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Nice fish and great report! The water looks beautiful. I wish we could get more days with water like that out here on the west coast in the S.F. Bay Area. Most of the time it is really windy with a 7-10 foot swell. We could never wear shorts either because the air temp drops into the low 60's...

The water doesn't get much warmer than this offshore. Closer to shore the water temp is in the mid 50's. The air temp is in the 70's and low 80's along the coast and into the low 100's inland where I live in San Jose. Today we were in the upper 90's at my house. We get what we call Indian Summer...

We went 65 miles out of Santa Cruz and found 62 degree water on a temp break from 59. Trolled tuna clones with 6 lines total including 2 on the riggers. 9 foot swells and 13 mph winds but the fish were biting. Finally filled the Islander fish box to capacity with 17 tuna and 45 lbs of ice. Lost...

I have 2 Raymarine C80 units on my boat and I have not had any problems with viewing the screens. I must admit that I have a hardtop so sunlight is not much of an issue. The only advantage that I can see with the E series is that you can connect multiple units and have redundancy of your...

I'm going to install either a Simrad AP26 or AP16 on my Islander and I was wondering if it can be connected to my Raymarine Smart Heading system w/fluxgate compass and GyroPlus 2 unit. I know the Raymarine autopilots plug into the GyroPlus 2 unit. Are there plugs/adapters that allow a Simrad...

Happy Holidays to everyone here on GreatGrady! May the New Year bring you good health, new adventures on the water and tight lines! Pete

I would go with the Islander if you can afford it. Bigger is always better when inclimate conditions arise unexpectedly. With the aux. fuel tank option you'll have 200g of fuel and plenty of range. I think twin engines are a must for any serious offshore cruising or fishing. If one motor breaks...

On my 2005 Islander, the main tank(150G) is located farther aft and the aux(50G) is forward of the main tank. I always keep the aux. tank full and run off the main tank. I get a much better ride that way with the weight of the full aux. tank keeping the bow down. Once in a while I'll run the aux...

Great photos Capt Bill! I was there on the second day on my Islander. Nothing beats the unobstructed view of the air show from the water. One of the Blue Angels actually slipped up and broke the sound barrier during the show. They aren't supposed to do that for fear of damage from the shock...

I have a 2005 Islander with a thru hull transducer that is mounted right on the centerline of the hull. I trailer all the time and have never had an issue with the transducer and bunks. As long as the transducer is mounted in a position that is not directly over a bunk, you'll be fine. The...

My list is really short this year. 1. Make a rod balancer for striper and sturgeon fishing in the SF Bay and Delta. 2. Install an auto pilot. I found out that it is much more difficult to fish a 27 ft boat solo than a 20 footer. An auto pilot would have really helped out alot last year...

I have a 2005 Islander and there is a rocker switch on the dash which enables you to switch the Yamaha fuel guage from the main tank to the aux. tank or visa versa. This only switches the reading of the fuel guage and not the actual source of fuel for the engines. You need to manually switch...

Went out of Santa Cruz, CA. and fished Monterey Bay for salmon. Trolled downriggers at 140 -180 feet for 3 nice king salmon weighing 18,19 and 41 pounds. Also caught 3 silver salmon which are endangered and are protected. Very subtle differences between the species of salmon make them hard to...

Time to fill the fish box! Enjoy!

Beautiful boat! Did you trailer down there or cruise down the coastline? How was the fishing?

Thanks for the replies! The San Francisco Bay is a wonderful place to cruise with alot of sites to see and lots of character. The fishing is great too for halibut, striped bass, white sturgeon, salmon and several species of sharks. The photo of Alcatraz is kind of surreal looking, but it is...

This is my first time out in my 2005 Islander. I launched out of Oyster Point in south S.F. Bay. The Yamaha F225's purred and made the Islander jump on plane instantly. The boat handled extremely well and I look forward to many successful fishing trips aboard my "new" Islander. S.F. Bay...

I think I figured it out!

Does anyone know how I can make my photos smaller? Any suggestions would be appreciated. Pete