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I have two 2008 SmartCraft 1000 gauges on my boat (repowered 1995 Islander 26.8). The repower was a 2008 Merc Verado 300. It came with two SmartCraft 1000 gauge. When I got the boat back from the boatyard they did not hook up the fuel sensing unit to the gauge (seems they had the wrong...

Hi All, thanks for the help. As several pointed out it is a factory setup for the fuel pickup tube to be part of the tank. I verify with a small wire as suggested. Both tank access point are the same. I did clean up the anti-siphon valve and will replace it once the boat is out of the water...

Also, forgot to say that I did a bit of damage to the 90 degree fitting. The wrench slipped and partially collapsed the side wall so It will not take the anti-siphon valve. I "hope" that there is nothing special about it as I purchased another one, same thread (brass) but slightly different.

Thanks for the idea of using a small wire to see if I can move it from side to side. If I hit something that means the pick up is part of the tank. I did use a remote tank and the engine ran better that is why I took off the 90 in the first place. The anti-siphon seems OK but I'll replace it...

I thought of that, but I have two inspection plates the forward one gives access to the hose for putting in gas and the vent, the rear one gives access to the fuel gauge sending unit and what I "think" is the fuel to engine hose. It did have an anti-siphon valve on the 90 degree elbow. There...

Hi All, I have a rather perplexing issue with my gas tank fuel pick up. I have a 1995 Islander 26.8 with a 134 gallon fuel tank. I wanted to ensure that the fuel tank pickup was not partially clogged so I took out the pick up tube (and anti siphon valve). Well that's what I thought I was...

I contacted Wise and got what I needed ... different color but since you can't see them it make no difference.

Just looked at both the 1995 and 1996 Brochures. The only difference I could see in the specification (and I could be missing something) is that the 1996 does not have a "Length of running Bottom" figure where the 1995 has that listed as 24'. If the 1996 they ran the bottom length all the way...

Hi I have been looking to replace/fix some of the things that have worn out on my 1995, 26.8 Islander. Many of the web sites I look at list 1996-2001 years? Is there a difference between a 1995 and 1996 from a dimensional perspective? thanks

I got the seat slides from Wise. Very nice to work with. Now I need to know what kind of lubricant I use. I've read Butcher Wax is good. But what is the general opinion of the folks here?

Nice, thanks. The do look nice.

RE: Wise/Pompanette swivel slide do they need to be modified to fit the existing seat? RE: Pompanette deluxe 2 seat, could not find it on their website

Thanks, does anyone know where I can get a hardware kit for Wise boat seats? I found plenty of sites that sell Wise boat seats but no hardware kits. Here are a couple of pictures of my seats. I'd hate to have to toss the seat just because Teflon slide that got worn out. (i know Todd does...

Thanks for your reply, I'm still trying to learn the site and it's support. After more research on other sites I've gotten the same answer. Right shaft length but under power. I'll be in the market for a used 300 hp, that should solve the power problem. Again Thanks...

The plastic slides on my Captain seat (1995 Islander 26.8) are shot. Does anyone know where I can get replacements? I order a hardware kit from Todd (Gloucester Captain seat). It "looked" right but there were no dimensions for the slides so it was hard to tell. Anyway the slides are 3/4 inch...