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New Users - Please Read

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by CYO Admin » February 6th, 2013, 7:49 am » in Introduce Yourself!

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by CYO Admin » January 30th, 2013, 9:07 am » in Introduce Yourself!

Welcome to CarverYachtOwners.com!

It's always confused me as to why no one ever started a carver specific message board, so here it is.

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Fuwagawi

Last post by Lyndon670 « March 10th, 2017, 10:53 pm
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by Lyndon670 » March 2nd, 2017, 4:36 pm

Being a fan of app based navigation systems, I have been running Nobletec Time Zero on my ipad on the bridge. Wanting something bigger as I'm adding...
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R21xx tripping breaker

Last post by Ramsport47 « March 7th, 2017, 6:05 am
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by 405driver » March 4th, 2017, 9:02 pm

I have an old r21xx Raytheon radar that didn't work when I bought the boat last fall.. Since I live on an inland lake and don't really need radar, I...

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March 7th, 2017, 6:05 am
Navionics Classic

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by Capt Happy » May 21st, 2016, 9:00 am

Good Day All,

Looking for a Navionics Classic Card for Furuno Navnet.
Coverage for the East Coast.
If anyone had an older card not in use or a...

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March 1st, 2017, 5:36 pm
transducers

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by easyreble » February 5th, 2017, 3:13 pm

I bought a 1985 carver 3227 convertible, some one stole the depth finder cut the transducer cable. Can anyone tell me what came with the boat that...

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February 5th, 2017, 5:52 pm
Windlass

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by mibeaulieu » December 10th, 2016, 3:10 pm

I just bought a 1992 Santiago 638 this past fall and I'm looking at a few things that need upgrading.

1. Windlass - I was thinking about the...

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VHF Antennas

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by mjk1040 » November 29th, 2016, 4:55 am

Looking to replace my 8' fiberglass antenna with a loaded base type antenna or a shorter fiberglass. We boat mainly on the Finger lakes in NY and...

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November 30th, 2016, 9:39 pm
Looking for a good 3D sonar set up

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by hausherrs » September 14th, 2016, 9:15 am

I am trying to find the best option for a headless 3D sonar set up. I run navionics on a tablet and I want to use that as a display. Raymarine has...

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September 14th, 2016, 9:15 am
tv UFO amplifier location,2001 350 mariner

Last post by bud37 « September 2nd, 2016, 7:14 pm
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by bud37 » September 1st, 2016, 9:07 pm

So just spent quite some time trying to sort out all the cable wiring behind the entertainment centre, with the result being, we can't find the tv...

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September 2nd, 2016, 7:14 pm
Raymarine Sat-Dome Questions

Last post by Wayne162 « August 16th, 2016, 4:19 pm
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by Wayne162 » June 8th, 2016, 2:00 pm

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....

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August 16th, 2016, 4:19 pm
Hour gauges

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by Washopay » August 2nd, 2016, 4:18 pm

On a 10 hour trip over the weekend my Stbd engine logged 110 hour. Clickclickclickclickclickclick!

Any ideas what's up?
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August 8th, 2016, 8:55 pm
1998 350 Mariner plotter change

Last post by waybomb « July 13th, 2016, 12:24 pm
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by Wkuhilltopperfan » July 12th, 2016, 7:17 pm

My Apelco 530 display is toast and I'm having trouble locating a replacement display which is forcing me to change out my depth gauge/ plotter system...

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July 13th, 2016, 12:24 pm
Can't locate Transducer on Carver 3207 AFT Cabin

Last post by Viper « July 5th, 2016, 10:24 pm
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by acevesc » July 5th, 2016, 8:42 pm

Hello,
My Lowrance X70 Depth finder works but the data or reading is wrong. Appears that the distance works but depth indicator doesn't. I was told...

