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Carver 355 forward head leak Vacuflush

Last post by paulr « January 11th, 2026, 10:45 am
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by Bentone23 » January 5th, 2026, 10:02 pm

I have a 1996 Carver 355 with Vacuflush. My wife texted me today with this pic. Dark liquid, smells like pee seeping out from under v-berth. Does...

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January 11th, 2026, 10:45 am
Marine Air A\C Model E16FB/D

Last post by paulr « January 3rd, 2026, 12:06 pm
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by ajh » January 1st, 2026, 6:46 pm

I currently have three of these systems on my 1989 Californian (built by Carver). All are split systems. Has anyone replaced/ungraded these that...

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January 3rd, 2026, 12:06 pm
Black Water Tanks Carver 500

Last post by Thedingoguy « December 3rd, 2025, 7:14 am
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by Jdamon71 » October 13th, 2025, 10:29 am

Hi All ... I have a 1996Caver 500 CPMY and for the life of me cannot find the aft Black Water tank. I have found the Vaccu Pump, which sits under the...

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December 3rd, 2025, 7:14 am
AC Water Manifold Project

Last post by bud37 « November 25th, 2025, 4:05 pm
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by Alanna Mo Cree » April 27th, 2024, 1:38 pm

We have the typical single AC pump supplying both AC units, but I'm pretty sure the manifold arrangement is not typical....

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November 25th, 2025, 4:05 pm
A/C compressor issue

Last post by kgarguilo « November 23rd, 2025, 7:43 pm
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by ColRon » November 18th, 2025, 12:44 pm

I have a Dometic Cruisair STQ16 A/C in My Salon. The other day, it was in cool mode and quit normal operation. I found it was showing 98 degrees on...

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November 23rd, 2025, 7:43 pm
AC Water line flushing

Last post by 650Guy « November 18th, 2025, 11:00 am
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by 650Guy » November 16th, 2025, 1:43 pm

I am going to guess, if you are reading this, you have had to flush your AC water lines at least once in you boats life. My home Port is in Lake Erie...

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November 18th, 2025, 11:00 am
2006 466 Vacuflush Toilet

Last post by DSW6237 « October 30th, 2025, 3:23 pm
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by DSW6237 » October 30th, 2025, 10:19 am

Anyone know what type/model number for the original vacuflush toilet in a 2006 466 MY? I need new seals. Thanks

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October 30th, 2025, 3:23 pm
Blackwater Tank Cleaning

Last post by kgarguilo « October 30th, 2025, 12:44 pm
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by 650Guy » October 30th, 2025, 9:06 am

Question for you all;

Has anyone ever seen this process used for cleaning your holding tanks? I'm considering doing it but do not want to damage...

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October 30th, 2025, 12:44 pm
86 Mariner 3697 AC water pump

Last post by waybomb « October 23rd, 2025, 5:01 pm
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by MrMojoRisin » October 22nd, 2025, 4:46 pm

New owner here... boat was already out of the water by the time we completed the purchase. Seller told me the AC water pump was bad and needed...

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October 23rd, 2025, 5:01 pm
Freshwater pump replacement specifications

Last post by bud37 « September 6th, 2025, 8:07 pm
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by dweaver » September 6th, 2025, 1:06 pm

I need to replacer the feshwater pump in a 1990 Marnier 320. The old pump is 5 amps and 30 PSI. Is there a risk in relpacing it with a 7.5 amp 50 PSI...

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September 6th, 2025, 8:07 pm
A/C Registers in master berth 36 Mariner

Last post by buster53 « August 24th, 2025, 4:28 pm
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by RyDrew » August 24th, 2025, 12:43 pm

I am making a a deposit on a 2004 36 Mariner. We went through the boat pretty well but could not find any A/C registers in the master berth. Does it...

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August 24th, 2025, 4:28 pm
Flybridge Water Supply on 2002 Carver 570 Voyager

Last post by Barrett50 « August 23rd, 2025, 9:51 pm
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by johnmbath » August 15th, 2025, 5:04 pm

I have recently purchased a 2002 Carver 570 Voyager Pilothouse, now named Crown Life Rocks!
The Flybridge has a sink with taps, along with Built-in...

