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

Welcome to CarverYachtOwners.com!

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Any Idea What This Gizmotronic Is?

Last post by RGrew176 « October 29th, 2019, 8:59 pm
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by vineyardgray » October 28th, 2019, 3:24 pm

Must have been a raging storm on the Eastern shore of Lake Huron. There are bits of dock, trees, surf boards you name it - any manner of flotsam...

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October 29th, 2019, 8:59 pm
Expense to pro buff job

Last post by Tireless « October 24th, 2019, 12:39 pm
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by Cooler » October 22nd, 2019, 10:11 am

I am having an estimate done from a person to do the buff/wax job on my Mariner. Her quote will be done Friday. What do you all think would be a...
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October 24th, 2019, 12:39 pm
Potable Water Hose

Last post by Midnightsun « October 22nd, 2019, 1:18 pm
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by Midnightsun » October 22nd, 2019, 6:15 am

This has always been a pita to say the least. In my case the hose is permanently connected to city water which gets detached from the boat and left...

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October 22nd, 2019, 1:18 pm
Getting Close

Last post by RGrew176 « October 21st, 2019, 1:35 am
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by RGrew176 » October 20th, 2019, 5:25 am

The end of my season is closing in fast. Saturday I dumped in some Stabil and motored over to the fuel dock to top off my tanks. 71 gallons and $330...

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October 21st, 2019, 1:35 am
Pre Filtering City/Pedestal Water

Last post by darrenlife « October 19th, 2019, 8:46 am
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by Midnightsun » October 15th, 2019, 6:24 am

Sometimes pedestal water has some funny plastic taste to it, although I have a filtration system on board no harm in putting in better stuff when...
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October 19th, 2019, 8:46 am
Boy! That water is COLD!

Last post by km1125 « October 18th, 2019, 11:33 am

by km1125 » October 18th, 2019, 11:33 am

Last night temps dipped down to around 35.

Got up to make coffee and wash up this morning and the water (city water connection to boat) was COLD!!...

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October 18th, 2019, 11:33 am
oil analysis labs

Last post by g36 « October 17th, 2019, 2:10 pm
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by g36 » October 16th, 2019, 10:07 am

we just had a good post on oil so got me thinking if any of you with gas boats regularly or occasionally have oil analysis done? what lab do you use?...

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October 17th, 2019, 2:10 pm
TO LOCK OR NOT TO LOCK?

Last post by RGrew176 « October 12th, 2019, 2:54 am
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by Viper » November 16th, 2016, 12:44 pm

Wanted to put this up for discussion and get your take on it. Thinking about this now that it's winter but I guess it applies all year round; do you...
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October 12th, 2019, 2:54 am
Schematics of systems

Last post by Cooler « October 8th, 2019, 11:07 am
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by Gazookas » October 5th, 2019, 12:45 am

Seriously...my boat owner's manual is a POS (piece o shit). Don't know what they were thinking in the 80s (mine is a 1983 3607) but it's f'd up. No...

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October 8th, 2019, 11:07 am
BoatUS - Not what it appears to be!

Last post by km1125 « October 7th, 2019, 10:00 am
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by Wayne162 » October 6th, 2019, 3:20 pm

As a Unlimited Gold Member, I recently contacted BoatUS for the first time for a tow. Yes it happens to everyone sometime. This tow was for a haul...

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October 7th, 2019, 10:00 am
Brisk Morning

Last post by 1992330aftcabin « October 6th, 2019, 10:08 am
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by Midnightsun » October 5th, 2019, 9:48 am

Frost on the dock and 0C this morning. Nice and toasty in the boat though. Temp is already at 12C now and water is like glass. Maybe the last cruise...

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October 6th, 2019, 10:08 am
Cruising costs

Last post by pepmyster « October 5th, 2019, 7:38 am
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by pepmyster » July 9th, 2019, 6:05 am

Just a little calculation.
2004 360ss, 2x 8.1 VP's
50 hours, 302 liters used (80 US gallons).
Cost= $412 Canadian.
=$1.36 a liter.
6.04 liters per...
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October 5th, 2019, 7:38 am
396 NMEA 2000

Last post by 1992330aftcabin « September 26th, 2019, 5:48 pm
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by zoomiej » September 25th, 2019, 1:05 pm

Wondering if my 2003 396 has NMEA. Was it standard install?

