We had not used the forward head shower since buying our Carver 455 this summer. So, Maria goes in, grabs the handheld shower handle from the top of the tub, and as she pulls it out including the flexible hose, it separates from the handle and the entire hose falls back into the hole and into the bowels below the tub. This is when I discover that there is no way to get into that area - no access from the engine room, no access in the head or forward berth...NOTHING!!! What the hell? Did Carver think that no one would ever need access to plumbing parts?

The only thing I can think to do is cut like a 4" hole on the side of the tub near the control valve to be able to reach the hose where is connects to the control valve, then add a watertight deck plate to seal it back up. Does anyone have any other ideas? - Sloopjonb