Hello! And a 1990 Islander 221V

[Watermann]

Always some sort of wonderful surprise waiting to be found, especially in the wiring for some reason.

So was it raining that hard there when you took the pic?It looks like a downpour to me or a garden hose on the windshield. :lol: It's 109 here, getting our end of June hot week of weather that everyone seems to forget about us having last year and the years before that. Although last year it topped out at 105. Suck being too hot to go out in a boat.

 

[laurentide]

I'm building an ark here in VT. Holy cow is it wet here. I think the harbor breakwater in Burlington will be under water after this latest storm...talk about underwater obstruction

 

[flyingcow]

Always some sort of wonderful surprise waiting to be found, especially in the wiring for some reason.

So was it raining that hard there when you took the pic?It looks like a downpour to me or a garden hose on the windshield. :lol: It's 109 here, getting our end of June hot week of weather that everyone seems to forget about us having last year and the years before that. Although last year it topped out at 105. Suck being too hot to go out in a boat.

We drove up there with the intent of taking it to the lake for a rainy day fishing/larking about. When my truck barely made it up the first dirt road, we realized that a ~5,000 lb trailer was not wise for the day. We saw just about 2 inches of rain here in the Little River Valley overnight. I need to move closer to the lake.

 

[flyingcow]

I'm building an ark here in VT. Holy cow is it wet here. I think the harbor breakwater in Burlington will be under water after this latest storm...talk about underwater obstruction

....holy crap... I'm planning on doing a run from Mallet's to the breakwater on Friday. This will be fun!

 

[flyingcow]

Vinyl is finally on... and making the rest of the floor look REALLY old. And boy do I need to vacuum this sucker. What are all the little white things you ask?

The result of adding this little guy in. The new switch is way easier to get to than the old one that sat behind those screwed on panels. Time for 9 days of camping on the lake! I think she's ready.

 

[Watermann]

Lookin good, have fun and take some water pics of the campout!

 

[flyingcow]

Lookin good, have fun and take some water pics of the campout!

Much obliged!

We had 9 reliable days on the water without the boat failing once! The only hiccups were a slightly sticky choke, a vibrating outdrive and the deck inside the cuddy showing that it, too, is ready to be replaced. This might turn into a drydock thread in a couple of months!


One thing I noticed was this. In slightly lively water (2'-2.5' steep chop) the boat gets pushed around quite a bit. In our old 18.5' glass center console, it would just pound until your fillings came out, but this one darts about and has quite a bit of bow steer. For you all who have lived in the tin world for longer than I, is this a normal response to choppy water?

The bearings on the top and bottom of the outdrive (I don't remember what they are called) have a little play in them, and they vibrate. The vibration changes as I trim the drive, but usually gets a bit worse as I get the bow out of the water. I think I'm going to change the outdrive for next season as it is geared for the 4.3 instead of the 5.7 and the motor starts running hot at low speeds. I'll do the bearings at that time, but I was wondering if they could be a possible cause for some of the interesting handling I'm getting.

 

[Watermann]

That's a great pic FC!

The higher profile of these tin cabin cruisers does make the bow tend to become a sail. When I'm on big water and the waves are wind driven I can usually curb the bow drift by tucking the drive some and pushing the bow into the water more. The Nauticus smart tabs help a ton with boat control too. One of the key things is to figure out the best speed for the water conditions where you have the most control over the boat. I find in 3 - 4 foot seas that the Chief bobs up and over the waves like a cork at a speed just under a plane.

 

[flyingcow]

And a couple more for good measure.

 

[dozerII]

Great looking Islander. I'd say by the pictures it was a great 9 days.

 

[sask123]

Nice hard top. I would love to have a hard top model but there's not many options in the used market.

 

[flyingcow]

I figured I'd keep all my stuff in one thread and just revive this bugger...

So I have an issue that I need to figure out before I put this beauty back in the water. There is a problem with my bilge blower (intermittently turns off and on... more often off than on) that I suspect is being caused by a short. After I had the boat in the water for 9 days (when I discovered the blower issue), I found pitting on the stern. Am I correct to be hopeful that this pitting may be caused by the blower issue, or should I be concerned that I have multiple problems going on here?

So some of this, I can tie to the stainless screws that the previous owner used when he did the new transom. They do have sealant between them and the aluminum. But some of the pitting looks like it's in arbitrary places.

So I guess the TLDR version is this:

1) blower borked, can a short cause pitting?
2) What fasteners did you guys use when you did a transom, and are these also a problem?

 

[dozerII]

Good to see you back flyingcrow. unless your blower is putting volts to the hull it should not cause the corrosion issues in the pictures. That is some serious pitting, we all use stainless steel fasteners for the transom without issues, I'm really worried the PO uses something treated for the new transom, or failed to clean and neutralize the corrosion that was behind the old one. I'm really thinking this may turn into some serious disassembly.

 

[flyingcow]

Good to see you back flyingcrow. unless your blower is putting volts to the hull it should not cause the corrosion issues in the pictures. That is some serious pitting, we all use stainless steel fasteners for the transom without issues, I'm really worried the PO uses something treated for the new transom, or failed to clean and neutralize the corrosion that was behind the old one. I'm really thinking this may turn into some serious disassembly.

That's what I was worried about...

He said it was ACX or Marine grade (i forget), and it's fully coated with West system resin. A reputable shop in the area did the work. I really hope it wasn't pressure treated. I don't know if I could tell after the resin was applied.

 

[dozerII]

That's what I was worried about...

He said it was ACX or Marine grade (i forget), and it's fully coated with West system resin. A reputable shop in the area did the work. I really hope it wasn't pressure treated. I don't know if I could tell after the resin was applied.

Yup not good, looking closely at the pictures you can see the paint blistering, then the corrosion is bursting through, making me suspicious it is coming from the inside out.

 

[flyingcow]

The boat's currently in winter storage, and I'm still trying to find a place to put her come spring, but once I pick it up, I'll get some more pictures and see how it's doing. Once I had it removed from the water, at least it stopped. But this pitting all happened in only 9 (consecutive) days in fresh water.

 

[jbcurt00]

IDK, but there also seems to be quite a few holes thrunthe transom skin w a clear smear covering them. Is that silicone?

Did you or the previous owner do that?

Wouldnt count that as a win for a correctly done transom replacement. Did the transom get re-painted? That X shaped scratch above the trim tab in the bottom pix looks odd to me..

 

[flyingcow]

IDK, but there also seems to be quite a few holes thrunthe transom skin w a clear smear covering them. Is that silicone?

Did you or the previous owner do that?

Wouldnt count that as a win for a correctly done transom replacement. Did the transom get re-painted? That X shaped scratch above the trim tab in the bottom pix looks odd to me..

Previous owner (or shop) did that. No repaint. That X shaped scratch is new. It's one of the things I'm worried about.

 

[Watermann]

That anode pasted to the transom tells the tale, this blossoming corrosion issue has been a problem for way longer than the short time your blower has been on the fritz. If that anode is something other than magnesium then it does nothing in fresh water. Is there any signs of corrosion on the stern drive anodes or drive itself?

Here's a pic of when you first brought the boat home, I can see a bunch of spots on the transom that are screws or holes. This didn't just happen since you had the boat, it's been ongoing.

 

[FrankenCub]

Previous owner (or shop) did that. No repaint. That X shaped scratch is new. It's one of the things I'm worried about.

I blew up that picture that Watermann posted, that "X" mark was present when you took ownership of the boat. There are quite a few spots in that picture that showed signs if pitting. Do you know by chance if the PO hooked up to shore power when he was docked ? I know that can cause external hull problems.

Otherwise, nice lookin Islander