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Great job. Thanks for sharing.

Have you had the transom evaluated? That 300 hp 4-stroke is a lot of weight if that transom is compromised.

Congratulations on the new rig. That is a nice all around boat.

Looks quite spiffy.

I received the following email response from Carolyn and GW regarding my question above:

Thanks for the summary. That sounded exciting. Like I said earlier, you must have cruised right by me near Plum Island.

I'd love to hear more details. That's a hell of a trip. What kind of speeds were you maintaining? How many fuel stops were needed? Did you spend the night on the boat? How was your fuel economy, etc? You must have passed by me on Sunday afternoon when I was off of Gloucester, MA.

Hookup: I went up to my boat and took a closer look. I only have two access ports. When I looked into the aft access port, I could not even see the back portion of the fuel tank, let alone the back portion of the fuel tank compartment. I sent an email to Carolyn at GW and asked her if the...

If it's rated for 280 HP, I certainly wouldn't put twin 200s on it. I bet a single, 250 will do fine.

What's the HP rating of the boat?

Thank you. I'm not sure how different the 97 and 02 Islanders are, but I could not see the tank compartment from the battery compartment when I lifted the seat. I'm concerned that if there is a plug in there, I am carrying around a lot of soapy water. I spent a lot of time this spring...

Hookup, What hatch or opening do you use to access the fuel compartment plug? Can you actually reach it?

Is the location in the 2002 Islander in the same location? If so, how can anyone possibly access it to remove and replace it. The batteries are located on a shelf directly above the location shown.

I realize that there is another thread about cleaning the exterior of the fuel tank, but I have a similar question specifically for a 2002 Islander. Is the the fuel tank compartment on my 2002 Islander actually isolated from the rest of the bilge. If so, I have a lot of soapy water in my fuel...

If that is the case, I am going to be carrying extra weight this season from all of the soapy water that I used to clean my fuel tank. Can you access that plug to temporarily pull it out?

Is this true? I have removed my fuel tank deck cover and cleaned the tank with soap and water. It seemed that the water was getting into the bilge. The soapy water did not seem to be building up around the tank.

I do

I have the 270 Islander, which is a similar configuration to the 265. My observations are very similar to those mentioned above. Tabs all the way up, motor trimmed up just prior to prop ventilation seems to be best approach to keep the bow up and minimize bow steer. I have a few other...

This is the million dollar question that has been asked a million times.