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July 5th, 2016, 10:24 pm
Camera hook up to aft deck of a carver 356 aft cabin

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by cpoint » June 23rd, 2016, 2:03 pm

Apologize in advance for opening a similar subject that was in this forum already (from 2013). Not sure I should have piggy-back to it or do this new...
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June 29th, 2016, 7:37 am
I Need A New GPS

Last post by RGrew176 « June 9th, 2016, 2:17 am
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by RGrew176 » April 1st, 2016, 2:03 am

Last August I purchased my Carver. It is an 81 with some old electronics. The marine VHF radio transmits but does not receive. I think the speaker is...
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June 9th, 2016, 2:17 am
Replacing Sole TV's with newer digital units

Last post by Lyndon670 « June 7th, 2016, 3:44 pm
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by Txcruiser » June 6th, 2016, 4:49 pm

We do a lot of cruising and more and more we encounter digital cable systems that our existing Sole TV's will not recognize. One solution is to...

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June 7th, 2016, 3:44 pm
depth gauge not working, not displaying anything

Last post by cpoint « May 15th, 2016, 12:44 pm
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by cpoint » May 9th, 2016, 5:29 pm

Hi all, hope some one else have not posted this question, as my search came back empty. I recently purchased my 2000 carver 356 aft cabin. As I am...

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May 15th, 2016, 12:44 pm
Radar Fuses

Last post by djvj « May 5th, 2016, 5:18 pm
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by djvj » May 4th, 2016, 10:51 am

I am having a problem figuring out what type of fuse and where to get them. The radar system is a Raytheon R21xx when the arch was taken down for...

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May 5th, 2016, 5:18 pm
Track-It-TV on a Carver 355

Last post by Lyndon670 « April 27th, 2016, 6:05 pm
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by timjet » January 26th, 2015, 8:01 am

I want to install this sat tracking device and want to see if anyone else with a Carver has done this and how they did it.
Thanks
Tim

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April 27th, 2016, 6:05 pm
Raymarine L125RC

Last post by SplashyLady « April 19th, 2016, 10:11 am
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by tomschauer » April 15th, 2016, 8:56 pm

Doe's anyone know what thru hull transducers will work with an L1250? 11 degree dead rise hull.
Thanks
Tom

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April 19th, 2016, 10:11 am
NMEA "hub"

Last post by waybomb « April 12th, 2016, 7:28 pm
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by waybomb » February 7th, 2013, 7:27 pm

On my 42 Carver, I had all the instruments and radio talking to each other. I remember I had to buy a NMEA connection box. I believe it boosted the...

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April 12th, 2016, 7:28 pm
Rear view camera

Last post by Lyndon670 « April 11th, 2016, 6:52 pm
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by Seif911 » April 24th, 2013, 9:40 am

Good Morning All,
Has anybody mounted a rear view camera in the cockpit area? I was just curious. It seems like a good idea. You could watch the...
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April 11th, 2016, 6:52 pm
stock 192khz transducers on lowrance 3500

Last post by Dadrock33 « April 4th, 2016, 7:15 pm
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by Lobscouser » June 18th, 2015, 10:28 am

Anyone know if currently available chartplotters can use the stock 192khz dual transducers on a 1995 Carver 430 ACMY, the Lowrance 3500 is failing...

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April 4th, 2016, 7:15 pm
Navionics Apps

Last post by feeez « March 7th, 2016, 9:24 am
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by feeez » March 6th, 2016, 11:32 am

One of the items on my acquisition list this year is some kind of portable GPS to take with us on our dinghy excursions.
Garmin as a great selection...

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March 7th, 2016, 9:24 am
Helm switch lights

Last post by mjk1040 « March 7th, 2016, 5:56 am
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by mjk1040 » March 4th, 2016, 4:29 pm

Say, has anyone installed a dimmer switch to control the indicator lights on the fly bridge helm switch lights.
Those little green buggers seem awful...

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March 7th, 2016, 5:56 am
Carver Voyager 320 Autopilot

Last post by Capt Happy « January 17th, 2016, 5:51 am
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by Capt Happy » November 19th, 2015, 6:46 pm

Any members out there with an Autopilot installed after purchase?
Looking for feedback on whether this is feasible, worth the effort, handling...

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January 17th, 2016, 5:51 am

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