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New Users - Please Read

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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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1991 Carver RPM Guages

Last post by SplashyLady « January 5th, 2016, 4:33 pm
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by KEND » November 2nd, 2015, 6:16 pm

I am looking for 2 1991 Carver or equal rpm guages to replace 2 that fogged up on the inside. I have not been able to find equal replacements and do...

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Take It Home

Last post by RGrew176 « October 16th, 2015, 9:55 pm
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by RGrew176 » October 15th, 2015, 11:31 am

Question for you electronics guys or gals. The Carver I bought in August came with a Gateway 17" LCD TV. I am getting ready to put the boat on...

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October 16th, 2015, 9:55 pm
ACU Location on 466

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by craigryland » July 25th, 2015, 3:18 pm

My friend just bought a 2007 466 MY and it came with a Raymarine 45STV satellite dish but we cannot find the antenna control unit. We looked...

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July 25th, 2015, 3:18 pm
GPS Chartplotter Purchase Advise Please

Last post by Low Flyer « July 20th, 2015, 7:21 pm
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by AussieYank » May 17th, 2015, 4:47 pm

I need to get a GPS for my boat...

We barely leave the bay waters in San Diego, every now and then we venture out a couple of miles into the ocean....

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July 20th, 2015, 7:21 pm
TV Reception/Antenna Issue

Last post by After Taxes « May 26th, 2015, 9:38 am
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by Blue » October 19th, 2013, 5:00 pm

Greetings all, hope you can help me out. Just took possession of a 2006 36 Mariner. So far we're loving it. I'm having an issue with TV reception...

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May 26th, 2015, 9:38 am
Helm station terminal strips location

Last post by waybomb « May 18th, 2015, 5:03 am
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by Great laker » May 17th, 2015, 8:01 pm

I have a 3697 mariner (1986) the manual references positive and negative terminal strips at the helm. I pulled the footwell to try to locate them......

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Raymarine E127 Question

Last post by Hugo « May 15th, 2015, 9:40 am
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by mikeK » October 14th, 2014, 12:44 pm

I recently purchased a Raymarine E127 chart plotter. Unfortunately it doesn't contain a port to connect a remote buzzer or alarm speaker so I can...

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May 15th, 2015, 9:40 am
Your best boating apps

Last post by Seif911 « September 13th, 2014, 7:46 am
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by Lyndon670 » September 12th, 2014, 7:26 pm

What's your favorite?

I have a ram mount for my iPad in my pilot house and have the following apps running:

Nobletec Time Zero - BEST navigation...

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September 13th, 2014, 7:46 am
Removing the Sole TV?

Last post by Lyndon670 « August 13th, 2014, 10:40 am
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by lunasea » July 27th, 2014, 9:44 pm

I just bought a used 2005 39 MY and I want to replace the TV's with something a little more modern.. Does anyone know how to get the TV out? I know...

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August 13th, 2014, 10:40 am
Replace Raymarine VHF

Last post by Lyndon670 « June 18th, 2014, 4:50 pm
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by spottio » June 17th, 2014, 2:02 pm

I have a 2005 carver 41 CPY and the RAY 54 VHF radio needs to be replaced. Anyone have any ideas on how to do this? I cannot find an access point to...

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June 18th, 2014, 4:50 pm
Fuel Gauge

Last post by waybomb « April 5th, 2014, 4:01 pm
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by bobfino » March 9th, 2014, 1:00 pm

Ok, can you tell I am new to my Carver, here another question before I dig in. The starboard fuel gauge is not working. Can you point me in the right...

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April 5th, 2014, 4:01 pm
Carver 4207 autopilot

Last post by waybomb « November 12th, 2013, 1:26 pm
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by agskinner1 » November 10th, 2013, 8:04 pm

Hi folks,
New member of this website, but this is our second Carver. Our first was a 1987 3207 aft cabin with twin 5.7 Crusaders. It was a big boat...

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November 12th, 2013, 1:26 pm
Garmin VHF radio issues

Last post by First Light « October 12th, 2013, 12:20 pm
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by Makin' Waves » August 19th, 2013, 8:46 am

OK Here is a good one. My Garmin radios (I have 2) are both experiencing an issue where I can transmit, but cannot hear the recieve portion unless...

