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I use the Wahoo Industries 5-rod cluster. I have two of them. Primarily used when kite fishing for sailfish. Clusters are in the forward rod holder behind the tower leg. I use them to store the rods when hooked up. I find using the tower mounted rod holders on either side or up top to be too...

Committed this weekend to rebuilding my transom. Been watching it for 10 years. Finally time. Some flex on starboard side. Cracking under rub rail. Swollen transom under bang cap. Cracking around hold down u-bolt. Both engines electrically/mechanically disconnected from the boat. Four bolts on...

Download your owners manual from GW... Trim Tab Pump Location The trim tab pump is located in the starboard console storage compartment. The hydraulic fluid level should be checked on an annual basis or anytime there is evidence of a leak.

The newer GW's use 12VDC/120VAC refrigerators. My 1997 Islander has a 12VDC refrigerator. I find my refrigerator to be very handy. I'm on shore power at the dock. I installed a modification a few years ago to power the refrigerator off 120VAC when shore power is available and 12VDC when it's...

Check owners manual on GW site. It's likely a brown/black wire coming out of the harness. Check connection to the bilge pump - the accessory switch may have broken off. This is an on/off not an auto/manual but I suppose it could be looked at that way (off position being auto). The accessory...

Burning old gas that may have phase separated in your car is a bad idea. Boat's have better ability to filter the fuel and extract the water and ethanol crap. Nobody wants to old gas. I have always found that filtering and burning it was the only way to get rid of it. Maybe in Florida someone...

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...