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New member here. Hello all from the west coast of Florida
- benica
- Scurvy Dog
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- Joined: September 8th, 2022, 6:08 am
- Vessel Info: 1997 355 Aft cabin. 7.4 engines.
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New member here. Hello all from the west coast of Florida
1997 355 Aft cabin. 7.4 engines.
Gas hog....ouch! Of course....one doesn't buy a boat and worry about fuel!
It's about enjoyment.
Surprisingly, vessel is in very good condition given its age.
Previous one owner sure seemed meticulous.
Sea trials went fine. Guages stayed pretty much the same on both engines underway. Kept it at the 2500~2800 RPM range.
Few minor cosmetic issues but nothing serious.
Question....AC...label reads...turn on shower pump when using AC/shower. What is the correlation between the AC and using the shower? AC is cooled via raw water. Shower is fresh water.
And...I couldn't locate the AC filter...if their is one. Thinking...replace a AC filter as needed....
Feel free to offer whatever suggestions to this newbie.
Any 355 Owners on the west Florida coast...Tampa south to the Keys...
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- CYO Supporter
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- Joined: July 10th, 2015, 9:58 pm
- Vessel Info: 1989 Carver 3807 Aft Cabin
- Location: Ontario, Canada
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Re: New member here. Hello all from the west coast of Florida
Your air conditioner condensate dumps into the shower sump and so does the shower drain. When the water in the sump reaches a certain height, it gets pumped overboard so the power to the pump needs to be on for the pump to work. If you don't see filters at the large vents, there should at least be a filter on the front of the evaporator on the AC unit.
- Cooler
- Admiral
- Posts: 1569
- Joined: May 22nd, 2018, 12:09 pm
- Vessel Info: 1995 Carver 330 Mariner
Twin 350XL Crusaders
Home port: Menominee, MI - Location: Green Bay, WI
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Re: New member here. Hello all from the west coast of Florida
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- benica
- Scurvy Dog
- Posts: 36
- Joined: September 8th, 2022, 6:08 am
- Vessel Info: 1997 355 Aft cabin. 7.4 engines.
- Has thanked: 1 time
- Been thanked: 8 times
Re: New member here. Hello all from the west coast of Florida
- waybomb
- CYO Moderator
- Posts: 2408
- Joined: February 5th, 2013, 9:24 pm
- Vessel Info: 1995 Boston Whaler Rage15
1987 3697 Carver Mariner
1988 Cougar 46 Kevlar Vee offshore
1969 15' Glasspar / 1967 Johnson Electromatic 85
1996 Boston Whaler Rage 15 - Location: Saint Joseph,Mi
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Re: New member here. Hello all from the west coast of Florida
Fred
1969 Glaspar Avalon /1969 Johnson Electromatic 85
1987 Carver Mariner
1988 Cougar Kevlar 46' with triple blown 572 ci
1995 Boston Whaler Rage
Past - 1988 2807, 1989 4207 Aft
- ColRon
- Admiral
- Posts: 555
- Joined: April 24th, 2017, 6:06 pm
- Vessel Info: 1989 Carver Santego 3867
“Escape Plan” - Location: Murray, KY
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Re: New member here. Hello all from the west coast of Florida
1989 Carver Santego 3867
“Escape Plan”
Murray, KY
- RGrew176
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Re: New member here. Hello all from the west coast of Florida
2022 Stingray 182 SC
2004 Past Commodore
West River Yacht & Cruising Club
- buster53
- Admiral
- Posts: 996
- Joined: May 12th, 2017, 10:41 am
- Vessel Info: 2001, Carver 356
- Location: Lower Potomac, VA
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Re: New member here. Hello all from the west coast of Florida
I got my good canister vacuum, laid on the floor and cleaned really good…aft was nasty, forward not too bad. Anyway, after cleaning, I bought a sheet of steel mesh filter material and cut my own filters and installed them.
Have you found both sump pumps? They can get nasty and need periodic cleaning.
- buster53
- Admiral
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- Joined: May 12th, 2017, 10:41 am
- Vessel Info: 2001, Carver 356
- Location: Lower Potomac, VA
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Re: New member here. Hello all from the west coast of Florida
benica wrote:Source of the post
Sea trials went fine. Guages stayed pretty much the same on both engines underway. Kept it at the 2500~2800 RPM range.
Few minor cosmetic issues but nothing serious.
Just noticed this...
2500-2800 is probably not the speed you should be running. I'm guessing at that speed, you are not up on a good plane...your bow is sticking up in the air and you are pulling a good size wake. Either run the boat at hull speed, around 8 mph (a very fuel efficient speed I might add) or get it up on a good plane, maybe 19-20 mph.
I run my 356 at around 3000-3100 which gives me a speed of 20-21 mph. I do have bigger engines in mine.
- buster53
- Admiral
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- Joined: May 12th, 2017, 10:41 am
- Vessel Info: 2001, Carver 356
- Location: Lower Potomac, VA
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Re: New member here. Hello all from the west coast of Florida
benica wrote:Hello all!
1997 355 Aft cabin. 7.4 engines.
Gas hog....ouch! Of course....one doesn't buy a boat and worry about fuel!
It's about enjoyment.
Surprisingly, vessel is in very good condition given its age.
Previous one owner sure seemed meticulous.
Sea trials went fine. Guages stayed pretty much the same on both engines underway. Kept it at the 2500~2800 RPM range.
Few minor cosmetic issues but nothing serious.
Question....AC...label reads...turn on shower pump when using AC/shower. What is the correlation between the AC and using the shower? AC is cooled via raw water. Shower is fresh water.
And...I couldn't locate the AC filter...if their is one. Thinking...replace a AC filter as needed....
Feel free to offer whatever suggestions to this newbie.
Any 355 Owners on the west Florida coast...Tampa south to the Keys...
Have you figured out all your questions yet?
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