Need info on Island Trader Sailboat

t.glad · 19-08-2008, 07:36

I would like some information on an island trader 37

**Ex-Calif** · 19-08-2008, 07:50

Hi again t.glad - I am sure someone will be along with info and more questions soon!

**GordMay** · 19-08-2008, 08:37

Island Trader 37/38
"In many ways, this overweight ketch exemplifies the worst of Taiwan boatbuilding during the 1970s..."
Island Trader 37/38

Potential problems common to many Island Traders:
* flimsy plywood liners in all the cabin lockers
* leaky fixed ports leading to water damage inside the cabin
* poor bedding of the teak deck leading to wet deck cores
* poor placement of the mainsheet traveler in front of the companionway entrance
* poor access to the cockpit lockers - all the cockpit hatches are too small for a sail bag!
* rot in the wooden spars probably caused by previous owners failing to repaint in a timely fashion
* de-lamination of the rudder pulley bracket
* general neglect of all painted or varnished surfaces

A previous CF discussion:
Island Trader 36

t.glad · 25-08-2008, 15:40

I have a 30 foot pearson now. I want something much larger in two years after the kids are out of high school. What would be a good boat

19-08-2008, 07:36	#1
t.glad Registered User Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 4	Need info on Island Trader Sailboat I would like some information on an island trader 37

19-08-2008, 07:50	#2
Ex-Calif Moderator Site Helper Join Date: May 2007 Location: Singapore Boat: Maxi 77 - Relax Lah! Posts: 3,015 Images: 4	Hi again t.glad - I am sure someone will be along with info and more questions soon! __________________ Dan Relax Lah! - Changi Sailing Club Passion is inversely proportional to the amount of real information available - Benford

19-08-2008, 08:37	#3
GordMay Administrator Site Administrator Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Thunder Bay, Ontario - 48-29N x 89-20W Boat: C.L.O.D. (Cruiser Living On Dirt) Posts: 9,443 Images: 232	Island Trader 37/38 "In many ways, this overweight ketch exemplifies the worst of Taiwan boatbuilding during the 1970s..." Island Trader 37/38 Potential problems common to many Island Traders: * flimsy plywood liners in all the cabin lockers * leaky fixed ports leading to water damage inside the cabin * poor bedding of the teak deck leading to wet deck cores * poor placement of the mainsheet traveler in front of the companionway entrance * poor access to the cockpit lockers - all the cockpit hatches are too small for a sail bag! * rot in the wooden spars probably caused by previous owners failing to repaint in a timely fashion * de-lamination of the rudder pulley bracket * general neglect of all painted or varnished surfaces A previous CF discussion: Island Trader 36 __________________ Gord May ~~_/)_~~ (Gord & Maggie - "Southbound") "If you didn't have time/$ to do it right in the first place, when will you get the time/$ to fix it?"

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25-08-2008, 15:40	#4
t.glad Registered User Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 4	I have a 30 foot pearson now. I want something much larger in two years after the kids are out of high school. What would be a good boat