Carver C43 User manual

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SECTION 1 ......................................................................................................................................................... 1
INTRODUCTION ..................................................................................................................................................... 1
USING THE OWNER’S INFORMATION KIT ................................................................................................................. 1
OWNER’S MANUAL .......................................................................................................................................... 2
OEM INFORMATION............................................................................................................................................... 2
WARRANTY INFORMATION ..................................................................................................................................... 2
WARRANTY REGISTRATION ............................................................................................................................... 2
PRE-DELIVERY SERVICE RECORD ...................................................................................................................... 3
CARVER DEALER’S RESPONSIBILITIES ............................................................................................................... 3
OWNER’S RESPONSIBILITIES............................................................................................................................. 3
OBTAINING WARRANTY SERVICE ............................................................................................................................ 4
OWNER REGISTRATION FOR PRE-OWNED YACHTS................................................................................................... 4
DESIGN SPECIFICATIONS ....................................................................................................................................... 7
DESIGN SPECIFICATIONS (U.S. AND ISO STANDARDS)......................................................................................... 7
LOAD CAPACITY............................................................................................................................................... 8
BUILDER’S PLATE............................................................................................................................................. 8
HULL IDENTIFICATION NUMBER......................................................................................................................... 8
EXPLANATION OF TERMS USED IN THIS MANUAL .................................................................................................... 9
LAYOUT – BASIC LOCATIONS ................................................................................................................................11
SECTION 2 ........................................................................................................................................................13
SAFETY DEFINITIONS............................................................................................................................................13
YACHTING SAFETY ...............................................................................................................................................13
SAFE OPERATION............................................................................................................................................13
MAN-OVERBOARD PREVENTION.......................................................................................................................15
VISIBILITY FROM THE HELM .............................................................................................................................17
OWNER/OPERATOR RESPONSIBILITIES ..................................................................................................................17
DOMESTIC SAFE YACHTING COURSES ..............................................................................................................17
DOMESTIC RULES OF THE ROAD......................................................................................................................17
DRUGS AND ALCOHOL.....................................................................................................................................18
DISTRESS CALLS ............................................................................................................................................18
VOLUNTARY INSPECTIONS ...............................................................................................................................18
YACHTING ACCIDENTS.....................................................................................................................................18
YACHTING REGULATIONS.................................................................................................................................19
GARBAGE .......................................................................................................................................................19

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OIL.................................................................................................................................................................19
SEPTIC WASTE................................................................................................................................................19
STATE AND LOCAL ORDINANCES......................................................................................................................19
REQUIRED SAFETY EQUIPMENT.............................................................................................................................20
LIFE JACKETS.................................................................................................................................................20
VISUAL DISTRESS SIGN ...................................................................................................................................20
SOUND-SIGNALING DEVICE..............................................................................................................................21
RUNNING AND NAVIGATION LIGHTS..................................................................................................................21
RADAR REFLECTORS.......................................................................................................................................21
FIRE EXTINGUISHERS.......................................................................................................................................21
RECOMMENDED EQUIPMENT ................................................................................................................................22
ADVERSE CONDITIONS .........................................................................................................................................22
WEATHER .......................................................................................................................................................22
WEATHER SIGNALS .........................................................................................................................................22
STORM PREPARATION .....................................................................................................................................23
FOG ...............................................................................................................................................................23
EMERGENCY PROCEDURES...................................................................................................................................24
FIRE...............................................................................................................................................................24
FLOODING ......................................................................................................................................................26
SWAMPED OR CAPSIZED YACHT ......................................................................................................................27
COLLISION......................................................................................................................................................27
RUNNING AGROUND........................................................................................................................................27
MAN OVERBOARD...........................................................................................................................................28
EQUIPMENT FAILURE.......................................................................................................................................28
RADIO COMMUNICATION (U.S. ONLY)................................................................................................................28
DISTRESS SIGNALS .........................................................................................................................................28
CARBON MONOXIDE (CO) .....................................................................................................................................29
PREVENTING CO EXPOSURE.............................................................................................................................30
IDENTIFYING CO EXPOSURE.............................................................................................................................31
TREATING CO EXPOSURE.................................................................................................................................32
OTHER HEALTH AND SAFETY INFORMATION ...........................................................................................................32
STABILITY AND BUOYANCY ..............................................................................................................................32
WARNING LABELS................................................................................................................................................32

