seat base has something under it, there are two black tabs that appear to have key slots.....cant find any keys to fit and no info in the Carver suitcase full of info.....can anybody fill me in here..as usual I always forget to get pictures of these things. ...Thanks

On Monday August 8th I headed out for a weeks vacation. My destinations were Middle Bass Island and Put In Bay both in the Lake Erie waters of Ohio. As with many trips my first stop was the fuel dock to top off my tanks. I pumped in $249 dollars of gas totaling just over 74 gallons of fuel.



The fuel price was down a bit from my previous trip a couple of weeks earlier. I departed the fuel dock at 10 AM headed down the channel and out onto Lake Erie.

I decided to try my run at hull speed. I throttled up to 1600 RPM and was making about 8 MPH. There were 25 MPH winds out of the northeast so the lake was a bit lumpy. I was battling 4' to 6' rollers on the lake off my forward port side. I really could not have run much faster even if I wanted to.



I don't think my cell phone pics do justice to just how rough it really was. It was definitely a lumpy ride but still enjoyable. I pretty much had to stand all the way as there was just to much back and forth motion to sit down.

Passing West Sister Island just about the half-way point to Middle Bass Island.



Running at 8 MPH I arrived at the entrance to Middle Bass Island State Park at 2:30 PM. A 4 1/2 hour trip. It sure was nice to finally be at my first destination. I called them on channel 69 and was told to go to dock 19. Since it was very windy and I was by myself I asked if I could have some assistance getting into my dock. They sent a person to assist me.



The marina office. This is really a very nice marina. The showers are air conditioned so it dosen't get to steamy in the shower room. I highly recommend if you are in the area that you give this marina a try.



My boat at the dock at MBI State Park.

Tuesday morning at 11 AM I departed MBI State Park and headed over to Put In Bay just a short distance away. I was looking forward to my visit there. I was last there August of 2010.



Put In Bay here I come. Headed towards PIB's harbor.



Viewing the Perry Peace Memorial Monument from inside the harbor on my way to the PIB docks. This monument stands as a memorial to those who perished in the Battle Of Lake Erie during the war of 1812. It also celebrates the 200+ years of peace between the USA and Canada.



After docking at the PIB docks being hungry I headed to the Little Galley for a burger and fries. This is a great place for a burger and fries.



Looking at the PIB docks from The Little Galley eating area.



Sunset at Put In Bay August 9th.

At 10:30 AM I headed out from PIB towards School House Bay to set up for one of our regatta contests the flying mile. I was serving as the Committee Boat for the event. On my way out of the harbor I picked up some seaweed in my props. I throttled back to idle and tried to shift into neutral. My starboard transmission shifted into neutral but the port transmission would not shift into neutral. I ran below into the cabin and managed to shift the port side transmission into the neutral position. When I went back topside I noticed that the boat was turning to starboard. The port transmission was still engaged. I then shifted the port transmission into reverse and it killed the engine. I restarted the engine and tried a couple more times to shift into neutral but to no avail. My port side transmission was stuck in forward. Well, I still had my duties to perform so I throttled up both engines and headed out to set up for the flying mile. I ran out to my position and dropped anchor to await those boats that were going to run in the event.

The Flying Mile event is where boats throttle up to WOT and make a run towards the committee boat. I have a radar gun to take readings of the top end speed of each boat. There are several classes of boats and flags are awarded to the winners in each class. All in all 16 boats participated over two days. The fastest boat was a small offshore that ran a 50 MPH top end speed.

On Thursday I ran in the event as my partner took the radar gun from me and I made a run towards his boat. I ran a 25 MPH run at WOT. That pretty much matched the top end speed when I had my sea trial of the boat last year. It is the top speed that my boat will run. I took a 1st place flag in my class for the event. Good thing my transmission was stuck in forward and not reverse.



My view from where I was set up for the Flying Mile contest. It was a hot and hazy day and the lake was calm.



Looking at A Dock as it was filled with participants from the regatta.



Sunset August 10th at Put In Bay.



