Thank you for allowing me to join. We are a day away from aquiring a 1990 3608 Carver Aft Cabin. I grew up on the Great Lakes on a 1985, 3207 Aft Cabin. They are awesome boats and looking forward to getting back into cruising. Looks like there is a wealth of knowledge and expierance on the forum and I am looking forward to reading all this info.

I hope it doesn't get me kicked off the Carver Yachts Forum, but I also own:
1952, 15ft Lyman
1938, 21ft Chris Craft Utility
1966, 18ft Chris Craft Corsair
and
1981, 21ft Chris Craft Scorpion

My wife is certain that I have a problem, but she has enjoyed playing with all of these also!!!

I am not a fan of additives except seafoam but I have a small issue that I would like some help with. I have a carver 3607 aft cabin with crusader 350 engines. Approx a week ago the port engine started blowing a small amount of smoke thru the exhaust, not enough to leave a sheen on the water (rings no doubt). I P.M. the motor sat and the plugs were clean so it is a new and small bypass. If this were my truck I could snatch the motor, do rings and bearings and reinstall in a long weekend, but this is not only a boat it is an aft cabin, the engine well is in the middle of the salon. To compound the issue I have family that want to spend a three day 4Th of july weekend out. We are crusers 1100/1200 rpms 6/7 knots so I can watch the oil and I will be ok but I hate the thought of the pollution issue. Has anyone had any success with any oil additive. The boat is an 84 so the engines are ready for a rebuild. Have a great day Ed

Hello I am new to the carver web site. We have always used hull truth but being brand specific is great. We have bought our first carver. It is an 84 36 ft aft cabin 3607. We love it and are attempting to learn all that we can about the idiosyncrasies of this model. I am 70 and my wife is 67 (50 years together) we expect this to be our last boat and hope to make it a semi live aboard. We are experiencing an issue that I would like some input on. We have three ac units all separate and on their own breakers. Lately when we run the salon ac it will run for several mins. and then trip the main breaker. We have two power cord inputs, one for the ac and one for the general electric. Each ac unit has its own breaker but the salon is the only one that causes a problem and then it trips the ac main not its designated breaker. I have searched and can only find one raw water strainer and one pump. Any and all input will be appreciated, please do not fail to mention the obvious because what is obvious to you may be greek to me. I am leaning toward a weak main but this is an airpax and this model is obsolete and the ones I have found are over $200.00 Have a great day (preferable on the water) Ed

I have just purchased this boat last week and have a few questions. The cockpit drains.... They are hidden with no access to the top of them to clear any clogs. I was very fortunate while I was bringing her down the Mississsippi from LaCrosse WI to St. Louis last week to be a part of the May Fly hatching event at Captain Kirks Marina. Literally thousands of these on the boat and 3 people 1 hour to get rid of them at 5 am. Trying to clean the cockpit deck flushing these out and I'm pretty sure the drains are slightly clogged. Unless I'm blind, I see no way of getting to these drains other than from under neath pulling those stiff hoses off. And to me very odd that these actually drain under water. That brings up another issue. How are you supposed to winterize these? Our boats are in covered slips but stay in the water which we bubble but I need to blow back through the seacock and close so they don't burst. My only thought is to cut those hoses and engineer something so I can force air or water back up for clogs and air only back down for winterizing.... More to come and very much appreciate any suggestions.

Dave

Hello,

I just purchased the boat above in La Crosse WI and have brought her down the Mississippi the end of last week to St. Louis. 3 long days and seemed to be running with the crest until we got to the last lock. Boat ran flawless except for a slight generator issue which I will bilge dive shortly. Have some questions I would like to ask but as the first day back to work, my office is a constant flow of traffic so will log in later.

I have a new to me 78 Voyager 33'. This boat had been in storage for the last couple of years, during which time someone liberated the ignition coils and MSD ignition boxes. I replaced the distributers with aftermarket HEI distributors this past weekend. I was able to locater the 12v switched wire and the lead for the tachometer and got everything connected properly. The port engine fired right away. Starboard engine would not fire. Doing some testing, I found that there was not 12v at the lead at the engine. I traced the wires back to the wiring area under the helm and found that there was not power for the starboard engine coming from the plastic box under the helm to the motor. Upon removing and disassembling the box, I see that it contains two "coil" type units. I believe that this is what gives the three position switch (run, start, off) it's ability to do it's job. I was able to move the poles in the starboard switch, and viola, the starboard motor would light right up! During the day I fired the motors several times and no issues other that having to cut battery power to the starboard engine in order to shut it off. At the end of the day, I attempted to start both motors one last time, only to be disappointed. Port side would start, and immediately die, starboard would just crank with no fire. It was late and dark so I closed her up and went away disappointed. So, my question is: is this old technology that could/should be replaced? If not, would electrical contact cleaner do the job to get these coils back in working condition? Is there something else I should be looking into? Has anyone else had this problem and what was the solution. I don't want to affect the operation of the controls on the flybridge and don't want to juryrig something together.

Thanks

Have 2000 voyager 450. Had a rough weekend at Catalina. Boat did great but in heavy swell while in the anchorage boat has an annoying squeak on the port side where the boat deck bolts to bulkhead. This can be heard both in the cockpit and inside the salon. Squeak can be heard both with the inflatable on the boat deck and also while removed.

Any suggestions on what to look for? Crane is tight, sliding door appears normal, no flex is visible on deck but in moderate roll it is loud enough to keep you awake.

Appreciate any tips

Jerry

Hi

I have what I believe to be a bilge pump that wont quit running. I am not sure what fluid it is suppose to move, but I think it is related to the forward head. It is under the galley floor board and here is what is really weird. I can shut down all the power (AC and DC), and it still runs.

Anyone know what that bilge goes to and why it would run continuously.

Thanks
Rich

I have a S-L Seawolf 520 that I am have a heck of a time finding a replacement solenoid for. Are there any cross-references for solenoids that will work such as an automotive solenoid or something like that?

Thank You,

We have a 1987 3207. I've poured sewage treatment liquid into both tanks after every pump out since we've had it. Lately, there is a god awful sewage smell every time either unit is flushed. It comes from the stern and is even noticeable while under way. The tanks must be vented out the stern but I'm not sure. I've seen in-line filters on various sites and wonder if they work? Does anyone with a 3207 know how the tanks are vented? If there are vent lines, where do they run and what size are they? I've looked through the manual but the information is very generic. Any help is appreciated.