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    1974 Chieftain 25 "Adventurer" Restoration

    At first I was wondering what your doing with the railing, then I saw the chair. I like the idea! It looks like a nice place to hang out and fish. I will say that after spending some time on the water again, just hanging out on the boat, some asshat will ignore the no wake and get it rocking...
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    Decisions

    I would probably do it if i had the space right now. :ROFLMAO: Assuming it was a good hull and trailer, I see a possible flip. if it needed an engine and outdrive, then i dnk.
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    I'm back with a 1994 Islander 221V!

    WOW also sent me a little booklet with images and numbers of their other products. One that caught my eye was a floating dock/platform. I saw one of the big cruisers had those foam floating pads, they used that to cross from the water to the beach. it seemed like a great idea. The WOW floating...
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    I'm back with a 1994 Islander 221V!

    I tried a few times, I can't upload an image of the toys. Anyways, moving onto the next subject. Last weekend I finally did some beaching with the islander. Pulling into the boat camping cove at the local lake, I followed suit with the big cabin cruisers, dropped anchor in the front and backed...
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    I'm back with a 1994 Islander 221V!

    I have been doing my best to enjoy the boat as much as possible, I missed a weekend because the wife felt she was too sunburnt from the weekend before that. Last weekend we went out with another group, their little Glasser had the fun stuff like a tube and a wake board. I have been thinking...
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    I'm back with a 1994 Islander 221V!

    I also did some anchoring and got to try out the swim platform a few times. That's the first time I have ever done that on a boat. :cool: I'm really glad I went with the swim ladder that had extra steps vs a basic 2 or 3 step ladders. It made it much easier to deal with. I really like it...
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    I'm back with a 1994 Islander 221V!

    I had a nice long weekend with the Islander (Thursday - Sunday) The Faux teak is showing a little sunburn and it shrunk from sitting in the 100+ degree heat, but it still looks pretty decent overall. The water at this lake is super clear and blue.
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    Jet Star Rotary Steering Cable Length and hp help

    13ft cable is what I used when I converted my Jetstar to a Teleflex rotary. It was perfect for the 65hp merc I dropped on it. That same boat ran a 20hp merc when I bought it, alone I could get onto a plane, but that was about it. It worked fine overall. the 65hp was a bit heavy in the back...
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    I'm back with a 1994 Islander 221V!

    Also it has been over 100F the last few days. I let the boat sit outside with the cover off for a solid day before the adventure. The Faux teak finally started doing some shrinking?! more than I thought it would for sure. One side almost looks like it's sun burnt a little. :unsure: Oh...
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    I'm back with a 1994 Islander 221V!

    Splashed over the weekend. The outing went very well, I think the water in the oil has stopped and it's just working the remaining bit out. Ran it several hours on the lake near me, did some trolling with the little yamaha 9.9 kicker while I let the engine cool off (heat cycles).. I found...
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    1987 Starcraft islander 190v?

    I'm also curious if your 87 has the screens on the side windows. I was pleasantly surprised to see that, but my other cuddy is a 63. ;) I also have some industrial Velcro on the front vent hatch, I'm thinking there should be a screen that Velcro's in place. It's on my to-do list to make a new one.
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    1987 Starcraft islander 190v?

    Now I'm curious if my 221 is like that, I'm betting it is. It would also insulate the cabin area a little.
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    I'm back with a 1994 Islander 221V!

    New prop ordered the other day. I confirmed the other day that the props this thing has currently are both high five. 23 pitch and a 17 pitch. I ordered a 3 bladed 4 1/2 inch with a 19 pitch off of amazon to try out. From the reviews, it's a nice combo with the 4.3 MerCruiser and towing tubes...
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    1976 22' SUS O/B "Hydration Break"

    at least it's easier than it was, back in the day we had to have our images hosted and then post them. I wish the software would take a direct copy paste from the windows clipping tool, but it's still pretty easy. Now remembering to take pictures is another story. I had my phone out and...
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    I'm back with a 1994 Islander 221V!

    Boat splashed on the 4th! I meant to get pictures of it in the water, but there was just too much going on. The boat ramp only had a single tiny dock coming out from the ramp, and a huge line waiting for me. Weird configuration this year... I bought a season pass to all of the local docks at...
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