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Harbor Freight has large screwdriver blade ratchet set. Inexpensive and helps to get the 4 large flat blades unscrewed. Getting the pulpit off (never use 3M5200 or 3M400 - use a good GE silicone instead) shouldn't be that difficult with 2 guys. One guy lifts and one gets a blade or hacksaw blade...

That "potato chipping" of the gelcoat on older GW's is a difficult repair. GW uses something hard to core the pulpit - feels like parking lot sand mixed with some resin. Similar problem with hardtop and hatches. You have to grind out cracks below the surface. Remove all the black mold and...

My pulpit looked like yours. I added a pivoting anchor roller and had rework to do. Try this thread... Take pulpit off the boat. Grind out the cracks and chips. Epoxy fairing compound. Refinish complete pulpit - paint or gelcoat. Non-skid finish if you like! Throw the Horizon windlass away! Get...

I use the LOXX fasteners and posts on my Sunbrella cockpit cover. They lock in place the tensioned canvas and don't come out.

I did fuel tanks on my 268 Islander. I cut a 12”x12” access opening in the gunnel. If done on flat surface it’s an easy repair. Makes the job so much easier. I’ll send a photo later. Are you doing tanks?

My panel was about $1,100. New panel, switches and jumpers. GW used connectors behind the panel to connect to the boat harness. Pull them out and disconnect. Clean up the wiring and install new connectors on the harness. I use a Dremel tool with little wire brush to remove the black...

NewWire panel. Installed backlit switches in 6-switch bezel to contain lighting. Keeps light from splashing all over panel for better night vision. Modified both bilge pump switches to have a daylight visible bilge pump running LED.

Have that transom checked. May be more than cosmetic.

I wouldn't connect converter to the battery and charging shunt. You will have a voltage difference and current will flow. May actually draw battery down. Not necessary. Put the house load on the common connection to a 1/OFF/2 battery switch. Connect the house battery with charging shunt from...

You need to get the center rigger line and fishing rod line up and out of the way 3 to 6 feet so you don't bang into it when handling other rods in the cockpit. Don't use a halyard. Just use a fixed length line. Maybe a Aftco RollerTroller clip on the end. Crimp a line loop to overhead rod...

! We run center riggers rod in the cockpit clipped up to the center rigger.

Why don't you put a heavy rod or even a wooden broom handle in the center hardtop rod holder with heavy line and a release clip. Clip would hang down where you could reach it from the cockpit to clip the line up.

The chartplotter engine fuel burn is what I use. It gets a little complicated with the dual tanks and a single gauge on my 1997 Islander. I have to switch between "main/aux" tank for a 8-segment tank level reading. I have a 132 gallon and a 72 gallon fuel tank. I set the chartplotter to 205...

You don’t use a transformer to reduce DC voltage. Transformers require AC. You would have to use a power converter which is an expensive “fix” for low voltage alarms. Check engine charging and replace 12 volt house battery would be my recommendation (fixed mine). If you do go the power...

If the pump runs using the manual bilge pump switch all your wiring is good. The float switch is in parallel and all the wiring is right there at the pump. It is common for the wires to the pump to go bad over the years from sitting in bilge water. Test switch in installed orientation just in...

I would expect that your new Suzuki motors track fuel burn. Your gauges may not report fuel burn. But newer chartplotter can be interfaced to the engine to report it. Also the old fuel sending units in the tank(s) should be replaced with KUS WEMA sending units. You need to know the proper...

Try this...

My EPIRB is mounted just inside the cabin on the port side. It can easily be deployed without stepping into the cabin. Ditch bags are ok too but they must be at the helm. You can't be digging around below in the cabin looking for EPIRB or life jackets. Training of crew is also critical. On the...

The problem with the transom isn't just transom rot. They separate from the stringer system. This is why you see flex when you apply pressure to the engines. Transom want's to rotate "out" of the boat.

Why guess... This is supposed to be for a 268 Islander. The Sailfish is a little wider. In any case you will have to open it up and reverse engineer all the dimensions. The aluminum angle isn't going to give you access without opening up the top of the boat. If you go that far you might as well...