Hello Carver Yacht Owners Forum!

I just recently purchased a project yacht - 3087 Allegra Carver. The boat needs a fair amount of detailing (pressure washing and buffing). The hours are roughly 500 hrs with twin 454 with Bravo drives. Been boating most all my life and understand the many concerns of this boat and its mechanical. I purchased it at a firesale price and can tell that the boat is more about neglect than anything. I was able to fire one engine, and the other I am told has a starter or wire connection issue. The drives had been serviced two-three years ago and the engine area is bone dry. Considering we are in one of the wettest regions and the boat is outside in the weather with just a toneau cover I was surprised.

I have a few questions, I would like to ask as I have owned a single drive boat for years, and not a Carver yacht.

1. I noticed both motors have power sterring units, but only one has a belt to it. Can anyone tell me if it is typical to have only one power sterring pump functioning, or shoud both be hooked up?

2. Is there a good source to find parts for this Yacht such as a bimini top or full top?

3. Aside from Craigs list, is there any good suggested sites for finding other parts for this boat - ie: generator, windlass, or other?

Thank you for any info you can pass along.

Best regard,

SL

I have a 1986 Carver Santa Cruz 26 and I am trying to find parts for the toilet but I don't know what brands or model the toilet is. It has a foot valve that opens the bottom to let the waste fall to the holding tank and also lets fresh water in at the same time. I am trying to find out if there is a rebuild kit for that.

Any practical advice for capping an unused thru hull fitting?

This particular fitting is plastic, straight, and does not have a ball-valve. It is the output for a macerator from head, where there is a valve to switch between macerator and pump-out.

I am going to remove the macerator and restore a single, pump-out connection. I don't want to leave a hidden potential leak.

The good news is this is easily accessible by removing the settee seats. I could easily leave all of the existing hoses in place and just cap the disconnected macerator hose in the head. I could remove the macerator and hose from the thru-hull barbs, and install a short, capped hose section. Is there a better, safer, more definitive option (short of removing the fitting entirely and patching the hole in the hull?)?

Open to suggestions.....

Hello all. We own a 1992 3608. It is our second carver . We boat out of Northern Harbour on beautiful Lake of the Woods Ontario Canada looking forward to this forum.

I just purchased a '78 Santa Cruz 2866. She'll be indoors this winter, and I hope to complete as many projects as possible before launching on Moosehead Lake in Maine in May ( or whenever the ice is out!).

Many of the projects I'm planning are covered in other threads. I'm going to keep this thread active (if there's any interest) for some of these issues as they relate to this specific model/era.

Much of the equipment on the boat is original (for better or worse), and I have the original owner's manual, if it is helpful to anyone.

Mine is a single screw gas crusader with Walter v-drive.

I anticipate at least the following projects (in no particular order):
- awl grip cockpit and non-teak portions of transom
- clean, brighten, varnish teak (interior, exterior, swim platform)
- clean and repair salon sliders and windshield
- update interior upholstery
- replace bridge seats
- repair holes in bridge helm (from old electronics)
- change head from macerator/discharge to holding tank
- waterproof enclosures
- change the name (off with painted name, replace with decal/graphic)
- modify lower helm seat

I'd love to hear from anyone with any ideas, experience, or questions! You may notice a conspicuous absence of wiring or electronic projects. For the most part, I leave these to professionals!

Joe
Moosehead Lake, Maine
'78 Carver Santa Cruz 2866

have a 4207 look forward to reading the post..

I have just signed a contract for a 2003 444. Hope to be able to use this forum for what i would believe would be many questions in the future. Any comments, do's or don'ts?

When we purchased Probably Knot last fall, the Admiral stated emphatically that the upholstery would have to go. So...... About 3 weeks ago I had the task of removing the old stuff. Easy, right? As it turns out, Carver used lots of fasteners to hold the cushion trim in place. It took almost an hour to find and remove all the screws holding the 2 trim pieces to the dinette.

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Ive looked for some time and let some good boats go and looked too hard at some I should have run away from.
Today I find myself negotiating for a 1977 Carver 33.
He says it will make the 100mi trip home via the intercoastal. I hope its so.
I will look to your site for info, upgrades and wisdom.

See you around,

Leebee

Hello all,
I have recently purchased a 1977 Carver 2276 Camper Boat, I am trying to restore it back to original (as best as I can) For the most part, it has been easy because the vessel has been taken care of. It has a Chevy 305 That runs great and a mercruiser 898 outdrive that I have replaced the lower unit on. I have restored all of the teak woodwork, and I have been looking for a few things (Camper Canvas, Front Seats - need to find the upholstery for the rear seats -It had the upgraded Gold package - I need to rework the side windows, find channel or something- to keep the water out of the cabin, and a few other odds and ends.
If you have any resources and or parts for this model, please let me know.
Thank You,
Tim