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August 23rd, 2025, 9:51 pm
Improved water pump w/Relay

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Found this blog post of great interest, l thought I'd share:
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August 17th, 2025, 7:52 pm
Where is the filter for the waste holding tank on 1988 Santiago?

Last post by buster53 « August 15th, 2025, 2:32 pm
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by ADDubo » August 15th, 2025, 9:32 am

Good morning,

We are looking to change the filter/cartridge to eliminate odor when flushing the head. Last thing to try, new head, new duck valve...

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August 15th, 2025, 2:32 pm
1995 Mariner 330 shower drain

Last post by bogrumpus « August 3rd, 2025, 1:45 pm
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by bogrumpus » August 1st, 2025, 11:20 am

Hello, we bought this boat several months ago and have done alot of upgrades/repairs and the last thing (for now) is the shower. Water flow in works...
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August 3rd, 2025, 1:45 pm
shore water filter

Last post by Midnightsun « July 30th, 2025, 2:00 pm
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by gcmiller » July 9th, 2025, 2:04 pm

We have a 1997 405 that we have had for three years.
We only use the shore water hook up and the on board water tank is basically empty.
We have...
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July 30th, 2025, 2:00 pm
1990 3807 Head Fresh Water Pump

Last post by KyleR « July 25th, 2025, 7:33 am
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by chuck1869 » July 12th, 2025, 2:17 pm

Hello All. First time posting here. We just purchased this boat about 5 weeks ago. The head bowls both were turning grey with water standing in them....
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July 25th, 2025, 7:33 am
Hot water tank not filling with water

Last post by buster53 « July 20th, 2025, 9:18 pm
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by tgebler » July 17th, 2025, 2:57 pm

I have a 2000 396 Aft cabin. I know this is a strange question but my hot water tank does not appear to be filling. I reconnected the hoses after the...

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July 20th, 2025, 9:18 pm
396 a/c discharge problem?

Last post by km1125 « July 13th, 2025, 7:37 pm
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by paulmadore » July 7th, 2020, 1:03 pm

I've been chasing an issue with water in my bilge that seems to point to my a/c units. In troubleshooting this problem I decided to verify the...
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July 13th, 2025, 7:37 pm
Vacuflush Toilet Seal Recommendation

Last post by Midnightsun « July 11th, 2025, 5:23 pm

by Midnightsun » July 11th, 2025, 5:23 pm

I installed these in both heads 10 years ago. This season our master head started a slow leak causing the water to empty out of the bowl and...

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July 11th, 2025, 5:23 pm
Salon AC does not have cold air

Last post by tgebler « July 7th, 2025, 11:34 am
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by tgebler » June 30th, 2025, 9:05 am

My 2000 396 Aft Cabin has three AC units. Two of the three work fine but the salon AC runs and blows air but it is not cold. Any suggestions?

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July 7th, 2025, 11:34 am
capacitor replacement 05 Carver 36m Dometic ac

Last post by tomschauer « June 19th, 2025, 10:20 pm
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by JRoberts » June 19th, 2025, 5:42 pm

I am trying to fix ac unit, and believe that the capacitor may be the issue, only problem is I'm having trouble finding it on the ac unit.

that is...

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June 19th, 2025, 10:20 pm
Blower Motor Replacement Tips on 36M

Last post by KyleR « June 16th, 2025, 7:57 pm
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by JRoberts » June 14th, 2025, 4:59 pm

Hi y'all,

I've got a 36M with the factory 12,000 BTU AC unit under forward stateroom bed (Picture of it: ), and the blower motor is breathing it's...

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Last post by KyleR View the latest post
June 16th, 2025, 7:57 pm
Norcold DE0061 Refer repair/upgrade

Last post by Pura Vida « June 5th, 2025, 6:38 pm

by Pura Vida » June 5th, 2025, 6:38 pm

Sharing my learnings and solution to recent refer issue:
I bought a battery power supply/inverter:

battery pack.jpg
After running the refer from...

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June 5th, 2025, 6:38 pm
Where is AC strainers on 406

Last post by g36 « May 29th, 2025, 7:18 am
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by Trout_bum » May 28th, 2025, 10:26 pm

Hi,

I searched posts but didn't see this question asked. I have a 406 and am looking for the AC Strainers. I see one in the forward bilge. Is that...

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