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SECTION 3 ........................................................................................................................................................33
DC ELECTRICAL SYSTEM ......................................................................................................................................33
DC ELECTRICAL SYSTEM DESCRIPTION............................................................................................................33
DC CONTROL CENTER.....................................................................................................................................34
DC CONTROL CENTER CIRCUIT BREAKERS .......................................................................................................35
MONITORING BATTERY VOLTAGE LEVELS..........................................................................................................40
VOLTMETER....................................................................................................................................................40
DC SAFETY SYSTEM........................................................................................................................................41
AC ELECTRICAL SYSTEM ......................................................................................................................................41
AC ELECTRICAL SYSTEM DESCRIPTION ............................................................................................................41
SYSTEM ORGANIZATION..................................................................................................................................42
AC POWER SOURCES ......................................................................................................................................43
AC CONTROL CENTER.....................................................................................................................................49
AC CONTROL CENTER CIRCUIT BREAKERS........................................................................................................53
OPERATING AC EQUIPMENT .............................................................................................................................55
GROUND FAULT CIRCUIT INTERRUPTERS...........................................................................................................56
ELECTRICAL LOADS ........................................................................................................................................57
BONDING SYSTEM ..........................................................................................................................................58
TROUBLESHOOTING THE AC ELECTRICAL SYSTEM ............................................................................................59
AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM..................................................................................................................................59
AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM LAYOUT ................................................................................................................59
PRODUCING HEAT ...........................................................................................................................................60
POWERING THE AIR CONDITIONING ..................................................................................................................61
FRESHWATER SYSTEM .........................................................................................................................................62
FILLING THE WATER TANK................................................................................................................................63
PRESSURIZING AND PRIMING THE WATER SYSTEM............................................................................................63
USING THE WATER SYSTEM .............................................................................................................................65
OPERATING THE WATER HEATER ......................................................................................................................65
SHOWERS AND SINKS .....................................................................................................................................65
SHORE WATER .....................................................................................................................................................67
CONNECTING TO SHORE WATER ......................................................................................................................68
BILGE WATER PUMPING SYSTEM...........................................................................................................................68
FORWARD BILGE PUMP...................................................................................................................................69
TRANSOM BILGE PUMP...................................................................................................................................69

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BILGE PUMP OPERATION .................................................................................................................................70
SERVICING THE BILGE PUMP............................................................................................................................70
OWNER/OPERATOR RESPONSIBILITIES .............................................................................................................70
HULL DRAIN....................................................................................................................................................71
GRAY WATER SYSTEM ..........................................................................................................................................71
GRAY WATER TANK (OPTIONAL)........................................................................................................................71
SANITATION SYSTEM............................................................................................................................................71
EASY FIT TOILETS ...........................................................................................................................................71
EMPTYING THE WASTE TANK AND/OR OPTIONAL GRAY WATER TANK..................................................................72
RAW WATER WASHDOWN (OPTIONAL)..............................................................................................................75
PROPULSION SYSTEM ..........................................................................................................................................76
OVERVIEW......................................................................................................................................................76
DIESEL EXHAUST SYSTEM ...............................................................................................................................76
DIESEL ENGINE AND GENERATOR FUEL SYSTEM ...............................................................................................76
COOLING SYSTEM: DIESEL ENGINES.................................................................................................................79
ENGINE ROOM VENTILATION: DIESEL ENGINES ..................................................................................................80
HELM CONTROLS............................................................................................................................................81
FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM .................................................................................................................................88
SECTION 4 ........................................................................................................................................................93
LAUNCHING THE YACHT........................................................................................................................................93
PRE-START CHECKLIST.........................................................................................................................................93
PREPARING FOR CRUISING....................................................................................................................................94
FUELING.........................................................................................................................................................94
STARTING THE ENGINES .......................................................................................................................................95
ONCE THE ENGINES HAVE STARTED .................................................................................................................96
IMPORTANT: FUEL MONITORING.......................................................................................................................96
NAVIGATION.........................................................................................................................................................96
CHARTS .........................................................................................................................................................96
HORN.............................................................................................................................................................96
SHALLOW WATER OPERATION .........................................................................................................................96
CONTROLLING THE YACHT ....................................................................................................................................97
CASTING OFF AND DOCKING............................................................................................................................97
LEAVING A PIER OR MOORING..........................................................................................................................98
LANDING AT A PIER .........................................................................................................................................98

