Hello to all. Mike from Charleston, SC. Purchased last year 1992 Montego 530 with twin 4.3 mercs with 450 hours each. This is my first boat so I got a lot to learn. I am retired with a varied background of skills as I have been going over Magnolia Rose completely (Maggie). Mike

Hello all:

I just took posession of a new (to us) 2001 Carver 530 Pilothouse. Just finished up a passage bringing her across the state of Florida via the Okeechobee waterway from Ft. Myers to Cocoa Beach, Fl.

It was a good trip and I really liked the way the boat handled. However, the glare from both the upper and lower driving station on the windows/windshield is pretty bad if its sunny.

I was about to start ordering some black felt to create dull surface for the dashboard to remove this glare, but thought I might inquire on this forum to see if anyone has already figured this out and knows of a vendor that sells custom dash coverings for these boats?

Seems like a long shot, but I thought I'd take it.

Cheers, and thanks in advance for any tips.

Dave

I have wanted to get my engine data into my Simrad system for a while, but I don't want to lose my existing dash gauges. I have twin Cummins BT6 5.9s in my 2000 Carver 396. Has anyone done this type of install? Does anyone recommend a brand of gateway? I have been leaning toward the Actisense Engine Management Unit Analog- NMEA2000. Has anyone use this?



Thanks,
Russ

Hi all,

The DC amps meter on my panel is not working, the needle stays fixed in position at about 30 amps. How to I open the panel to remove the gauge? Where can I buy a replacement?

Thanks,
Barry

Hello all,

My wife and I bought the above-mentioned boat about a month ago and are just learning the ins and outs (and then, miraculously-ins again) of basic seamanship and maintenance routines. The boat (or yacht, to be extra fancy and said with pinky in air) has twin Volvo Penta 8.1 Gil-D engines with low miles, and we are crossing our fingers that the former owner kept up with general maintenance, as he should have. One current issue (as we have already pulled the boat out of the water for prop calibration and shaft-straightening) is a rusty manifold/riser on the starboard engine-outboard side. The issue is all in the locating of replacement parts, more than anything else. I do see some after-market parts that say they are "direct replacements" for Volvo. Maybe someone here can direct me to after market parts that aren't made in china?

Thanks and Happy Puttering.

Hydraulic lift question. Hoping someone knows some basics on hydraulic lift activation. My dinghy lift is 1992 vintage.
The remote control no longer functions and the control panel is old relay technology. Lift is hydraulic, simple function in/out & up/down. The cylinder travel is approximately 40 inches in/out and 30 inches up/down. The travel both ways are tied into proximity probes that must be met in order to allow the activation of up / down or in / out. IE Lift must be all the way out and prox probe met before up or down can be activated. My question is on retrofitting the current controller (12 V) with something more up to date. Do I simply require a new 4 way activator control mechanism to replace the current relay system or is it more complicated due to the prox probe configuration? If nobody has knowledge perhaps you can steer me in the right direction.
Video of lift

My bilge blower is too loud and needs replacing. Any suggestions on best solution.
Thanks,
Walter
2004 Carver 466
Very Bullish II

The prime real estate on my dashboard is occupied by these obsolete guages. I would like to mount my iPad there, for navigation, but no idea how to do it. What would be the right way to proceed to make it look profesh? If it matters, I also need to place a new VHF up front.

My 1981 3607 is going to need new thru hulls soon. On the stbd side (midship) there are 2 overboard that I need to replace. From what I can see, the stbd fuel tank is preventing me from accessing the thru hull from the inside. Does anyone know a way that one can change these out or access the inside of the thru hulls?

Howdy, Happy to find this forum! Recently purchased a1983 3207 Carver Aft in great shape, 350 Crusaders, Marine Inspection went well.
Docked in Tower Marine, Douglas Michigan, on beautiful Lake Michigan. Had boats all my life, 14 ft Lone Star 45 Merc,
1952 Chris Craft 17ft Runabout Special, gave to my daughter who fully restored it and now in Gig Harbor Washington, 1961 Harris Float Boat 45 Evinrude? , 1980's 21ft Starcraft Chieftan Mercruiser io, 2006 26ft Sanpan pontoon, 90 hp Honda.
Now onto bigger and better as many of us!
Did a great deal of scuba diving in the Great Lakes, Tobermorey,CN, Cozumel Mexico, Florida Keys, Caymen Isles, Roatan, Philippines. PADI instructor.
Curious about finding label plates for the bridge switches and if anyone has replaced the 12volt lighting with LED fixtures.
Also an issue with my forward bilge pump.
Thanks
Jeff