I get no water from any of the faucets when turned on. I had ran out of water when anchored, faucet was left on, so water only came out in spurts. Tried to add water via ski boat shower, but not enough. When tried to turn on faucet, water came out but for not long and soon started to spurt. Filled tank back at dock, but nothing came out at all, not even sputtering. Not sure if burned out pump, clogged filters or something else. Any ideas.

The journey begins.

Quite a stressful day yesterday as they disassembled the boat for transportation. I had no idea how this was done so it may interest others. Check out the link in my Signature for pictures as things progressed. About a 1 1/2hr ride to it final assembly destination happening as I type this.

Only real work I have been able to do so far this year is buff/wax the hull and a fresh coat of anti fouling. The rest of the year will be a labor of love and getting accustomed to everything.

Struggling with adding a link to my signature so this should be fine for now. https://midnightsun.smugmug.com/Midnigh ... /i-mjhDfpg

I posted this question a couple of years ago without any clear information on the use of other brands:

"Has anyone used any props other than the ZF's on a 560? I am being told the Acme or Veem prop should be much superior to the ZF."

I am still interested in new props but cant find anyone who has used anything but ZF's which have extraordinary long lead times.

Thanks.

I have a 32' carver voyager 1978. My ac was working, when I came back and hr later it was not. No water coming out, the circulation pump is good. I had marina test it. There is power to the unit but no power from box on unit to the compressor. Please help. Thank you. Dan

My 36 mariner has brown stains on the outboard headliner sections. We worked on them last year and lightened them up greatly but they seem to have returned. Any thoughts on removal/elimination?
One suggestion was white shoe polish.
Not sure if I could find replacement headliner fabric that would match.

The boat club I am a member of is spending the weekend at Maumee Bay State Park in Oregon Ohio near Toledo. Being that I work on Friday I decided to head there on Saturday. Other than launch day this is my first time leaving the dock this season. After spending about $3800 on the boat so far this year I thought it was time to get some usage.

It was a beautiful day although a bit windy. I did have some help getting her out from the dock. I backed away from my dock about 2:45 PM. I motored out into the channel and towards Lake Erie. Once out on the lake I throttled up to 3200 RPM. The boat came up on plane and I was running about 19 MPH according to my new GPS. My destination was about 13 miles away across Maumee Bay.

This was my first time going to that particular marina. I had to motor a curved route to avoid some shallow rocky areas. I pulled into Maumee Bay Marina at 3:25 PM about a 40 minute trip. The detailing on the new Garmin GPS is awesome and quite full of information. It allowed me to run a route avoiding areas I needed to stay away from.

The more time I spend with this boat the more I like it. I do miss the higher cruising speed of my Bayliner but the view from the flybridge makes up for the slower cruising speed. I do not hear any engine noise only the sound of the exhaust. Its quiet enough for me to actually hear my VHF radio.

I docked with assistance from the dock people in slip 9 at the marina. Several members of the club were surprised to see me as they did not know I was coming. Of course several of them wanted to see the boat. I took time to give each of them a tour. We have several different boat brands represented in our club from Bayliners and Sea Rays, Carvers and RInkers, Tiaras and Ocean Yachts. Everyone gave me the thumbs up on my Carver and they all were impressed with the room and storage available on a 30" boat. It was a boat club function that was one of our food functions that we have during the season. In other words dinner was on the club. Maumee Bay State Park marina charged me $6.00 for 4 hours which I thought to be a very reasonable fee.

At 7:25 PM I pulled away from the dock and headed back out into the lake. Even though there was a breeze the wave height on the lake was less than a foot. Because we are at the start of our annual mayfly hatch I wanted to be back in my dock before it got dark. I experimented with a couple of throttle settings. 2000 RPM gave me just under 10 MPH. Noting the time I throttled back up to 3200 RPM so I could get back home before the sun set.

I made it back to the entrance to Bolles Harbor and throttled down as I entered the harbor. I slowly motored towards my dock. The wind was still blowing out of the east and away from my dock. I'm thinking this is going to be a bit challenging. Suddenly as I neared my dock the winds died off completely so I looked like a pro as I pivoted into my dock. As I was tying my lines to secure the boat the winds started blowing again harder than before. The boating gods must have been looking down at me and made it easier for me to pull into position dockside. Thank you to the powers that be. It was 8:35 PM a 65 minute trip home.

I took a couple of pics. I should have taken more but I was enjoying the trip so much that I just did not think of pics till I got back. Next time more pics.

This is my ancient tech depth sounder. Still works most of the time and will probably be replaced next year.



Crossing Maumee Bay (Lake Erie) towards Bolles Harbor and home.



All in all a perfect ending to a perfect day.

Hi I have a 3608 I've noticed on my decks they appear to be yellow in appearance is this due to poor gel coat showing the resin through or is there an easy fix as it bugs me to see it. Regards lee

Hi Fellow Boater

I was cruising with my Carver 404 when I had a strong smell of gas thoughtout the boat. Also lost power in what I determined to be the starboard engine. Engine turns over but will not start now. Seems like a fuel line/system issues

Any thoughts or ideas would be great.

Thanks
Rich

Hello everyone, could someone tell me where I can find the parts, you will see them in the photos, I just dont know the name in english, sorry. It is the part holding the panel.

I live in Canada, montreal.

Thank you

Greetings all, I'm a blue water sailor who's swallowed the hook and am now looking to do "The Loop". I've been researching quite a few vessels and keep being drawn back to the Carver 4207. You'll have to forgive me as my mechanical aptitude consists of turning on "the Iron Sails"
I'll see you all no doubt in the forums, and, please be gentle, as I'll no doubt ask some really stupid questions.

Rovic