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October 12th, 2013, 12:20 pm
404 transducer cable route

Last post by waybomb « October 1st, 2013, 1:18 pm
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by gordp » September 30th, 2013, 1:34 pm

I have just bought a new FF chart plotter combo for my 404. Does anyone know the best way to run the cable from the engine room to the helm? There...

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October 1st, 2013, 1:18 pm
Best and easiest navigation electonics for dummies

Last post by glazingguru « August 30th, 2013, 9:50 am
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by glazingguru » August 13th, 2013, 11:01 am

Hi. I recently bought a 1995 355 Aft Cabin and love it. The only thing I don't like is the out dated electronics. Furuno GP-31 GPS Navigator (almost...

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August 30th, 2013, 9:50 am
What is this hailing speaker for?

Last post by Seif911 « June 21st, 2013, 10:02 am
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by Seif911 » June 21st, 2013, 9:04 am

Good Morning All,
So I wanted to scare the kids in front of the boat and found that the thing I thought was a horn is a hailing speaker. What is this...

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June 21st, 2013, 10:02 am
WIFI at the marina

Last post by Seif911 « June 11th, 2013, 11:28 pm
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by Seif911 » May 21st, 2013, 5:45 pm

Has anybody else had any problems with wifi at their home ports? I a, having inconsistent issues. It seems if I go on the pier to the front of the...
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June 11th, 2013, 11:28 pm
All around anchor/mast light lens replacement

Last post by Seif911 « June 3rd, 2013, 10:19 am
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by Seif911 » May 27th, 2013, 9:04 am

Good Morning All,
Ok, my marina neighbor is a freak about the lens replacements. He had a long story about how nobody replaces them when they are...

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June 3rd, 2013, 10:19 am
TV mount suggestions

Last post by Seif911 « May 30th, 2013, 8:38 pm
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by Seif911 » May 30th, 2013, 9:30 am

Guten Morgan All,
Any good suggestions on where to mount the tv in my mariner? It appears that the best spot would be on the ladder that goes to the...

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May 30th, 2013, 8:38 pm
Transducer location

Last post by Seif911 « May 29th, 2013, 12:09 pm
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by Seif911 » May 21st, 2013, 7:20 pm

Hey all,

So Carver made a special box in the hull for a transducer installation. I pulled out the old one and found that it is dead in the middle of...

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May 29th, 2013, 12:09 pm
Radar uses

Last post by Seif911 « May 29th, 2013, 12:02 pm
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by Seif911 » April 24th, 2013, 9:08 am

Good Morning All,
So my 77' Carver has a very old Raytheon radar. I'm not sure if it works yet. I am curious what is the purpose of radar? Is it just...
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May 29th, 2013, 12:02 pm
New GPS/chartplotter install

Last post by waybomb « May 28th, 2013, 1:41 pm
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by iceman3500 » May 26th, 2013, 9:11 am

We have a 1987 3207 and I want to put a Humminbird 1158 up on the flybridge. I don't really want to mount the transducer on the transom and was...

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May 28th, 2013, 1:41 pm
Fish locators

Last post by Seif911 « April 24th, 2013, 3:06 pm
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by Seif911 » April 24th, 2013, 9:38 am

Good Morning All,
My Carver only has bridge controls for driving, not complaining. Obviously I will be mounting my Humminbird 898 Side Imaging...

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April 24th, 2013, 3:06 pm
Compass is leaking

Last post by Seif911 « April 24th, 2013, 3:00 pm
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by Seif911 » April 24th, 2013, 9:10 am

Good Morning All,
I noticed the compass is leaking. Can I refill it with mineral oil? Of course I would need to find the leak. It is a rather nice...

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April 24th, 2013, 3:00 pm
What's a micro adjust?

Last post by Seif911 « April 24th, 2013, 9:45 am

by Seif911 » April 24th, 2013, 9:45 am

Good Morning All,
When I looked at the boat on Monday, I found a little device that said microadjust. It was just in front of the steering wheel. Any...

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