Islander 32 Mkii

[Fodder]

Hi All,

Just thought I'd share a scary maintenance issue I discovered before we all start launching for the new season. I noticed my rudder had dropped about 1/2 an inch when I walked by my I32 on the hard the other day. That didn't look right to me so I made space in the port-side lazerette and crawled under the fuel pipe to see what was going on. I was greeted by the following sight which sent a cold shiver down my spine. I had been out in some pretty rough weather like this before I hauled her for the winter last year. Hanging on by one thread is no way to go through life, son. I'd suggest you do a quick check yourselves to see if you are still held on by four strong nuts (size 5/16 btw). Happy 2012 sailing season!

[aquamanhf@aim.com]

capt Scotty and SailXLY 32,

Been away fr awhile but I found out that I have Mk II, tall rig and shoal draft. The previous owner gave me some photos of it out of the water and I snorkeled under it to check for damage and zincs.

I found a website somewhere that gave detailed descriptions of each model but alas, I had a hard drive crash awhile back and all my bookmarks went away. I did have everything backed up but my bookmarks didn't copy over somehow.

After working almost all winter and into spring I finally pushed the starter button and voila, t started. Yee Haa. I found parts at Hansen Marine steve@hansenmarine.com. I also found a raw water pump replacement by calling Johnson pumps and talking on the phone with them. I had to replace the complete exhaust system and a mixing elbow from an ONAN. fit right in.

I relocated the sea strainer and racor and replaced all the rubber hoses everywhere. (hosectomy). I drained all the old fuel that has probably been in there for 8 years and used an outboard gas priming squeeze ball to prime the whole system. worked great. I just kept squeezing until I heard fuel drip into the tank from the return line. I also replaced the thermostat with one from the local auto parts store. Fit right in. I only put 2.5 gallons of new fuel in the tank so that the filters could clean out the remaining fuel and gunk. I will run that several times and keep changing the filter until I'm happy that it is scrubbed the best I can.

We are presently in North Alabama on the Tenn river and plan to spend the summer here again finishing out the rest of the boat and maybe go all the way up to Knoxville, Tenn. Then down the Tenn-Tom waterway to Mobile bay and points further.....forever.

Already looking for a different boat though. This one is just fine but we think we might like a motorsailor since we are seniors and should start restricting our sun time.

Good luck all.

Harry and Barbara
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[Captn Scotty]

Hello Aquaman.

Found a place in England where the prices for Westerbeke L25's are about one sixth the price. Havn't found out the cost of shipping though? Stephenson Marine in Devon. Just thought I'd share that with you...Good Luck!

[jankosailor]

We are just finishing our first season aboard our 1977 Islander 32 MKii Kalena Kolika (formerly Bumboo from Oconto, WI), shoal draft 13hp Volvo and love our new boat! Have it in Menominee Marina MI and been sailing the bay of Green Bay and Door County WI nearly every weekend. Would like to hear from other Islander owners. John and Karen

[spflyer]

Hi to the Group. I own a 1977 Islander 32 named "For Pete's Sake". Hope port is East Greenwich Rhode Island, but my wife and I spend our summers aboard cruising the coast of Maine.

Awesome boat. It's what is usually referred to as the MK II version, but of those there are still some variations. Sail plans seem to be the biggest difference. My sail dimensions match the Islander 32-3 version.

Leo Costantino