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Islander 36 projects in paradise!!!!!

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Thought some of you might enjoy hellish projects in beautiful scenery and weather

since up north it seems the next ice age is coming! jajaja

some of the stuff we have been doing over the last few months including ditching an engine, bulkheads, chainplates, rigging...blah blah blah

in pics:








more to come!

christian
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I wish I were there my friend.
Good looking boat. Your picture number 5, is that a Pullman berth?
I am new to the terminology also so no worries. I had my Pullman berth removed and added two captains chairs there. I will post pictures soon. Also there is another web site that is brand new specializing in Islanders...

IslanderSailboat Info - Islander Sailboat

In addition here we have an Islander thread in progress...
http://www.sailnet.com/forums/islander/67758-old-islander-web-site-back.html
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These will be bolted into the space where the Pullman berth was. Hand made solid teak.

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Rafa I see it two ways...you can learn to love the ocean OR
YOU COME FROM THE OCEAN AND WILL DIE IN THE OCEAN

as a part of the latter group I never feel like I have left long enough to forget it...having said that I find myself staring into a full moon night(here in the cities you never can see stars on moonless nights, so thenext best thing is the glaring nights) many times and just go back in time to those large rollers and tradewinds and friends and the rolling, the boat swaying...the windvane on...the sounds...the sea birds the flapping of a sail, the QUIET despite ALL the actuvity going on

I have made a promise to myself, to God to my family that I WILL GO BACK and show them what the sea is, what the WORLD is...

its getting away from the MACHINE that never stops eating like MOITESSIER wrote about back in the 50s in his writings thats important for me

HOWEVER im fully aware that in order to do so in this insane and powerhungry world that you have to make $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ in order to acheive those dreams as trading and bartering and working for free seems to have dissapeared into the oblivion or abyss of histories past.

so with that said

never stop dreaming guys and never stop DOING as when you do so you die before your body actually expires...

sail the soul guys

PEACE

christian
Excellent and inspiring post. "Peace" my friend.
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Two days until splashdown. Very excited.

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Last week while in Phuket, brought my sails in for repair and modification to Rolley Taskers. First thing that catches your eye upon entering is they only hire woman. Actually that is also the second thing that catches your eye. Anyway figured the main was a bit to long so 6 inches was removed from the top. Now it is a bit easier to flatten. Also the Sunbrella was coming un stitched from the head sail so that was brought in. This head sail is a 135 and because of that the boat does not point as well as it could so ordered a 98 to take its place.



The repair and mods took 2 days and the new sail was done below the quoted price in 2 additional days. Also new life lines were made at the same time. I am very happy with the work there.







And the finished product flying...
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