We purchased our boat in Dec of 2023. Back in April we had been boasting for about 3hrs with a mixture of cruising and idling. When we went to get up on plain we couldn’t get past 10 knots. We ended up getting into a harbour for the night. We checked fuel, transmission and engine fluids. All good. Had a diver check underwater and all good. Next day went to head home and the boat got up on plain with no issues for the next 3 days.

Fast forward to yesterday and we were boating from Victoria to Seattle and were 2hrs into the cruise when the starboard engine powered down. When ended up doing 10 knots to Seattle. The starboard engine would not idle below 1400 or go above 1800. It appears that the throttle is adjusting properly as I played with it on the engine but could not improve on the RPM.

Fuel filters are new in Oct 2023 and have less then 20hrs on them. The mechanic that has worked on the boat the last 10yrs is stumped on what the cause could be.

To add to this. When we ran both engines to get the boat at 10knots. The swim platform was 2” under water. When we ran only the port engine with the boat at 10 knots. The swim platform was 2-4” above the water line.

The boat has the Twin Cummins 5.9-BTA Diamond Series 330 HP diesels

I tried to get a mechanic to look at the boat today with no success. I have some mechanical skills when I have direction on what I should be looking for. I am thinking it may be a linkage issue between the bridge and engine. Does not seem like a fuel supply issue but could be wrong on that. I did check the shut offs in the engine room incase one had shaken closed a bit.

Any thoughts or advice are much appreciated. Thanks in advice.

1994 Carver 390 CPMY. I am mounting a Fireboy automatic fire extinguisher. It must be mounted upright, not horizontal. Anyway the only place I can mount it is against the port stringer in front of the port engine. I drilled a hole in the top of the stringer and used a scope to check what was inside and it was clean and clear. SO…….I drilled a hole about 4” from the bottom, and after I went through the fiberglass, (1/2” or so thick) The drill stopped and I saw metal/steel shavings and I stopped. Is there a steel plate inside the stringers? I also thought about making a bracket of 1/4” steel with a 90 degree bend at the top, then run it down to the where the hull mergers the stringer. then mount the backer onto the bracket..

Any opinions or does anyone know what is inside the stringers?

best always……

Tony

hi, the title really says it all, how does a carver 27 santego handle at low speeds? (in case there are hull variations for this model, its advertised as a full displacement hull by the broker)
we intend on using it on the thames, where the speed limit is 8 kts
we just need to know if its going to drift across the top of the river like the fjord 24 we had previously, or whether it will hold a straight line
any help would be greatly appreciated

Hello Everyone,

New to the forum and Carver...

I have been given the project of upgrading almost everything on a 2007 56 Voyager. So far I have upgraded all the navigation (Garmin), Radar, auto pilot, TVs (5), sound bars, speakers, woofers and AV sound processor, Main radio and remote radio, Starlink, NEMA2000 network and Garmin marine network, onboard WIFI and cordless land line phones.

That being said, now comes the hard part that I cannot find any info on. Finding the OEM dimmer

I need to change all the OEM interior lights and I am now looking at the OEM dimmer with the up and down buttons. It has three gray cables. I have new dimmers that replace the existing ones, but I cannot find where the OEM dimmer module is.

Can anyone help guide me to where I should be looking for it? Is it Posible that the dimmer is in the two rocker switches on the wall?

Maretron web site calls out PCs, iPads, and Tablets - but does not mention Raspberry Pi. I have been on the support forums and knowledge base with no success.

So, anyone with any first hand knowledge? Anyone running the Maretron N2KView software on a Raspberry Pi?

We are looking to sell our boat if anyone is interested email me. Asking $ 99,000.00 obo.
1998 Carver 355 AC/MY, owned since 2015, fresh water only boat, twin 7.4l Crusader TBI engines, serviced annually, two berths, two heads, two AC units, two new props, sleeps 6, new rear deck and bridge water proof carpets, two AC land lines, onboard 6.5kw generator, twin 100 gallon fuel tanks, ice maker, gps, new Bimini top, slip on the west wall at FLX Marine on Cayuga Lake with dock boxes, outdoor carpets, new propane fire pit, turn key motor yacht. More pictures on Facebook, look under NY Boats page or Craigslist Fingerlakes NY

On my 405 been doing some spring maintenance including shaft alignment,oil and all the other checks etc.I've not had any issues with my shaft logs getting hot but this weekend I've found my stbd is getting up to 100f using my infared thermometer aimed at the top of the nut the hottest part i meaured. . I was on a real slow short cruise we, shut it down and came back on 1 engine. I've never had the traditional drip as my Trojan F32 had on its packing. so ive kept a pretty close eye on this. My Port is still nice and cool with really no drips (never had)when running. Again I've never had a problem so I have no clue what packing that they currently have. I have tried adjusting the nuts and did back it off but temp was still warm so I've decided it's time to repack it. I know the shaft size is 1.5 and the packing should be 1/4. What I am interested in is recommended packing material to install in it, I will remove all of what's in there . What are your guys thoughts about this? And the packing type to use?

2807 Riviera
How tall is it on a trailer?

How do you remove it. Ours is not working

Hello
I just wanted to introduce myself to the community. I have bought a 2004 Carver 360 Mariner. Currently under shrink-wrap on the St Lawrence seaway and hoping to sail it to its home on the Georgian bay in a few weeks. May ask for tips etc. Thanks Gemini K