My 1995 Carver Santego 380 has lights that uses a fixture that simply penetrate a flat wire and is held in place by a catch that hooks into a groove. I am replacing the lamps with LED's, but the plastic fixtures are breaking. Probably heat from the incandescent lamp's heat. I looked for a manufacturer, but only found a UL symbol. Any ideas for a source for them? How about a replacement idea? The ones in the berth are the problem. The ones by the wet bar seem OK.

Thanks

John

Hi, We have a 1975 28' Carver Santa Cruz FB with twin 302 Ford Waukesha engines and shaft drives. Can anyone tell me it's approximate dry weight for trailering? Thanks, Jim

I am starting this project story about my retirement LRC (long range cruiser) project, this project is not for the average guy, but hopefully he may enjoy watching me do it . I started this project last October, I worked all winter on it, summer work is proceeding but at a slower pace. My target date for commissioning my updated yacht is late spring but more realistically mid summer of 2016. I have photo's of the project from day one till today, I want to post photos but have to import a safe RESIZER program so I can do that ( if you have a safe link for a download please send it to me).

Sorry for all the verbage but a little history on me, my past and what i am hoping to do in the future as it relates to boating and this project.

I am just short of 62 years old, I was put out of work last year by my employer due to several injuries to my hand, (mandatory STD/LTD not requested by me) 38 years for that employer. I started boating with a close friend when I was 13 years old, on long Island NY , south shore where lots of protected waterway and bays can be found, 14 foot open wood old boat with a rely old 18 Evenrude that ran well, we both got our USCG safety cards to make it legal in the 1960s and we both still boat.

More to follow, hope you enjoy following my project.

Hi there again.....new question.....when did Carver change from stringers with wood and hull coring to the glass top hat style stringer etc in the 3807 models??
We seem to have moved on from the 370 to more of the MY, for the room, still not happy about the stairs but no denying the comfort.....Mike

Hi, we have just purchased the above mariner 32 and it has been very well renovated. However, there are no filler cushions for the drop down table or the v-berth. Does anyone know where I can get them, or if there are any patterns available to make them myself. Carver has said they know longer carry patterns for this age of boat. Thanks, Jackie

Leaking shafts 3007 81'

Hello all,

We are considering the purchase of a 1997 Santego 310. It is a fresh water boat powered by Low hour twin Merc 5.7LX motors with Bravo 2 outdrives. Appears to be in good shape and plan a marine and motor survey.

Boat will be used solely in Lake Michigan. Mostly for day cruising but will include some weekend trips. Days of fast boat needs are behind us. I understand that this boat will cruise at approximately 23 MPH (3200 RPM) while burning 1.2 MPG. However, we plan a slightly slower pace.

Can anyone share some thoughts on this boat. General handling in calm seas? How does it handle the occasional seas of 3 - 5 foot? Concerning fuel economy, can anyone share experience at less than cruise speed ... say 1500, 2000, 2500 and 3000 RPM? Thoughts on mechanical, systems and other areas? Overall impressions are also welcomed.

Thanks!

I bought this LH prop as a get home spare and was looking for a RH. Wasn't concerned about brand or anything, just something to get me home in case I damaged underwater gear on my 1987 3697.
I am guessing it is a brass prop.

Instead I found two brand new Nibral's at a smoking deal, so this one is for sale.

375 bucks shipped to the "lower 48". Or you can pick it up in St Joseph or Trenton Michigan for 350.

I sanded the hub looking for manufacturing info, but you can see what I found.

Shower sump pump stuck continuously running in my 2008 36/Super Sport. I want to check/clean the float switch, however the location of sound brings be directly under the Fwd stateroom bed which has the A/C unit in a molded fiberglass box Drain lines from the shower and Head sink run to this location. Problem is, the A/C & Bow-Thruster control unit are in the molded box, I see no easy way to access where the pump sound is coming from. There are even two smaller access holes under the bed support to left & right (of the larger A/C box) however, I see no sump holding tank only grey water & power lines. I am sure it is directly under the Bed & A/C box, but I can't get to it? Any guidance would be appreciated!

Hi All!

Considering making offer on a 1994 Carver 39' Aft Cabin Cockpit Motor Yacht w/twin Crusaders. Very clean boat, engines very clean, recent tune, rather low hours (300hrs). Any thoughts? Here are my concerns:

1) Is this boat too big for gas? I know the venerable Tollycraft 40 Tri-Cabin is about 3000lbs heavier, and they pretty much all had gas motors, and there are a lot still on the water today. I plan on mainly running it at hull speed for economy issues, with the occasional sprint on the plane to clean out the carbon.

2) Hull OK on these? The (in)famous yacht surveyor David Pascoe has no love for Carver. He talks about their cored hulls, but from the owners manual, this hull doesn't appear to be cored. No bluewater cruising for us; we're strictly inshore types.

3) Any other potential trouble areas I should look for and have my surveyor really look for?

It's a lovely boat I'd love to have, I'm just worried about the 'unknowns'. My last boat was a 30' Tolly Sedan with twin Mercruisers, and that boat did just fine for us.