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Bilge Fans - independent or ganged

Last post by Keith S « September 7th, 2019, 9:35 am
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by weatherorknot » July 3rd, 2015, 10:50 am

Hi all,

I have a newly-acquired 2000 Carver 396/Diesel, and was only able to obtain the owner's manual for the 2002 model (from Carver), with a note...
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September 7th, 2019, 9:35 am
Battery location Santego

Last post by Viper « November 27th, 2019, 6:40 pm
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by Craig_B » November 26th, 2019, 11:36 am

Am wondering if anyone can tell me the original battery(s) location on a 88 Santego.

I believe someone has relocated the batteries on our new to us...

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November 27th, 2019, 6:40 pm
Kohler generator help

Last post by Keith S « November 22nd, 2019, 9:32 am
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by Mrbigler » November 15th, 2019, 10:24 am

I purchased a 1987 3207 that has a generator issue. It is a Kohler 7.5R27 (106276-A), serial #177842.
The generator starts and runs for 30 seconds...

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November 22nd, 2019, 9:32 am
1800 RPM Kohler vs 3600 RPM Westerbeke

Last post by km1125 « November 13th, 2019, 8:33 am
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by vineyardgray » November 11th, 2019, 9:53 am

The Kohler generator I have is a 7.4 KW 1800 RPM unit that generally runs but is ailing and most parts are NLA.

I have been eyeing used westerbeke...

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November 13th, 2019, 8:33 am
Water tank gauge

Last post by tomschauer « November 6th, 2019, 8:59 am
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by Nharrison5 » November 29th, 2017, 9:49 pm

Ok Guys,

I have a Xintex Water Tank Display Round 2in Gauge for 1 Fresh Water Tank that is not working. The other holding tank display works. I...

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November 6th, 2019, 8:59 am
Replacement Light Housing

Last post by smartin « October 26th, 2019, 10:55 am
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by Sadey » January 16th, 2019, 8:53 pm

In the process of converting all of the house lights to LED bulbs on our 2003 356. Learned the hard way the housing is very brittle as I have broken...

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October 26th, 2019, 10:55 am
low voltage @ upper helm

Last post by km1125 « October 22nd, 2019, 10:32 am
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by Crowbar » October 21st, 2019, 10:16 pm

28 ft voyager, twin 230 gas, 4 - house gel 6 V. batteries w/ inverter

I'm getting intermediate reading of 10.5 V on "bridge" circiut. It...

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October 22nd, 2019, 10:32 am
Small 300 to 700 watt pure sine wave inverters

Last post by bud37 « October 19th, 2019, 10:08 am
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by bud37 » October 7th, 2019, 1:31 pm

Next year I would like to power up a 32" lcd hd tv and a blue ray player with a wired in from the panel inverter. I found a Zantrex 300w in the...
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October 19th, 2019, 10:08 am
3867 Santego Breaker Panel Lights

Last post by ColRon « October 15th, 2019, 10:45 pm
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by ColRon » October 13th, 2019, 3:20 am

Well, I finally tired of looking at my circuit breaker panel and seeing all of the panel indicators not working. So after locating a spec sheet for...

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October 15th, 2019, 10:45 pm
Marine Puck Transformers

Last post by vineyardgray « October 15th, 2019, 9:17 pm
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by Cliffm » October 14th, 2019, 10:47 am

We are in the process or installing "dual" marine Puck Isolation transformers behind the main salon TV/Power cabinet, replacing our...

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October 15th, 2019, 9:17 pm
1987 3607,ref question

Last post by km1125 « October 14th, 2019, 12:03 pm
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by RWS » October 13th, 2019, 11:33 pm

Is the primay supply to the ref from the 12v or 110v when both are on? I have been told not to leave the 12v breaker on when at dock with shore power...

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October 14th, 2019, 12:03 pm
ProMariner Zinc saver opinions

Last post by Cliffm « October 14th, 2019, 10:40 am
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by Cliffm » January 15th, 2019, 10:33 am

Our recently purchased 2006 Carver 36MY has a Promariner zinc saver system installed , but its been deactivated by P.O.

Before I chase down all the...

