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42 Carver Aft Cabin
- boatstogo
- Scurvy Dog
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- Vessel Info: 1986 Carver 42 aft cabin MY
- Location: Chestertown, MD
42 Carver Aft Cabin
- buster53
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Re: 42 Carver Aft Cabin
Garboard drain plug is probably mid ship at the keel…lowest point, but my current boat has it on the transom.
Unless a previous owner made any changes, all installed lights are 12 volt. Switch is probably in the salon/galley area…just keep looking and yes, the bulbs maybe burned out and that is why you can’t confirm the switch is actually working.
Being gas, you will be best served running that boat at hull speed, around 8 knots. I had a gas 3807 and that boat was a dog. A gas 4207 has to be a dog with fleas.
- g36
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Re: 42 Carver Aft Cabin
Switch for engine room lights might be on a wall close the engine access hatch. Will be 12vdc Have you got one with a small indicator light near it? Or switch that doesn't seem to do anything ?
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The Black Pearl
Soddy Daisy Tn.
- waybomb
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- 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: 42 Carver Aft Cabin
It's been years since I had our 4207. The switch for the lights is on the wall adjacent to the steps. It should light up when the lights are on, since when the steps are closed, how else would you know they were on?
As for the drain. Quick story. I was installing rudder indicators. To do so, to run the wires, you have to take the mattress off, then the hatch under the mattress, which gets you to the storage area under the mattress. But then another hatch to get to the bilge. I went in from the top. Only problem is I slipped in and was stuck. I mean stuck. I am pounding on the hull screaming for my wife. She was on the dock and never heard me. Fortunately she came aboard, heard me, came downstairs, and proceeded to laugh her ass off and got the dock-mates to come see my predicament, all laughing, snide remarks, etc., all before pulling me out.
Lesson learned. Next time, climb into the storage area under the mattress before getting to the bilge. You won't fall in and get stuck like me. The drain is down there.
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
- bud37
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Re: 42 Carver Aft Cabin
waybomb wrote:Source of the post She was on the dock and never heard me. Fortunately she came aboard, heard me, came downstairs, and proceeded to laugh her ass off and got the dock-mates to come see my predicament, all laughing, snide remarks, etc., all before pulling me out.
I think I can speak for us all when I say we still need pics of this.......
- boatstogo
- Scurvy Dog
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- Vessel Info: 1986 Carver 42 aft cabin MY
- Location: Chestertown, MD
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