Carver Yachts 52 Voyager Manual

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52 Voyager Setup Part Number 9992007 1/07
52 Voyager Setup
1. Install props and rudders; install starboard side
steering linkage first. Make sure rudder cotter keys
are installed. Install drain plug.
2. Remove fiberglass shipping top from deck. Also,
remove plastic off bridge. Remove tape and clean
areas where bridge will set. Check for voids along
the top of the windows.
3. Apply sealant (white Sikaflex) supplied in MAC
kit, #8105901, around deck where bridge will set.
Also, check for voids in foam above patio door.
NOTE: Refer to attached pictures for sealant and
sealant tape placement. Apply sealant just prior to
setting bridge. Also, apply black silicone on top of the
poly strips located on the deck top.
4. e lifting points for the bridge are the two lifting
eyes each on the front and aft of the bridge. Set
bridge in position over boat with bridge up about
16". Long white plastic divider board should be
installed on portside of deck where bridge seats, sit
prior to setting bridge down. Lay starboard board
down on cabin top, where it will be installed later.
NOTE: If this is not done, you will not be able to
put the divider board under the seats. See pictures.
5. Lay all wire/hoses on cabin top. Hold to outboard
so nothing gets pinched. See pictures.
a. Connect davit wires and light wires at port stern
corner of bridge. You may have to wire davit thru
seat after bridge is set.
Area above patio door
Lay wires on cabin top as shown.
White dividers installed or laying down.
Re-set air conditioning unit as shown
Picking with crane. Use same pick points when picking
with travel lift or forklift.

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52 Voyager Setup Part Number 9992007 1/07
52 Voyager Setup
Hold sika to top edge around pilothouse.
Sika
Sika
b. Pull coiled water drain hoses down through
holes in bridge and route through holes in black
air intake vents.
c. Attach hoses to thru-hull fittings on port and
starboard side of boat in aft engine compartment.
After bridge is set and secured.
6. Set bridge with front touching and back 2-3" up.
Install front 3 bolts over windshield. You may have
to use a bottle jack on lower helm to raise center
of windshield. en set back on bridge down
without pinching hoses/wires.
7. With bridge set down in place, begin securing it
with fasteners supplied in MAC kit.
a. Start by pulling down side bolsters in
pilothouse.
b. Install bolts (2 port and 3 starboard).
c. Install screws above salon door from outside.
d. When secured, seal all around pilothouse
opening inside.
e. Finish securing aft and reinstall bolsters, starting
from port to star board with windshield bolsters.
NOTE: See drawing for screw locations and
quantities. Also, apply sealant to each individual
screw before installing it.
Picking with crane

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52 Voyager Setup Part Number 9992007 1/07
52 Voyager Setup
Bridge picking with crane.
Silicone on cabin top strips
Board, wires silicone on strips
NOTE: If voids were found above patio door in Step
3, apply Great Foam to them.
8. Install sliding salon door, stainless door cap, and
white aluminum drip cap. Seal under drip cap
before installing it.
9. Install cockpit ladder using white 732
multipurpose sealant under bases.
10. Cosmetically seal bridge to deck using silicone
sealant. Use black above windows and air intakes
and white where white meets.
NOTE: Leave a 3" long void in the forward corner
of white air intake vents for drainage.
11. Run wires under upper helm and hook up wires.
a. Hook up wet bar and icemaker hoses and wire
starboard under seat access.
b. Hook up mastlight, antennas, and radar scanner
if optioned.
c. Install the rest of the under seat dividers.
Silicone on strips

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52 Voyager Setup Part Number 9992007 1/07
52 Voyager Setup
Access to salon bolts
Access to salon bolts
Forward windshield bolt
Portside pilothouse bolt
Forward windshield, port corner bolt

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52 Voyager Setup Part Number 9992007 1/07
Fastener Locations
NOTE: All screws and bolts should be installed at the time of assembly. e bolts are labeled as such; all other fasteners are screws.
52 Voyager Setup
Pilothouse:
3 bolts across forward windshield
3 screws forward of the pilothouse door
3 screws across the pilothouse door
4 screws and 1 bolt aft of the pilothouse door
9 screws and 1 bolt on the port side
4 screws on the aft starboard side
3 screws in the center along the port side steps to the
bridge
4 screws on the aft port side
Salon:
2 bolts on the starboard side; 2 bolts on the port side -
through the access holes in the side valances.
Exterior:
9 screws across the top of the patio door
 Bolts
 Screw