Sunset August 12th. It had been a wet and stormy day and this is just after the last thunderstorm had passed by.

On Thursday afternoon my AC decided to stop working. After checking the system I determined that the seawater pump to the AC unit had ceased working. The unit was installed in 1996 according to the paperwork that came with the boat. I guess 20 years service is pretty good. I will be purchasing a new seawater pump this week and plan to do the install myself.

Sunday morning August 14th the regatta was coming to an end so it was time to head for home.



Good bye Put In Bay, hope to see you again next year.

I was glad that my tranny was stuck in forward. I decided to use both engines to head for home. Once clear of the harbor at PIB I throttled up to 2600 RPM. That gave me a running speed of 14 MPH. From the sounds the boat made this may very well be my boats sweet spot. Everything ran very well and everything seemed to be in sync. My fuel usage seemed very good. I believe that at that setting I was staying out of the secondaries of my 4 bbl carbs and fuel usage seemed to back that up. Crossing over at hull speed I used just under 1/4 tank. By the time I got back to Bolles Harbor I had used just over 1/2 tank.



Heading home across Lake Erie. The conditions were ideal. Waves were less than a foot and the boat ran well.

I had decided that I was not going to try to get into my dock at my marina on one engine. I have to make 3 90* turns to get into my slip. When I got close to Bolles Harbor I called Tow Boat US on my cell phone and explained my situation to the person that answered. They said they would meet me outside the harbor entrance and tow me into the marina.

When I arrived at the entrance to Bolles Harbor the tow boat was waiting for me. He hooked himself up on my starboard side and towed me into the harbor. I called Trouts, my marina and explained my situation. They assigned me to an outside dock so the tow boat would only have to make 1 90* turn to get me into the slip.

Several of the boaters at the marina saw me being towed in and they walked over to the slip to assist me and the tow boat operator to get me into the slip. I have to say that the money I paid for the unlimited towing with Boat US was well worth the money spent.

All in all it was a great vacation and I had a lot of fun even though it was tempered by the transmission problem. I most likely will wait until next year to have the transmission fixed. My daughters wedding is next month and all the money I have saved over the last year is budgeted for the wedding.

I do plan to have it looked at and a rough estimate made. Perhaps it is a minor problem that I could have fixed yet this season. If not I will fix the A/C problem and use the boat as a dockominium for the rest of the season. For the record I did open the engine compartment hatch when the tranny problem first started to check the linkage. I shifted the transmission into forward and reverse and the lever on the transmission did shift both directions. I am then assuming that the problem is internal.

I wonder how many boat bucks it will take to fix the issue. On the bright side she did bring me home. And, I did have a great time so in the grand scheme of things that is good.

My 3007 has an after market reverse cycle AC/heat system installed. The unit is a 16000 BTU unit. Last week while on my vacation the water pump for the AC/heat unit died. What little information I have found online seems to lean towards a 500 GPH pump.

There are at least 2 choices for me. I can purchase and install a 250 GPH pump or a 500 GPH pump. I do not know what size is in there now as I have not had the chance to pull the old pump out. I kind of prefer to get the new one and then pull the old one and install the new unit. There is not a lot of room down there to work so I really only want to get in there once.

Should I purchase the 500 GPH pump or the 250 GPH pump for my AC unit. Looking at my inlet/outlet size that also seems to recommend the larger pump. Price wise there is about a $60 difference between pumps.

Our new-to-us 1998 Carver 445 Aft Cabin (gas Crusaders) is being transported to us next week, by the weekend it should be in our slip. Has a few mechanical things to fix and clean up, but it's in generally good condition and our detailing crew (my wife owns a boat detailing business) will be busy beavers making it sparkle!

Vol Navy, here we come!

I have a rebuilt Kohler 7.3E generator that will start up without issue, but will only run for 10 seconds and shut off. So far here are the things that have been done to it in the past 2 weeks and have not fixed the problem. Can anyone give me some ideas as to what I can try next?

New fuel pump
new fuel lines
new fuel filter
new impeller
new sleeve