Recent content by BigTH

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    Looking at Islanders

    Thanks for all the feedback. I think we have several possibles. Saw the California one online but unfortunately wrong coast for us; thanks for the tip though. Good to know owners are happy with their boats and are willing to share expertise--I'm sure we will need plenty of help if we find one...
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    Looking at Islanders

    Thanks very much for the reply and good advice. We really like the Islander. Are there really that many wet transoms post 2000? I thought is was mostly earlier models. We are trying to stick with boats stored out of the water. That said, anyone have an idea on cost to remove the metal angle and...
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    Looking at Islanders

    Hi everyone We have been looking at used 270 Islanders. The layout seems to fit our needs and we really like these boats. Anything specific we should watch out for on these models? At least one we have seen had the metal transom cap angle almost completely eaten away which worried me. Any input...