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PICKING UP OR MOORING................................................................................................................................98
MANEUVERING................................................................................................................................................99
MANEUVERING ASTERN...................................................................................................................................99
CLOSE-QUARTER TURNS ...............................................................................................................................100
CHECKING HEADWAY ....................................................................................................................................101
TOWING .......................................................................................................................................................102
ANCHORING.......................................................................................................................................................102
DROPPING THE ANCHOR................................................................................................................................102
WEIGHING IN ................................................................................................................................................102
ELECTRIC WINDLASS (OPTIONAL)...................................................................................................................102
ADDITIONAL ANCHORAGE AND ANCHORAGE PROBLEMS .................................................................................103
STERN ANCHORS..........................................................................................................................................103
MOORING LINES ...........................................................................................................................................103
GETTING UNDERWAY ..........................................................................................................................................104
SHAKEDOWN CRUISE ....................................................................................................................................105
OPERATING AT PLANING SPEED .....................................................................................................................105
SECTION 5 ......................................................................................................................................................109
EXTERIOR MAINTENANCE ...................................................................................................................................109
FIBERGLASS SURFACES.................................................................................................................................109
GELCOAT REPAIR ..........................................................................................................................................109
GELCOAT BLISTERS ......................................................................................................................................109
HULL BOTTOM..............................................................................................................................................110
UNDERWATER METAL COMPONENTS .............................................................................................................110
CAULKING AND SEALANTS ............................................................................................................................110
STAINLESS STEEL RAILS AND HARDWARE ......................................................................................................110
DECORATIVE STRIPING TAPE..........................................................................................................................111
HATCHES AND WINDOWS ..............................................................................................................................111
EXTERIOR VINYL UPHOLSTERY .......................................................................................................................111
EXTERIOR CARPET ........................................................................................................................................111
EXTERIOR ENCLOSURES................................................................................................................................112
STORAGE .....................................................................................................................................................112
EXTERIOR WOOD TABLE ................................................................................................................................113
INTERIOR MAINTENANCE ....................................................................................................................................113
WOODWORK.................................................................................................................................................113

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FABRICS.......................................................................................................................................................113
LEATHER ......................................................................................................................................................113
CARPET........................................................................................................................................................113
INTERIOR FIBERGLASS ..................................................................................................................................113
PLEXIGLAS ...................................................................................................................................................114
SECTION 6 ......................................................................................................................................................115
MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE..................................................................................................................................115
MAINTENANCE LOG ......................................................................................................................................115
MECHANICAL SYSTEMS......................................................................................................................................118
ENGINES/GENERATOR ...................................................................................................................................118
THRU-HULL VALVES.......................................................................................................................................118
PROPELLER SHAFT SEALS.............................................................................................................................120
PROPELLERS ................................................................................................................................................120
STRUTS........................................................................................................................................................120
BATTERIES ...................................................................................................................................................121
FRESHWATER SYSTEM ..................................................................................................................................123
BILGE SYSTEM..............................................................................................................................................124
SANITATION SYSTEM.....................................................................................................................................124
SECTION 7 ......................................................................................................................................................125
WINTERIZATION .................................................................................................................................................125
ENGINES ......................................................................................................................................................125
GENERATOR .................................................................................................................................................125
AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM...........................................................................................................................125
FRESHWATER SYSTEM ..................................................................................................................................125
BOW AND TRANSOM RAW WATER WASHDOWNS (OPTIONAL)...........................................................................126
BILGE...........................................................................................................................................................127
SANITATION SYSTEM.....................................................................................................................................127
GRAY WATER HOLDING SYSTEM (OPTIONAL)...................................................................................................128
STORAGE ..........................................................................................................................................................128
LIFTING ........................................................................................................................................................128
DRY STORAGE ..............................................................................................................................................129
OUTSIDE STORAGE .......................................................................................................................................129
WET STORAGE..............................................................................................................................................129

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INTERIOR CARE.............................................................................................................................................129
EXTERIOR CARE............................................................................................................................................130
SPRING RECOMMISSIONING CHECKLIST ..............................................................................................................131
HULL............................................................................................................................................................131
DECK AND CABIN..........................................................................................................................................131
ENGINES ......................................................................................................................................................131
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM ....................................................................................................................................131
PLUMBING....................................................................................................................................................131
SAFETY EQUIPMENT......................................................................................................................................131
AFTER LAUNCH.............................................................................................................................................131

