Islander Bahamas 30

[casique8]

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

[Spillar]

Yep....I have one of those.

s/v Chula
1983 Islander Bahama 30
Kemah, TX

[never monday]

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

[Rangiroo]

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

[casique8]

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]

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

Originally Posted by Spillar

Yep....I have one of those.

s/v Chula
1983 Islander Bahama 30
Kemah, TX

[VanceTyler]

Hi Chula-

I have a 1982 Islander Bahama 30 and I am trying to find out what the recommended tension is on the shrouds. Sure, I can stand on the dock in front of the boat and eyeball the mast and spreaders for alignment- but I hoped that there was someone with some technical specs. I sail on an inland lake in Central Texas- Lake Travis near Austin, TX. The backstay is not split. I really enjoy the boat immensely- have had a series of Catalina 22's which I raced, but am now enjoying crising up the lake with my girlfriend, spending the weekend sailing, swimming, eating too much, and probably drinking too much as well :?). I've been slowly going over every system in the boat and I think I have everything working. I'm now in the midst of a complete interior wood revamp. I'm also looking for replacements for the cabin window glass. Got any ideas on any of this??

Vance Tyler
512-497-0640

[JeffP]

Do you still have the Islander for Sale in GA?

I am looking for just this type of boat
Jeff
730
8243
1-770

[casique8]

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

[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.

[casique8]

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?

[S/V New Sensation]

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.