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October 14th, 2019, 10:40 am
Cummins diesel batteries

Last post by Viper « October 6th, 2019, 10:30 am
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by rgaidies » September 17th, 2019, 9:29 am

My batteries are done.
I disconnected each battery, load tested and all registered as bad.
I am now looking at replacing all 4 batteries but want to...
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October 6th, 2019, 10:30 am
Power line 1 showing zero on the voltmeter

Last post by Viper « September 29th, 2019, 8:19 pm
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by Nharrison5 » March 21st, 2017, 8:00 pm

Ok. I have a carver 33 SS 2006. It has 2 30 amp service inlets for AC power. One of the inlets powers line 1 which has the battery chargers, the...
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September 29th, 2019, 8:19 pm
Charging House Battery from Alternators

Last post by Tireless « September 24th, 2019, 2:00 pm
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by Tireless » September 23rd, 2019, 10:38 pm

I was on the hook this weekend and needless to say I was on my house battery with periodic generator use. The house battery was charging fine while...

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September 24th, 2019, 2:00 pm
generator

Last post by A Lee « September 17th, 2019, 3:16 pm
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by A Lee » September 3rd, 2019, 8:52 am

Kohler diesel generator shuts down with fault code RF. I replaced primary and secondary fuel filters guessing RF stands for replace filter? That has...

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September 17th, 2019, 3:16 pm
Engine trouble leading to loss of all 12 Volt power

Last post by jsobel « September 16th, 2019, 5:15 pm
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by jsobel » September 16th, 2019, 9:10 am

Good morning,

I am new to the forum and this is my first season with my 1986 3607 with gas Crusader Model 350s. I appreciate any assistance with the...

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September 16th, 2019, 5:15 pm
Carver 3067 1989

Last post by km1125 « September 15th, 2019, 11:00 pm
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by jhoran1046 » August 26th, 2019, 11:00 pm

The boat has been doing great all summer without issues except for this weekend. I opened up the engine hatches to check everything before I took it...

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September 15th, 2019, 11:00 pm
Burners Inop

Last post by Sadey « September 14th, 2019, 9:49 pm
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by Sadey » September 14th, 2019, 9:11 pm

Went to use the stove top for the first time and it appears inop. Oven works fine but when I select stove top the burners will not warm and the...

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September 14th, 2019, 9:49 pm
396/444, what are you running for House Batteries

Last post by Cliffm « September 9th, 2019, 10:44 am
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by StanG » August 28th, 2019, 10:02 pm

Hi,

I'm looking to replace the house batteries in our newly purchased 2002 396. Has anyone installed Golf-Cart batteries in the stock location? If...

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September 9th, 2019, 10:44 am
396 Lights Draw

Last post by km1125 « September 6th, 2019, 4:14 pm
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by 650Guy » September 3rd, 2019, 10:12 am

So this sounds like a dumb question to me but I just bought my 03 396. When I turn on all my lights in the boat and cabin, they are pulling some...

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September 6th, 2019, 4:14 pm
396 Aft Cabin with weird problem with shore power

Last post by buster53 « September 3rd, 2019, 3:21 pm
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by tgebler » September 3rd, 2019, 8:49 am

I have had intermittent problems with the shore power. I have two shore cords connected to the power box on my dock at the marina. Every once and...

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September 3rd, 2019, 3:21 pm
Marine Batteries

Last post by Viper « September 2nd, 2019, 10:27 pm
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by Peter3607 » September 2nd, 2019, 5:09 pm

Looking to replace 5 marine batteries in my ‘89 Carver 3606 Aft Cabin. Any suggestions for good and reliable replacements that are sold in Canada?
I...

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September 2nd, 2019, 10:27 pm
Windlass cuts power to 12V System

Last post by Peter3607 « September 2nd, 2019, 3:04 pm
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by Peter3607 » September 1st, 2019, 12:33 pm

Any idea why my 12V systems cuts outs every time I activate the windlass to lower or raise the anchor?
Every time the windlass is activated, I've...

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September 2nd, 2019, 3:04 pm
Auto Transfer Switch

Last post by RGrew176 « September 2nd, 2019, 1:39 am
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by ngriffin » June 29th, 2018, 12:15 pm

Hello all. New Member. Have had a used 1993 330 mariner for a year now. Been dealing with an issue with power on the outlet side of my system. I have...
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September 2nd, 2019, 1:39 am

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