Hello,
I'm looking for my next boat, on a tight budget. Thought I would ask around and hopefully get some opinions/answers.
After some research I quickly found that the Islander's layout/options should meet my needs very well although average prices 40-50k are way out of my ball park.
I'm upgrading from an older 23ft center console with twin i/os. I do any and all work to the boat/engines myself as I'm pretty handy and comfortable with most engine I/O work. Not rebuilding but general stuff/resealing drives, etc
I've never had an outboard, but if it's carbed and if I have a good manual I think I could perform repairs without too much trouble.
I'm looking for a multipurpose, closed transom, trailerable rig. Something that will allow anything from family picnics/fishing/raftups to a few 50-60 mile offshore trips per season. The islander seems up to all of this. I like the 8'6 beam for towing short distances.
I've found some seemingly good prices on a few 268 islanders. These have original engines but seem to be lightly used with very low hours considering. I've never run/worked on outboards and wanted to get some thoughts / ideas here.
I don't understand why you see so many repowers/ powerheads on these engines. Poor maintenance? Just not built to last? Or do other people just have that kind of money?
From what I've read the 1995 envinrude 175 ocean runners are pretty good, reliable engines. One of the boats i'm interested in has these.
I know they will drink a lot more but wanted to get an idea on fuel/oil usage/speeds with twin 175 ocean runners on the 268 islander with 200gal fuel.
Any other likes\dislikes with this model.
Anything to check in particular on this model? Are they prone to any common failures?
Thanks in advance.
The boat seems to fit my needs (wants) very well. I need to trailer, would like twins
I'm looking for my next boat, on a tight budget. Thought I would ask around and hopefully get some opinions/answers.
After some research I quickly found that the Islander's layout/options should meet my needs very well although average prices 40-50k are way out of my ball park.
I'm upgrading from an older 23ft center console with twin i/os. I do any and all work to the boat/engines myself as I'm pretty handy and comfortable with most engine I/O work. Not rebuilding but general stuff/resealing drives, etc
I've never had an outboard, but if it's carbed and if I have a good manual I think I could perform repairs without too much trouble.
I'm looking for a multipurpose, closed transom, trailerable rig. Something that will allow anything from family picnics/fishing/raftups to a few 50-60 mile offshore trips per season. The islander seems up to all of this. I like the 8'6 beam for towing short distances.
I've found some seemingly good prices on a few 268 islanders. These have original engines but seem to be lightly used with very low hours considering. I've never run/worked on outboards and wanted to get some thoughts / ideas here.
I don't understand why you see so many repowers/ powerheads on these engines. Poor maintenance? Just not built to last? Or do other people just have that kind of money?
From what I've read the 1995 envinrude 175 ocean runners are pretty good, reliable engines. One of the boats i'm interested in has these.
I know they will drink a lot more but wanted to get an idea on fuel/oil usage/speeds with twin 175 ocean runners on the 268 islander with 200gal fuel.
Any other likes\dislikes with this model.
Anything to check in particular on this model? Are they prone to any common failures?
Thanks in advance.
The boat seems to fit my needs (wants) very well. I need to trailer, would like twins