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| TURIZZIANI |
Posted - 06/10/2009 : 12:35:29 PM
Any one have a good place to find the insert for the rub rail on 1974 28 Montery???? Used or good price helpful |
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| monterey74 |
Posted - 06/17/2009 : 04:32:15 AM
quote:
Originally posted by rockmeister
On my Mariner, the fuel switch selects which tank level is displayed on the fuel guage. (Port or Starbard).
(It also switches the voltmeter between 2 battery banks.)
Mine also has a center OFF position, that way the fuel and voltage guages don't help drain the battery when the main battery switch is on and the engines are not running.
Hope this helps! 
79 28' Mariner twin inboard V-drive.
Western Lake Erie: Maumee Bay & The Islands
That is interesting that the fuel gauge circuit is powered on whenever the main battery switch is ON. On my Monterey the fuel gauge switch gets its power from the starboard engine purple wire (switched ignition power). It seemed kind of redundant to have the fuel gauge be on the purple wire _and_ to have its own switch. It sounds like a previous owner of my boat may have changed the wiring on the fuel gauge.
The Mariner that I just stripped had a switch that had 3 positions "Fuel / Main" - "Off" - "Aux". Unfortunately I disassembled the wiring before I bothered to check out exactly how it was hooked up. The Mariner had a single Mercruiser/TR-II and hence only one fuel tank. The switch is a DPDT with center off, so likely one pole of the switch was for the fuel gauge and the second pole was to switch the Voltmeter from Main to Aux battery banks.
I think my question(s) have been answered.
Thanks Everyone.
1974 2885 Monterey
1978 2896 Mariner (Stripped down to the gunwale and ready to cut) |
| Rockmeister |
Posted - 06/16/2009 : 10:34:34 AM
Knew I had seen Rub Rail at pretty good prices, here is where I had seen it:
https://www.surplusunlimited.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=CTGY&Category_Code=5000
You would need one of the 70 foot kits. (They will have a 70 on the later part of the part number.)
79 28' Mariner twin inboard V-drive.
Western Lake Erie: Maumee Bay & The Islands |
| Rockmeister |
Posted - 06/16/2009 : 09:36:16 AM
On my Mariner, the fuel switch selects which tank level is displayed on the fuel guage. (Port or Starbard).
(It also switches the voltmeter between 2 battery banks.)
Mine also has a center OFF position, that way the fuel and voltage guages don't help drain the battery when the main battery switch is on and the engines are not running.
Hope this helps!
quote:
Originally posted by TURIZZIANI
Brett looks like I tried to get a good answer for the switch back in 2006 did not get one that states exactly what its for....if anyone out here knows please jump in......Brian
Hi everyone I'm new to Carver this season with a 1974 Express 2885 quick question what does the FUEL switch really do at the helm??
79 28' Mariner twin inboard V-drive.
Western Lake Erie: Maumee Bay & The Islands |
| monterey74 |
Posted - 06/14/2009 : 01:12:57 AM
quote:
Originally posted by rockmeister
Hey Guys,
Have a place you could drop off & pick stuff up near Toledo if that would help.
Would keep ya from having to meet at a particular time.
If this would help, let me know.
79 28' Mariner twin inboard V-drive.
Western Lake Erie: Maumee Bay & The Islands
Rock,
Thanks for the offer. I will keep it in mind if there is anything that is prohibitively expensive to ship.
Brett
1974 2885 Monterey
1978 2896 Mariner (Stripped down to the gunwale and ready to cut) |
| TURIZZIANI |
Posted - 06/13/2009 : 07:08:34 AM
Brett looks like I tried to get a good answer for the switch back in 2006 did not get one that states exactly what its for....if anyone out here knows please jump in......Brian
Posted - 08/27/2006 : 10:31:18 AM Show Profile Email Poster Edit Topic Send TURIZZIANI a Private Message Reply with Quote
Hi everyone I'm new to Carver this season with a 1974 Express 2885 quick question what does the FUEL switch really do at the helm??