Thanks

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September 26th, 2019, 5:48 pm
New props for my 530

Last post by Midnightsun « September 26th, 2019, 7:55 am
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by golgi » September 26th, 2019, 6:51 am

I'm curious what you all are using for your prop set up. I currently have 31x34 nibral on my 530 with TAMD74P's with ZF 2.55:1 transmissions. I think...

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September 26th, 2019, 7:55 am
406 - travel lift or trailer haul out

Last post by Viper « September 25th, 2019, 11:08 pm
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by nmcap » September 17th, 2019, 1:14 pm

Some where, sometime ago, I thought someone said that the Carver 406 aft cabin could only be moved with a travel lift. Could not be moved safely on a...
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September 25th, 2019, 11:08 pm
Best iPhone Apps for Carver Owners?

Last post by AskDrCaryn « September 22nd, 2019, 10:20 am

by AskDrCaryn » September 22nd, 2019, 10:20 am

Does anyone use iPhone Apps to keep their logbook, navigation, and repair/maintenance records? I have found a lot of Boating Apps in the iPhone App...

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September 22nd, 2019, 10:20 am
The newest Carver on the forum

Last post by pepmyster « September 20th, 2019, 5:51 am
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by bud37 » September 19th, 2019, 1:44 pm

We have done the oldest.....so lets see what is the newest Carver on the forum....... :popcorn:

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September 20th, 2019, 5:51 am
Got A New Friend

Last post by Cooler « September 16th, 2019, 10:45 am
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by Midnightsun » September 14th, 2019, 12:40 pm

Unwanted that is. A seagull has decided he want to crack open crayfish on my radar and $hit them out. Been there for a couple of weeks now. Will be...

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September 16th, 2019, 10:45 am
Blocking Height

Last post by buster53 « September 14th, 2019, 8:00 pm
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by Peter3607 » September 13th, 2019, 7:45 pm

Anyone have an idea on the height difference between stern and bow to block a 1989 Carver 3607 for the winter?Hoping that it will provide sufficient...

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September 14th, 2019, 8:00 pm
Cleaning your Motors

Last post by golgi « September 12th, 2019, 7:09 pm
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by golgi » September 12th, 2019, 10:20 am

I'm curious what process or strategy you guys use to clean your motors. I need to do a deep clean on my Volvo TAMD74-P EDC's before touching up the...

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September 12th, 2019, 7:09 pm
Kudos to this forum and all who participate!

Last post by Cooler « September 12th, 2019, 1:32 pm
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by tomschauer » September 11th, 2019, 12:54 am

I would just like to let everyone know that I appreciate all members of this forum.
So many other forums can be helpful, but many members get into...

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September 12th, 2019, 1:32 pm
A Launch Gone Wrong

Last post by g36 « September 12th, 2019, 10:23 am
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by RGrew176 » September 10th, 2019, 4:49 am

Not a good day.

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September 12th, 2019, 10:23 am
54 Voyager or 560 Min Height

Last post by codingparadox « September 10th, 2019, 6:18 pm
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by codingparadox » September 10th, 2019, 2:57 am

Hello, all!

We're thinking about possibly getting a 54 Voyager or a 560 out east rather than shipping our Meridian 408 out, since we're going to be...

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September 10th, 2019, 6:18 pm
Carver Mariner 350 Anchoring Technique

Last post by mhanch « September 10th, 2019, 5:41 pm
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by amanphoto » February 17th, 2018, 10:50 am

I know how to anchor. My question lies in how do you secure the deployed anchor to the boat? Obviously the anchor is deployed by the windlass and...
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September 10th, 2019, 5:41 pm
Rare Photo Op

Last post by Midnightsun « September 8th, 2019, 12:08 pm
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by Midnightsun » September 4th, 2019, 7:58 am

A friend of ours sent me this picture taken last week when we met up with our previous boat. 1997 3255 Avanti and the 41CMY. :captain2:

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September 8th, 2019, 12:08 pm

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