I'm an owner! 1975 Islander 22

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Brenn

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Re: I'm an owner! 1975 Islander 22

This should be a cool paint job and alot of pics....wooohoooo
 
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I think that paint scheme would look just fine.
 
jasoutside

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Re: I'm an owner! 1975 Islander 22

So were you thinking bare alum for the topsides or keep those white, eh?
 
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paparoof said:
I don't understand the question. Perhaps I don't understand "topsides"?
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Yah topside. Like the gunwales, cabin, bow deck/hatch, stern deck, stuff like that. Ya know, everything on the top side. What you are sitting on in your fun new avatar there.

You had mentioned everything that is blue will go black. I'd think all that topside blue going black would make for a bun cooking hot boat:eek: So that's what I was wondering about.
 
jasoutside

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You'd have enough there for a whole fleet of Islanders buddy:)
 
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paparoof said:
Hey here's a stupid idea....

I could buy this thing and modify it into a full-length soft-top roof for the Islander.
http://minneapolis.craigslist.org/csw/boa/2625825693.html

The frame prolly isn't strong enough for the wind generated when going 35 miles an hour though eh?
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I would think that would handle the wind great, maybe a few simple mods. I know my bimini sways all over the place.

That's a whole lot of canvas though.
 
paparoof

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Well folks, ya want the good news or the bad news first?

I'll give ya the bad first since it really ain't so bad.
The AmyAble is winterized. No more cruises till spring.

Now for the good news - and here's why I'm glad I got to run the boat some this year. I didn't really know if the outdrive had any problems, I knew the motor ran fine on land, but I didn't know how it would behave in real use, I didn't really know if either had any hidden problems that you don't see until you begin using it in the real world - things like a cracked engine block or leaking oil seals in the O/D. The scary stuff. Well I think I ran the boat enough this year, in real world usage, that the signs of these problems would have been obvious when winterizing today.

Well as I winterized the boat today, I changed the motor oil and the outdrive gear lube, this was the first time I'd changed the motor oil since I bought the motor. The oil on the dipstick looked new when I bought the motor (he told me he'd just changed it). The oil was black and looked used when it came out tonight, but not one hint of water or milkiness/cloudiness or metal shavings in the motor oil or outdrive gear lube - and I looked. Hard. I also pulled out the expected amounts of both fluids, so nothing was leaking or burning up in use. That makes me feel a whole helluva lot more comfortable about the whole project. I think I can actually say I have a solid and well-running drivetrain (3rd propeller's a charm!).

Here's what I did today:
Added Stabil to fuel tank
Ran motor on muffs until warm
Changed motor oil
Ran motor until warm looking for oil leaks - found none ;-)
Pulled fuel tank connection
Squirted fogging oil into carb until motor died
Pulled spark plugs and squirted fogging oil into each cylinder
Pulled coil wire and turned motor over for a few seconds to get fogging oil coated and spread all over everything internally
Drained all water from engine cooling system, checking open drains with wire to make sure they weren't clogged and holding water (one was!)
Changed outdrive gear lube
Closed motor drains and filled with this stuff:
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Question: looking into the thermostat housing and manifold passages where the cooling water goes, I saw what I can only describe as a brown fuzziness coating the side walls. Not clogging anything up, just a light layer of *muck* on the walls. Is there some "miracle" flushing additive I can run through there in the spring to really flush it out to get down to clean metal in there?
 
Triton II

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Good job on the winterising PR and glad to hear everything is cool with the motor/OD. Most engine cooling passages get coated with a thin brown-cream coloured layer and that layer can build up with use, but if there's not a lot of it, I'd run at least another season before worrying about it. Some people over here use a product called CLR (I think it stands for Calcium, Lime and Rust) but I'm sure the guys on the I/O forum will be able to help more. Good luck.

TII
 
GA_Boater

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PR - I think the mucky stuff is whats left of marine growth picked up by the cooling water. Kinda overcooked by now. CLR that TII mentioned is available here in the US. My wife cleans coffee makers with it and I use it for de-liming faucets, shower heads and the like. I'm not sure how to use it to clean the motor except to dump a mess of it in a barrel with water and run the motor.

As far as the boat, good news (except props :() about making a good purchase. Like most of MLB just said "there's always next year" but you will be ready for Spring. :D
 
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I know about CLR - love the stuff. I'll have to do a little reading about "overcooked inner cooling system marine growth". Not sure it even warrants worrying about, I'll just keep an eye on it to see if it gets thicker next year.

Oh yeah, I also shot a bunch of new grease into every zirk I could find on the gimbal housing.

Ms. Paparoof just called on her way back into town, she's suggesting that since I'm sick right now (sore throat, head cold thing) tonight would be the perfect chance for me to sleep in the boat - out in the street, thereby not getting her sick by breathing in her face all night long.

I kinda like the idea. But only if the dog will come with me.
 
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paparoof said:
Ms. Paparoof just called on her way back into town, she's suggesting that since I'm sick right now (sore throat, head cold thing) tonight would be the perfect chance for me to sleep in the boat - out in the street, thereby not getting her sick by breathing in her face all night long.

I kinda like the idea. But only if the dog will come with me.
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Eeewwww... make sure you take a good supply of tissues to avoid the "inner cabin wall lining marine growth" problem! :( :p

TII
 
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Here's video of the first time I ever threw the throttle all the way down. This was a week ago Saturday on the St. Croix with four full grown men aboard and all the fishing tackle and big coolers that you would expect to go along with them.

Though I STILL haven't connected the tach, I think the motor sounds damned good throughout and the rest of the drivetrain is clearly working cause the boat just gets up and goes.


Now next year can be about making it pretty!
 
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Very, very cool PR. She gets up and boogies! :D

TII
 
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Thanks bud.

Remember my previous boat is a 14 footer with a 6hp motor. That boat can not even get on a plane. That boat will be for sale in the spring.
 
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I shoulda said pond scum - LOL How was the "camp out"? Hope you're feeling better.
 
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