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  1. GradyZ

    268 Captain's Chair Question

    I was using the chair the other day as a means to swing around the antenna and the damn thing comes out off the base sending me in the water with the chair in hand. Lucky the pads were on it otherwise it would have sank like my sunglasses did! I cant figure out for the life of me how this...
  2. GradyZ

    Advice on Modifying Bow Cleat for Mooring

    I have a 1995 Islander 268. This past tropical storm that came up confirmed that the current configuration is not going to last. See pictures. It appears the pendant lines from the mooring damaged the pulpit as the boat was bouncing due to there only being one central cleat at the base of the...
  3. GradyZ

    Intermittent Tick Sound at Helm When Turned to On

    My 268 Islander will be going in tomorrow and have upgraded the chartplotter from a Lowrance Elite to a SIMRAD Evo3 unit. The past power cord installation that came with the boat was the basic neg (black) to the battery, red(to the accessory switch). 2 wires. I mimicked the same method here...