The in-line bilge blower may not be a big deal. Just not secured properly. Carver Ventilation overall for ER and bilges; I consider poor.
My other comment about the raw water pump. Sherwood was the mfg who made the original raw water pumps for Cummins marine. What a cheap POS pump....
Looks like the turbo and exhaust/dump can has had some recent work. Nice paint job on the heat exchanger and expansion tank. New decals? The air...
That is 370HP @ 3000 RPM. Ouch! 2200 to 2400RPM was the sweet speed spot. Top of the torque curve. Re-powered a buds Ole Bertram from Merc LBCs...
You are correct sir. Started looking at the HP per model and confused my self and messed up my typing. The stretched out 5.9s started making the...
2 1/2 year dock queen in FL? Anything connected to raw water is toast. Sherwood raw water pumps to start. Another 2$K per engine. The heat...
I still question a 21 year old boat with 700 hours. If original (really?) flags do arise quickly. Ya know the original air charge coolers (alloy)...
The 370 was near the last of the mechanical (Bosch - HO) 5.9L Cummins. There was a few more higher HP versions but the engine life was reduced and...
My partner likes the Island Girl products for his AB rib. I'm not to impressed but if you need a product name, he is happy.
Was this the generic answer to a generic question? Ask them again about aggressive cleaning including acetone.
Carver had their deal of the weeks on gas power. Mostly VP & Merc LBCs. Once we worked on a Carver/Crusader LBC install. WorsterBreaks, Oh-No and...
Send us the web address for this sale, This may give us more details than asking you lots of questions. Was the gen-set run under load (ACs, water...
No telling how old the impellers were before the boat was stored. Monthly starts. On the fence about this. Never up to temp and if just warmed, a...
Raw water pump impellers on all.
Our families have passed these last two years. Not many of my or Josie's clan left. I do understand taking care and concerns of our parents. So,...
Oh yea, Tightened them all down well. No more engine shift, then just back to the original issue; Corked-Screwed stb shaft. After many years,...
My Detroit mounts were serviceable. Thought they were Ace. Once I got them apart, nothing but a big high pressure rubber bushing on the inside....
The hardest part of painting this boat was making the tent and scaffolding. Then, taking it down with out a scratch on the boat. Remembering this...
It is sad that lots of newer boats have not picked up on that yet. I was on a later Hatt MY and the steaming light was blinding all forward...
Sorry to hear of the issues and understand well. I used to live near Thunderbolt. My partner was on Wilmington Island. We would finish our week...
