I have a water leak problem with my '94 carver 320. The leak is not a drip, but a small flow causing the bilge pump to cycle every hour or so. It appears to be coming from the stbd exhaust area. When I tilted the boat to get the exhaust exit fitting out of the water it stopped. Thinking that it may be a fitting tightner that I cannot get at till next years haulout, I decided to try and seal it internally for a temporary repair. I dried two internal fitting interfaces where the pipe and fittings fit into each other, cleaned them and applied an epoxy to the fillet formed by the insertion of one fitting into the other. I also applied epoxy to the bottom of the exit fitting where it meets the hull thinking that maybe the flange was not properly sealed. When I then let the exhaust go back into the water, the leak came back just as before.
I cannot see anywhere else that the water can be coming from. I cannot feel any cracks in the fittings, though the rate of flow would presume a significant size. The genset exhaust beside the engine exhaust is not submerged as it is a little higher than the larger engine exhaust. The water level in the exhaust is only 1/4 to 1/2 inch, not very much.

Any ideas out there? I'm stumped.

Hello!

My husband Jim and I are shopping for our "bigger boat." We love the Carver layouts, and would really like to get a 404 CPMY (we started out thinking Mariner, but our dreaming grew).

I joined to learn more about Carvers and hear from owners. We were part of a similar message board for our just-sold Yamaha jetboat, and benefitted greatly from the wisdom of other owners.

My main question now is about moving to a larger boat. We had our jetboat for 7 years and want a sleep-aboard now. We'd love to have the room of the 404, but is it reasonable to go from a runabout to a 45ft yacht? Or do we need to have a transitional boat first?

Thanks everyone!

Glad to find somewhere interesting! Thanks.
My name is Mick Kuehn and we live in Charleston SC.
Just bought an '89 3067 Santego.

I own a 1988 Carver 3807. Although it is in good shape my major project currently is finding a replacement for the venturi windshield on the flybridge which was lost during an ice storm. I joined this forum in the hopes of connecting with other owners who might have some insight in finding parts for Carvers.

Hi from new Zealand.
Just bought an older carver 28. Finishing off someone else's project of converting to a single diesel. Vessel looks like a 1995 280 sedan. Looking to experts in the forum to have this confirmed.

I just joined the Forum to get in touch with other Carver owners. I own a 1976 Carver Santa Cruz that my Wife and I have mostly restored over the last 5 years. I thought this would be a good place to get with other owners to pursue troubleshooting tips, pick up leads for where to find parts, etc. Thanks. Hope to perhaps see some of you on the river or lake. We keep our Carver on the Indian River between Burt and Mullet Lakes in beautiful Northern Michigan.

In our 1983 3207 aft cabin,I was thinking about tearing up the carpet and replacing it with a laminate floor.
Has anyone done anything like this? Im looking for pros or cons about this kind of project.
or any thoughts ....thanks

Where is the Maxwell breaker on a 445?

Have owned my Carver for about a year and a half and love it. I have been meaning to sign up and log on so here I am. My "Lost Shaker of Salt" 3607 is moored on Lake Texoma, Texas. Looking forward to learning this site and getting to know other owners.
Thanks,'
Mike

Anybody here on Lake Ontario?