Recent content by Neckbone

This last sentence is probably the best advice. I am definitely picking the boat apart.. the issue is I dont want to sink a bunch of time, money ,and effort accessorizing a boat that is foundationally compromised. I was not at my best when looking at the boat (late night before) so I didnt...

Under the dash doesn’t scare me… possible structural issues def do… curious if anyone else’s Islander looks like this

Thought this a curious find in my new to me Islander 268. What do you all make of the bonding between the hull and bulkhead? Neither side appears a to be bonded and one has foam in there…seems to have been this way from the factory. I was worried at first, but it looks to have been this way...

Wow, so you had some visible cracking there and she still wasn’t ready??.. that’s crazy.. or was that later on? Good on them though for doing what is right. I’m in Florida.. I want to do some long range trips, Bahamas. Tortugas. Etc. I am all for prolonging the inevitable as long as I am safe on...

Good idea pulling the run rail back… will I be able to see any transom in there or is it covered between the deck cap and hull? There def is a little flexing of a few millimeters at that joint where the caulk is.. I jump up and down on the skeg really hard I can watch it move some. It’s not a...

Only evidence I see is the flexing at the joint where that caulking is separating.. I would love to kick the can down the road if at all possible, but I also need to know the boat is structurally sound and able to take a beating offshore. My logic of pulling the motors and bang plate was to peek...

Boat does in fact have the aluminum bracing bolted to the stringers and ran through the transom. as a 1996 I do not believe there is Greenwood XL. Such a shame they didn't take the time to glass over the transom...makes no sense. The more familiar I get with this hull the less I like about it...

With me jumping up and down on the motors giving her hell there is a few millimeters of movement at the seam I have circled. I cant find any other signed of a failing transom (motor bolts/washers seem flush without any play in them, stringer knees tied to transom look good from the inside. (will...

About to be pulling the motors and removing the bang plate from the Islander. 1995 vintage…what do you expect to see under there? I do have a few millimeters of movement in the circled area on the pictures. A few questions… There is the angle aluminum piece and a separate (fiberglass?) cover...

You have PM, I am currently working on port side drains/scupper/thru hulls...soon to be tackling the starboard side. Had a few questions about where you cut your access plate under the rear door

Very cool, thank you for making this post. Ill use those cut out dimensions as max for the dash. 12in screen will be great

Well we had about a solid week of rain and the ugly really showed itself. Several of the hatch lids became saturated and held water and became very soft. Hatches are removed and taking them to a fiberglass guy for a quote. Going to farm this job out as I have deck drain tube and thru hulls to...

I def will be doing a new dash panel, problem is I dont have as much real estate as I would like. If you look back to Hookup1's post, that is what I am working with. Kind of a split dash set up that was designed far before any of these big screens were the norm

True, and I assume of the hatch lid has flex, the coring likely is wet. So I'm already cutting a corner just reinforcing it.. lol

If you have any pics of the process and pictures from other angles I would greatly appreciate!! Drawing up plans for something similar