After 34 years the faucets are in need of replacement. They still work – well the galley faucet leaks after you shut it off . . Let’s just say they are due to be replaced. Fortunately the faucets are readily available at Home Depot and Lowes. Fortunately, because one store was out of the galley…
A Few weeks ago I dropped off the the Carver 36 off at N. E. Taylor Boatworks in Cortez Florida. As a project boat it needed a lot of work. First of all I can’t say enough about N. E. Taylor Boatworks! They are great to work with and their knowledge and craftsmanship is the best value in the west coast of Florida. In my opinion N. E. Taylor Boatworks is the best boatyard from Tampa to Punta Gorda Florida. If you are in this area it is worth the trip.
Thom and I worked on the port engine and put it all back together – added new wire set, replaced/added new water circulating pump, added new alternator belt, tightened the raw water belt, started the engine and adjusted the idle speed. Unfortunately the engine had some knocking going on, so we opened up the air intake manifold only to find lots of water mixed in the oil and some damaged parts – 2 bent push rods, 2 springs, 2 valves to name a few.
I’m going to go out on a limb here and say that these carburetors have not been thoroughly cleaned and/or rebuilt since they were installed. Now that the boat is in Sarasota we have time to go through the engines and get them in shape. On the way up from Punta Gorda the…
Gear shift cable replacement on the 2nd day of owning the boat was not planned but definitely needed. We pushed off the private dock where the boat was to head to the Fisherman’s Village Marina. Having just changed the raw water pump what else could go wrong? Well, no sooner do we push off in…
So the first day of boat ownership I drove 2 hours round trip to sign the papers and got back into town. The raw water pump arrived and I picked up my friend Al to help me bring the boat back. The boat is 34 years old and has much of the original equipment on it.…
The marine shower drain kit appeared to be original or might have been updated many years ago. There were cracks and patching done on the brittle boc and fittings. The pump and float switch were still working but being that it was in the master cabin I wanted to clean up the mess and start fresh. We…
The current one was not working and was used when they bought it. more to come….
The original steam hoses on the port side Crusader 454 were well overdue and needed changing before taking the boat up to Sarasota. . . . More to come