Hello to all,
I am in the process of purchasing a 2005 41CMY with surveys scheduled for 9/16/14. My wife and I are both retired and currently live in North Carolina in a small town north of Charlotte. We plan to move the boat to Sanford, Florida and spend winters cruising the ICW. We look forward to hopefully being members of this forum provided we get a good survey.
Thanks in advance for your patience as we steeply climb the learning curve.

We just purchased this boat last week. Motored it home to Portland, OR from Puget Sound out the Strait of Juan de Fuca, down the WA coast and over the Columbia River Bar. A great adventure and extremely helpful to me for working knowledge of the boat. We put approximately 25hrs on the engines during the trip home.

The only other boat we have ever owned was a 19' bowrider /ski boat, so this 32' Carver is a new experience for us!

Look forward to sharing thoughts/tips with fellow Carver owners.

Best regards,
Andy

Hello Group,

My wife and I just got this old beauty. I've been around boats my whole life. But, never had bought an old as boat as this Mariner. Does anyone out there have one and can fill me in on it's highs and lows. We plan to get rid of the house and live on it for awhile. And of course travel with it too. But being of that age is there anything I should look for. There are no 7/11's out there to pull up and ask questions if you know what I mean. So please, I would love some word of advice.

Thanks,

Bob

Have a 1992 with twin Mercruiser MIE 7.4i. Just purchased and had engines gone over - carbs rebuilt, new fuel filters,new distributor components, plugs, wires. 9 Run fine and will go to over 5000 rpm in neutral but only reach 3200 in gear. I think they should get to 4400. Any ideas? Wrong props? Issue with v-drives? What else can I do to diagnose?

We have a 1987 Carver 4227, twin 454 with 2:91:1 gear reduction. It currently has 24 X 22 props and I'm wondering if these are fresh or salt water application, boat resides at Lake Superior. Cruises nice at 10/12 Knots and I'm getting 26 at WOT, does this sound about right for this boat??

Hello Everyone,

My wife and I now the proud owners of a 1987 Carver 4227...not the aft cabin. I just found out that they only produced this boat for 2 years, seems a little odd its appears to be nice layout. Anyway we are looking forward to meeting other owners and look forward to any advice you have to offer.

HI:
I just bought a new to me 1988 Carver Montego 3257. I want to reupholster the settee/couch, but can't find how it's attached and it will not budge. Has anyone pulled their's out to recover it?
Thanks!
Judy

Hi Guys,

First post here and glad I found this forum! I'm a long time fan of Carvers and almost had a 3607 bought last year until my slip was given away(long story). My question--does anyone know where I could find a project Carver Aft cabin in 38'+. I'm in southern Oklahoma, and trying to find an older carver that is on par with what I want has been tough. I am now thinking of looking for a project boat that I can re-do interior, appliances etc. during this winter. I am open to anything out there, in any condition, with motors or without. I've tried google, ebay and other sources but not having any luck. I can't imagine there isn't a derelict Carver sitting in dry dock somewhere. I would prefer something within 500 miles of Oklahoma but that might be asking too much. How about insurance salvage? Any info would be appreciated.

Thanks!
Jordan

This is my first summer with our 2001 350 mariner. We have the standard configuration 2 batteries for house and engines and 1 for the genny. This configuration does not seem able to keep the fridge running at anchor. I have surmised that the battery protection kicks in and shuts the fridge down after which the batteries still have lots of umph to start the engines.
I would appreciate hearing what configurations other use: number of batteries, 6v vs. 12v etc. etc.

Thank you
Fraser

I have Raritan electric toilets, original equipment and they use salt water. They need to be rebuilt I think because especially the aft head dosent go down well. I have some kits to replace seals etc.
Anyway, they both stink up the bilges, especially the forward head. I wonder if the vent is somehow not properly venting to the outside and venting into the bilge. When the holding tanks reach about half full and we close up the boat it stinks in the boat sometimes as well.
We have tried every kind of tank additive and some work better than others but the heads still stink and the more full they get the more they stink.
Someone said to change them to run on fresh water, but I doubt that will really cure this problem.
Anyone else have this problem? Or a possible solution? Hopefully without throwing a whole lot more money away.