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General InformatIonGeneral InformatIon
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IntroductIon
This manual has been compiled to help you to operate your craft with safety and pleasure. It contains details of the craft,
its systems and operation. It also contains information about the equipment supplied or tted. Read this manual carefully,
and familiarize yourself with the craft before using it.
This owner’s manual is not a course on boating safety or seamanship. If this is your rst craft or if you are unfamiliar with your
type of craft, for your own comfort and safety, obtain handling and operating experience before “assuming command” of the
craft. Your dealer, national sailing federation, or yacht club will advise you of local sea schools or competent instructors.
Ensure that the anticipated wind and sea conditions will correspond to your craft’s design category, and that you and your
crew can handle the craft in these conditions.
Even when your boat is categorized for certain sea and wind conditions, the sea and wind conditions corresponding to
the design categories A, B and C range from severe storm conditions to category A, to strong conditions for the top of
categoryC, which is open to the hazards of a freak wave or gust. These are dangerous conditions, and only a competent,
t and trained crew using a well-maintained craft can satisfactorily operate the craft. See Design Specications on page
7 for category.
This owner’s manual is not a detailed maintenance or troubleshooting guide. In case of difculty, refer to the boat builder
or the boatbuilder’s authorized representative.
Always use trained and competent people for maintenance, repairs or modications. Modications that may affect the
safety characteristics of the craft shall be assessed, executed and documented by competent people. The boat builder
cannot be held responsible for modications that he/she has not approved.
Some countries require a driving license or authorization. Some countries enforce specic regulations.
Always maintain your craft properly and make allowances for the deterioration that will occur over time and as a result of
heavy use or misuse of the craft.
Any craft, no matter how strong it may be, can become severely damaged if not used properly. Practice safe boating.
Always adjust the speed and direction of the craft to sea conditions.
All people should wear a suitable buoyancy aid (life jacket) when on deck. Some countries require all people to wear a
buoyancy aid that complies with their national regulations at all times.
KEEP THIS MANUAL IN A SECURE PLACE AND HAND IT TO THE NEW OWNER IF YOU SELL THE CRAFT.
usIng the owner’sInformatIon KIt
Read, understand and follow the instructions provided in the Owner’s Manual and all other guides and manuals supplied
with the yacht, including all OEM information.
Contact your Carver dealer if any questions arise regarding warranty responsibilities.
The Owner’s Information Kit contains:
QTY. ITEM
1 Owner’s Manual
(varies) Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) information
Read the Owner’s Manual and OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) information carefully. Become familiar with the
yacht, its components and its systems before attempting to operate.

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NOTE: The Owner’s Information Kit must be onboard when the yacht is in operation. When selling the yacht, hand
the new owner the Owner’s Information Kit.
OWNER’S MANUAL
The purpose of the Owner’s Manual is to explain how to safely operate and maintain the yacht and its various systems. The
Owner’s Information Kit also contains safety precautions and operation tips.
Obtain handling and operation experience before operating your new yacht. Gaining experience is important if this is your
rst yacht or if you are unfamiliar with your type of yacht. Gaining experience is for your own comfort and safety. Your
dealer, national sailing federation, or yacht club will advise you of local sea schools or competent instructors.
NOTE: Drawings and illustrations contained within this guide are included as graphic aids to assist in the general
operation and maintenance of the yacht. The drawings and illustrations are used for graphic purposes
only. The drawings do not include all the details of each system, and the drawings are not to scale. Never
reference the drawings to order parts or to service the yacht. Contact an authorized Carver dealer for parts
or service.
oem InformatIon
Carver Yachts has purchased components from companies and installed them in your yacht. The companies supply the
Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) information to Carver. These components include, but are not limited to, standard
items such as:
• Engines
• Sanitation system
• Pumps
• Batteries
• Other items
• Generators
• Electronics
• Battery Chargers
• Air Conditioners
The OEM information explains how to operate and maintain the components.
Contact your Carver dealer rst when information is needed about a system or component on the yacht. If your dealer
is unable to provide the information, contact the manufacturer (Original Equipment Manufacturer/OEM) of the system or
component. Refer to the OEM information for telephone numbers and addresses.
Be ready to provide the component’s serial number when contacting an OEM for information. A Serial Number Record
Sheet is provided separately in the manual. Use the provided sheet as a convenient location to record the serial numbers
of the yacht’s OEM components.
If you install an aftermarket accessory on your yacht, add the OEM information that accompanies the accessory to the
Owner’s Information Kit.
NOTE: If the OEM information conicts with this owner’s manual, follow the instructions in the OEM information.
warranty InformatIon
WARRANTY REGISTRATION
Carver Yachts warrants every yacht the company manufactures, as explained in the Carver Limited Warranty. Locate the
owner’s copy of the warranty supplied separately. Review the warranty carefully.