Brian |
| TURIZZIANI |
Posted - 06/12/2009 : 2:01:43 PM
I will look............. |
| monterey74 |
Posted - 06/12/2009 : 12:22:35 PM
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Originally posted by TURIZZIANI
Brett, I have the owners and repair manuals from when she was new if you ever have questions on systems let me know the guy who had her kept everthing I even have gas receipts from a marina that charged .68 cents a gallon many years ago........imagine filling up for 68 bucks Brian
I do have a quick question. Does it say in the manual why the fuel gauge is on a switch?
1974 2885 Monterey
1978 2896 Mariner (Stripped down to the gunwale and ready to cut) |
| TURIZZIANI |
Posted - 06/12/2009 : 06:40:56 AM
Brett, I have the owners and repair manuals from when she was new if you ever have questions on systems let me know the guy who had her kept everthing I even have gas receipts from a marina that charged .68 cents a gallon many years ago........imagine filling up for 68 bucks Brian |
| monterey74 |
Posted - 06/12/2009 : 12:48:23 AM
That is a very nice looking boat. It is interesting for me to see the pics of a plywood deck / fiberglass hull Carver. Paul who started this forum had one the Natalie J, but moved on to a '78 Mariner with the glass deck.
It looks like your boat has had better care than mine over the years. Mine was a project boat for the 2 previous owners and neither of them had the time or money to finish anything. The boat just sat around collecting debris. As a result the teak taffrail and toerail and mast and livewell cover were all mistakenly burned up as firewood and the interior was trashed. The only really nice thing on my boat was the hull itself. I took samples of the core and stringers and they were rock solid and bone dry. I was astounded to find this since the bilge was filled with rotting leaves and pooled water. The engines were an unknown since they had not been run in up to 8 years.
As it turned out my engines are strong. I spent most of last summer getting the boat cleaned up and usable. This past winter and spring I have been undertaking all of the cosmetic restoration. For the last week or so I have been in the phase where I am actually putting things back together instead of taking things apart.
I will try to get the rub rail removed, measured, and weighed in the next few days.
Brett
1974 2885 Monterey
1978 2896 Mariner (Stripped down to the gunwale and ready to cut) |
| TURIZZIANI |
Posted - 06/11/2009 : 9:19:23 PM
BRETT HERE ARE SOME TEST PIC'S I WILL SEND PIC'S OF WOOD WHEN IT GETS SUNNY OUT TOMORROW
http://picasaweb.google.com/briant14912/1974CarverMontery?feat=directlink |
| Rockmeister |
Posted - 06/11/2009 : 7:56:29 PM
Hey Guys,
Have a place you could drop off & pick stuff up near Toledo if that would help.
Would keep ya from having to meet at a particular time.
If this would help, let me know.
79 28' Mariner twin inboard V-drive.
Western Lake Erie: Maumee Bay & The Islands |
| TURIZZIANI |
Posted - 06/11/2009 : 7:18:09 PM
Brett, I forgot to ask do you have any canvas covers? aft curtain window covers ect. thanks Brian T |
| TURIZZIANI |
Posted - 06/11/2009 : 7:08:55 PM
YES, I will get you some pic's not sure how to make them public but I will figure it out. thanks again Brian T |
| monterey74 |
Posted - 06/11/2009 : 4:38:05 PM
I'll get the rub rail removed and get a shipping quote.
Does your boat have the teak toerail that mounts on the deck just outside of the bow rail stanchions?
Mine is missing and a few photographs of one would help.
1974 2885 Monterey
1978 2896 Mariner (Stripped down to the gunwale and ready to cut) |
| TURIZZIANI |
Posted - 06/11/2009 : 3:42:10 PM
The rail looks much much better than mine. Are you willing to check out what shipping would be? If reasonable I would glady pay to get it here I'm sure it will clean up just fine. Shoot me an e-mail with the shipping fee and hopefully I can get the last good part off the boat
thanks in advance Brian |
