Customization

Happy New Year!!! The plastic/rubber on the mic cord has been falling apart for a few years. Making a mess every time you use it. Contacted Ray Marine and they used to redo these but no longer. After some research it seems this is a very common problem with the 215. I finally found Max Marine electronics and they now offer a new cord or a existing used mic with new cord. I opted for the new cord for $60 and it's a go! My problem was I would have had to replace the radio with a new one and with it build into the dash, would have made quite a project as the new radios are alot smaller. Now more slivers of plastic all over!

Hello 506 owners, We were really set on a voyager as a move up boat from our Searay 44DB. I turns out that there is a 2000 506 at our marina, as a matter of fact it is occupying my slip while I look for a Voyager. Just for grins I took the wife to tour the 506 to compare to the Voyager and long story short, it looks like we may be buying the 506. It was not for sale but after speaking with the owner he has decided to sell it if we want it. I do all of my own service and repairs on my equipment and am wondering if there are any other 506 DIYers in the Sacramento / SF Bay Delta area to network with to learn the idiosyncrasies of the 506. This is a low our two owner boat originally from So Cal. Seems to be in really good shape but definitely not lovingly cared for in the bilge. I like to keep my ER and bilge as clean as my salon so If we move forward I will have my work cut our for me.
I'd appreciate any input as to how you with the 506s feel about them.
Thanks
Rusty Mayes

hello does anyone know where to purchase Gray Enterprises replacement ports?

thanks Dave

Hello, we just bought our 1984 32 Carver convertible and its great! We were folding down the dinette table in to a bed and the cushions did not seem to make sense, possibly somebody did a custom DIY. Does any body have the original dimensions for the Dinette cushions? They could use an upgrade anyways!

thanks,

Hi I am looking for a parts catalog for a Crusader 220 LH rotation engine.
Thanks

I’m buying a 1988 Carver 3607. It’s almost a local boat as it’s in Stockton and I am in Sacramento. Stockton is only about an hours drive down I-5 but it’ll be the entire day coming back on the Carver. Actually I’m planning on taking a few days at it and spending some quality time down in the Delta. I grew up water skiing and still have the 61 Chris-Craft Cavalier my parents bought new but this is my first big boat. My dad had a 1955 30 foot Owens with twin Grey Marine sixes many years ago. Hopefully I can take what I learned from driving that not wreck Heaven Scent. That’s the name of the 3607 I am buying and since I haven’t come up with a better name I guess I’m keeping it. I think she spent her entire life in freshwater undercover. At least that’s how she looks. I haven’t been this excited in a long time.

As some of you might remember, I sold my 2006 Carver 33 SS this fall. The gentleman who bought the boat had it trucked to an inland lake off of the Tennessee River. Unfortunately, during the move, the windshield was broken during the move. The new owner (a really nice guy new to Carver and big boating in general) is looking for a new one and was able to source a new one for around $10k. However, he wants to continue looking to see if he could source one at a lower price.

He has spoken with Carver and they helped him some. I was wondering if any of you guys had any thoughts or previous experience in sourcing a windshield for a Carver.

I will pass along any comments from you guys and also encourage him to join this site when I meet him after de-winterizing the boat in March. Thanks for any help you can give.

Help!!! The gremlins are attacking my boat...
I’m jumping on this site because I’m sure one of the Carver owners on here may have had this issue come up. I have the TAMD74EDC set up w/ ZF transmission. About 600 hours.
I just Had my boat pulled to have a bottom job, shaft log seals replaced, all rubber below the water line, Props refurbish. Oil change, Trans serviced.. And now my Starboard engine isn’t cooperating..Very frustrating...
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Port engine everything works perfect. Everything worked perfect with both motors/trans before pulling the boat out for the services.

Problem…
Starboard engine — When doing the sequence to start the boat it will not turn over. First, push the active station button and Neutral light comes on. Turn ignition and nothing but A Relay behind the dash starts clicking and it’s never done that before (Switched relay with another one, still did the same thing). And NO error/diagnostic blinking light While all of this is going on. I can then Manipulate starting the engine by pushing diagnostic button. After It turns over and starts, but not normal. It runs almost 200 rpm higher than normal. ( Normal is about 700 it running 900.) It will not shift into gear. It seems like it’s in a fail safe mode. I’ve read through all the trouble shooting booklets on the boat there’s not a scenario for this problem.

I’ve swapped all relays from other motor to eliminate that. Nothing changed..

Any help is appreciated. I’ve tried to think outside the box on this. It does have ZF transmissions. Is it possible when they pulled the shafts and did the oil service could something got out of sink where its not reading neutral or it out of gear?

Thanks,
Jon

New to this engine and wondering if anyone has calculated the fuel ratings on a Carver 500 CPMY with respect to RPM, consumption and speed? Thanks.