islander bahamas 30

casique8@verizon.net · 27-10-2007, 11:47

HI

Is there anyone out there, has a islander bahamas 30 ?

Spillar · 07-01-2008, 15:57

Yep....I have one of those.

s/v Chula
1983 Islander Bahama 30
Kemah, TX

never monday · 07-01-2008, 16:21

been intimately familiar with 3 or 4 of them. What'ch need?

Rangiroo · 07-01-2008, 17:58

I have one for sale on Lake Lanier Georgia...pvt me if interested

casique8@verizon.net · 08-01-2008, 16:34

have u done a trip to the bahamas or any ocean going trip with the boat and how did it handel? thanks

Quote:

Originally Posted by Spillar

Yep....I have one of those.

s/v Chula
1983 Islander Bahama 30
Kemah, TX

casique8@verizon.net · 08-01-2008, 16:35

have U gone on any ocean going trip and how did it handel?

osujohn · 21-02-2008, 12:14

I sail a 1981 model out of Kemah, TX. A former owner bought it in Marathon and sailed it here after living on it in the Keys and the Dry Tortugas for some time. He thought it was a fine cruising boat.

S/V New Sensation · 21-02-2008, 13:16

Our first boat was an Islander 30 Mk II (two boats and 20 years ago). The first owners had cruised it extensively on the west coast from Alaska to South America. We sailed it in the north west for about 8 years but the only ocean sailing we did was along the west coast of Vancouver Island. These were day sails only no overnight but we did see winds in the mid 20's with appropriate seas in the Pacific but the Straits of Juan de Fuca and Georgia gave us more wave action than the Pacific. The boat handled well and we never felt unsafe. By today’s standards the Islander 30 (at least the Mk II) was pretty simple (low tankage, no pressure water, one battery, etc.) but we spent up to three weeks at a time on it without problems. I always thought it sailed well for a production non-racing boat and actually did pretty well in the local beer can races (a Bahama was one of the top 25 boats in the north west racing fleet for several years). We turned the quarter berth into storage and even divided it to make a sealed propane locker so we could convert the stove from alcohol. We really liked the boat and remember it fondly.

casique8@verizon.net · 12-06-2008, 10:26

Quote:

Originally Posted by never monday

been intimately familiar with 3 or 4 of them. What'ch need?

have you at any time installed a ssb radio and tell me if you did how? the boat has plastic threw holes and dont have much to get a good ground.

casique8@verizon.net · 12-06-2008, 10:29

Quote:

Originally Posted by osujohn

I sail a 1981 model out of Kemah, TX. A former owner bought it in Marathon and sailed it here after living on it in the Keys and the Dry Tortugas for some time. He thought it was a fine cruising boat.

Did you have any special equipment on it for navigation?

27-10-2007, 11:47	#1
casique8@verizon.net Registered User Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Tampa,Florida Boat: Islander Yachts, Bahamas 30 shoal draft 4 ft, Casique Posts: 8	islander bahamas 30 HI Is there anyone out there, has a islander bahamas 30 ? __________________ casique

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Rangiroo Registered User Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: On board our Stevens 47 Boat: Stevens 47 Posts: 157	I have one for sale on Lake Lanier Georgia...pvt me if interested __________________ To incident I am prone... Cast me out and watch me skip along.....

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