Tag: Carver Yachts
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Yanmar Diesel Engines
Yanmar 4LH-STE diesel Engines Yanmar engines sit on both sides of the generator on our aft deck. Each engine is capable of 230 horsepower, for a total of 460 hp! Diesel Engine maintenance ImpellEr These diesel engines use the impeller 123325-42021, the impeller kit includes a new o-rings. The impeller should be replaced every 100
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Westerbeke Diesel Generator
Westerbeke 7.6kW BTD 60 hertz diesel generator In between our Yanmar engines on our aft deck is our diesel generator, capable of producing up to 7,600 watts of power! I can’t imagine using that much AC power, coming from a van that’s limited to 2,400 watts. What does our generator power? Tom has extensively re-wired
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Yacht Solar System Components List
If you’re thinking about installing a solar system on your boat, check out the solar components we used on our own yacht solar system. Solar Panels Array 450W Renogy Bifacial Solar Panels (3) 450W solar panels = 1,350W total Buy on Amazon Solar Charge Controller Victron Energy SmartSolar MPPT 150/100 Series Voltage: (41.25Voc + 5%)
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Are Lithium Batteries Safe for Boats?
Given some newsworthy stories, you might be wondering – is putting a lithium battery in a boat a good idea? Although lithium batteries have been known to explode or catch fire, we’ve been traveling around with lithium battery banks in our RV’s for almost a decade with no problems. Not only that, but we’ve put
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Bottom Paint Prep: Part I
The number one reason we had our boat hauled out was to apply a fresh coat of bottom paint. Boats that are stored in the water typically have a special bottom paint, also referred to as antifouling paint or ablative paint. The bottom paint is applied to the part of the boat’s hull that sits
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Water Damage on our Yacht
After our longer-than-anticipated maiden voyage, we returned to Tom’s family farm and rested for a few days. We hope to complete all major boat projects in two months, but we have to split our week between the boat yard and our shop in central Florida, two hours away. Luckily we have Ogre to travel, live
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Zinful’s Final Haul Out
Arriving at the DIY Boat Yard After our ~200 nm journey to get our new boat a final haul out, followed by 12 days of anchoring and waiting nearby, we finally got the call to come to the boat yard. Just as we arrived to the boat yard and marina entrance and were about to
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Days 5-16 | Final Voyage of M/Y Zinful
What we thought would be our last night on our final voyage with Zinful, turned out to be only night 7 out of 18!!! Wow, we had not seen that coming and we were unprepared for such a long stay. We had made arrangements with a DIY boat yard in Fort Pierce to be hauled
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Day 4 | Final Voyage of M/Y Zinful
Our fourth (and final day!) moving Zinful was our longest day at 50.7 nm, but also our shortest day at 6.5 hours of travel time. Today was wonderful cruising, and without the bridges and hustle of large cities. Almost at the very end of this ~200 nm journey, we encountered boat problems – Tom lost
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Day 3 | Final Voyage of M/Y Zinful
Our third day moving Zinful was a long, slow day. We cruised under a plethora of ICW bridges – bridge after bridge, only some of which we could fit under while the bridges were closed. For the closed bridges that we couldn’t fit under, we had to time our arrival with the scheduled bridge opening