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    I didn't want to restore this 1997 Islander this summer

    good image of the livewell fittings, I have been trying to find mine. (y) I would say replace those with new plastic while you have it apart. It's hard to do once the floor is reinstalled. I wish I replaced mine while I had the engine out. :cautious:
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    I'm back with a 1994 Islander 221V!

    Picture from last year, tube and the little rope with the spacer to keep the rope out of the water. Pretty decent setup, the islander pulled it great as long as I knew where the trim was. even overloaded it did great. Main complaint from the kids, it's hard to get on to. the best way seemed...
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    I'm back with a 1994 Islander 221V!

    Thanks I went ahead with the easy route, mounted the atp brain box to the transom next to the starboard battery. I also like it because I can pull the battery cover off and see the status lights, that should help me troubleshoot if it comes to it. Trim tabs are fully installed and working...
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    Transom replacement 1975 18' SS

    Easy boats to work on, I'm getting flashbacks about doing 2 1/2 of mine. ;)
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    I'm back with a 1994 Islander 221V!

    Well while it was getting ready to rain last night i spent some time trying to find a place to mount the Auto Trim Pro (ATP) control/brain box. My orignal plan was to screw it to the transom behind the engine and in the middle of the boat. I even installed a little marine fuse box near the...
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    I'm back with a 1994 Islander 221V!

    Last night I jumped in the boat to play around with the fish finder's tranducer. I need to relocate it from the far starboard side of the boat to the space between the outdrive and the starboard trim tab. the cabling was really tight, so I had to go through the entire tangled web on that...
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    I'm back with a 1994 Islander 221V!

    Another issue i had was with the driveshaft bellows retaining ring. for the life of me I could not get it to seat. It just kept pushing the bellows back and off of the sealing surface. the PO said he replaced the bellows, and I noticed the retaining ring was just flopping around in there. I...
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    I'm back with a 1994 Islander 221V!

    I also got the trim sensors, shift cable, and new bellows installed. that went pretty well. but the exhaust bellows wouldn't stop sliding off the bottom. I thought I finally had it, but while working on the tabs I had the drive in the full up/trailer position. the bellows completely slipped...
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    I'm back with a 1994 Islander 221V!

    Well, I got the trim tabs (mostly) installed over the weekend. I turned on the OCD switch while I worked, super time consuming doing measuring, marking, adjusting, measuring, etc. One of the tabs on the starboard side, it also shares the swim ladder location. the tabs are stamped stainless...
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    I'm back with a 1994 Islander 221V!

    Trim tabs have been ordered. I went with Bennett electric bolt with the auto controller. Size = 12x12. If I went with the wider ones I was looking at moving my fish finder and Hull Anode on the starboard side. I was willing to entertain the idea of moving both, but the port side had the biggest...
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    Question for Starcraft Chieftain owners

    I have been thinking about this for my islander. https://www.coolboatac.com/ Uses a window unit and adapts it to the front hatch.
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    I'm back with a 1994 Islander 221V!

    well, I ended up also picking up the shift cable and the special long socket for it. I'm willing to bet the shift cable is original. Especially since the lock wire on the lower end looks like they used a safety wire tool (professional looking). This morning, I did a little more work on the...
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    I'm back with a 1994 Islander 221V!

    Yeah, i was a little surprised to see that many people showed up. The wife noted the capacity tag before we made it to the other dock to pick everyone up. :ROFLMAO: I'll have to look at it again, i thought she said 9 but it was probably 7. And this morning i decided to pull the outdrive off...
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    I'm back with a 1994 Islander 221V!

    I finally got the islander out for the first time this year. I had 6 adults amd 4 kids onboard. And i finally got to try out the tube i bought. Everything went great, except for the trim sensors. That took a big crap on me while out, i had to guess where the trim was afterwards. The water had...
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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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