Running my engines the other day and noticed that my port engine had a white milky foam coming out of the water discharge / exhaust pipe. After about 15 minutes I noticed the engine started to lower in RPMs, needing more fuel. I increased my throttle and engine ran that died of what seemed to be fuel exhaustion. Tried to restart the engine, no joy. I checked the oil.....looked fine, no indications of water mixing with the oil. I let the engine sit, checked fuel filter to see if clogged and even swapped it out with good engine. Restarted engine....same milky discharge and engine died after 10 min...again, what seems to be fuel exhaustion. Ran good engine with swapped fuel filter...ran fine. So, I know it isn't a fuel filter issue. Thinking maybe fuel pump going bad or clogged fuel line? Any suggestions for a 1987 Carver Aft Cabin with Crusader engines?? Thanks!

Very used to 30A and dual 30A setups but this single line 125/250 is new to me. My owners manual says I have dual 30A so no help there. Called Carver and they said some were delivered with 50A but could not help me in it's function so I ask for your assistance. There is a big 12kva 125/250 Charles isolation transformer in the boat however I assume this is just to isolate shore AC and boat AC and to prevent galvanic corrosion?

First off there is no 250v (220v) on board. I have 2 main breakers similar to what a dual 30A setup looks like. Am I correct to assume I do not need 250v input as it seems like I am only using 2 hot legs and the combined neutral to supply the boat AC or in other words 110v from each leg which goes to each 30a main breaker.

My issue is I only have dual 30a sockets available to me at my dock and I need to use this. There are a few reverse y adapters out there however they do need 220v to allow the connection other wise no power is allowed through.

Do all marinas that have 30a pedestals have 220v or is it possible some may be on the same phase and only have 120v available?

Any and all input would be of great help.

The boat is scheduled to be tore down and transported early next week, hopefully assembled and finally launched the following week where I will then navigate to my home port which should be about a 2 day trip.

Looking for an original portside trim tab for my 1979 Mariner 2896. I'm pretty sure from the research I have done that there are many years that will be compatible. This is the original, recessed into the hull trim tab that I am looking for, Thanks!

Anybody have any experience with buying parts through Napa for use on your boat? I recently did a major overhaul on a Sherwood P1014 raw water pump for my starboard Crusader. The original Crusader OEM # was P1012 the P1014 replaced that unit. I decided to try the rebuild kit through a marine supplier instead of a new purchase because they wanted $465 for a new pump and $90 for the kit. The rebuild is another story, but lets just say it did not go to well. So I am shopping for a new pump now. While at a Napa Parts I asked the manager if he could get new marine raw water pumps for Crusaders as they are GM engines. He responded that he did not know but took my contact info and said he would give it a try. Sure enough, he called me back and said it was available through Napa. He stated that it would take a couple days for shipping but that my cost would be $221 for a new unit. That's is a hell of a price break. It seems like a good deal, my concern is that automotive parts for marine use may not be to the same standard, however I haven't seen any 454's on the street with raw water pumps either. Looking for comment or personal experiences. Thanks

When we arrived at our boat this week my shore power 1 breaker was off. No damage done. I checked my energy monitor and there had been very little usage so it had just happened. We left the boat for several hours today and when we return the breaker had tripped again. When I when to reset it the reverse polarity light blinked and the breaker again tripped. I checked all of the shore power cords and they all seemed secure but I unplugged and plugged them all in again and the breaker reset no problem.

Any tips or trouble shooting would be appreciated.


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Fraser

I have a Ray Marine 45 STV Satellite dome from a previous owner already installed on my 405. The antenna unit powers up and tracks DTV at this time. I am trying to figure out what is needed to make the unit work at the TV's. I currently have DTV but may switch to Dish network for the boat use as I believe that Dish receives both analog and HD signals where DTV does not. I contacted DTV and it appears that you need a D12 or H24 receiver, but they want $100 plus a two year contract that they don't tell you about. Even if you purchase the units from a 3rd party provider, DTV still owns the unit. I am leaning toward Dish at this time and would like any direction available as I am not trying to re-invent the wheel. Just need to know what I need to ask for and if I have the vendor set the dish up at my home can I then install it on the boat. Thanks

In the early 2000's vintage I am sure we all have similar speaker grills in the salon. I want to tale them off to clean them up and get rid of a bit of rust around the edges. How do, or do they come off.






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Fraser

After I got off work I headed down to the boat to spend the next 2 days here. A couple of projects to finish up. It is 50* outside with a pretty good north wind blowing. I got inside the boat and the temp was 54*. I fired up my 2 electric heaters one in the salon and one in the aft cabin to take the chill out.

Its supposed to get down to 46* so I think I will keep the heater in the salon area on tonight. I also have a reverse cycle AC/heat system but the electric heaters are a bit more quiet to run than the reverse cycle unit. Last week the AC was on both days, this week I need heat.

I guess this should be no surprise here in Michigan. By the way we could be in the 90's come the weekend. Nothing like an up and down weather cycle. On the bright side it is boating season.

We'll be looking at a 2005 360 Sport Sedan this Saturday. It has 327 hours on the Volvo 8.1s. This boat weighs in at roughly 22,000 lbs. Does anyone have this model with the big block engines? If so, what kind of fuel consumption could be expected at, say, WOT, cruise speed, and toodling along (technical navigation term) at 10mph? I think I read somewhere that max RPM is 5000 rpm for that engine and cruise speed is around 22 mph at 3500 rpm. No idea what range the rpms would be for 10ish mph. Results vary for each, of course, but we're trying to get an idea of what to expect.

Thanks.

Going to look at a 1993 350 aft cabin with twin 454's carbed.
Can anyone give me an idea of what cruise and top speed to expect, assuming engines are running properly?
Also what fuel consumption combined I should expect at a slow speed around 8mph, and cruise?
Any other things to look for?
Thanks!