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Old 22-03-2024, 16:25   #1
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Islander 36, Cruise ready, Still available in Fiji

It has been some time since I first posted Minggat here for sale. I was blown away by the number of views and contacts. But she's still available. I even had a buyer pithing 5 weeks, but his wife slapped some sense into him. I am noticing an uptick in views. But things have changed, including what is being offered, so I hope this update is welcomed.

I am very much aware that there are boats out there with lesser asking prices. If you compare, you will see the differences between a weekend boat and a cruise ready boat.

Please see both video attached, and please hit like. Thanks For looking

Minggat is a 1973 Islander 36. These boats are sought after for their performance and strength of design. The skeg hung rudder is popular with cruisers.

She has been maintained and extensively upgraded and made stronger than factory in many areas. Sistering in 8 additional keel bolts among other things, has given the current owner much peace of mind for ocean passages.

She is currently in the cruising destination of Fiji, with an asking price of $42,500

Minggat has been on the market for 3 months as of this moment. There have been lots of views and a hand full of contacts. Now the South Pacific cruising season is nearly upon us, and the contacts are increasing.I have learned a couple of things that I want to share.

It’s not easy to be a buyer. It’s also not easy to be a seller. I have received some request for details that are already covered in the listing. This can be an indication of a buyer that isn’t serious. I welcome questions. Please review your questions against the listing. Most do. Some are just dreaming with free clicks.

I am aware that buyers have sone their market research and found that this asking price is higher than many Islander 36’s .This is not a low-end boat. Yet something sparks potential buyers to reach out.

For those interested in getting into the cruising life, know this. That the learning curve is steep and expensive. As one who has poured a lot of time and labor and money into my 25 years of ownership, I cannot emphasize enough that buying a lesser factory augmented or outfitted boat is a false economy.
Do you really want to be spending and working rather than cruising.

You have the opportunity to bypass $o much of the learning curve. My pain is your gain. Dodger hardtop.

Stern arch.
Bimini.
Boarding ladder.
Minimal exterior teak.
Mid-ship cleats.

2 Spinlok PFD’s

Electronics -
NMEA 2000.
Ultrasonic weather sensor (masthead).
Vesper AIS transponder,
Furuno radar DSR4.
Furuno MFD with Cmap charts.
Simrad IS42 display, with condition shift alarms.
VHF with RAM mic.
Handheld VHF.
EPIRB.
inReach Explorer.

Simrad tiller pilot (for windvane steering system).

Hydrovane self steering windvane (independent rudder system).

Ground tackle-
New Lofrans X2 Power windlass with chain counter.
Sarca Excell 66lb primary anchor with integral breakout system.
Delta secondary anchor
200 ft new chain.

Sail system-
Harken roller furling.
Stack pack with integral Lazy jacks.
Full batten main.
Spring vang.
2 headsails.
Asymmetric spinnaker.
Additional light air sail.
Whisker pole.
4 of the 8 winches aboard are self tailing winches.
All new chainplates and standing rigging 2016.

Augmented keel bolts, 16 total.
Encapsulated prop strut.
Tabbed in bulkheads, no creaking under sail.
Cockpit scuppers relocated above the waterline and thru hulls enlarged.

Accommodations-
Water maker.
Military grade stand alone refrigerator. (typically consumes 12 AH through the night, with other LED indicator lights)
Separate digitally controlled freezer.
Microwave.
2 burner stove/oven.
Composite propane tanks (2)

Electrical-
2500 watt inverter.
Solar 280 watts.
Lithium 200 ah house batteries.
Optima start battery.
DC/DC charger.

3 automatic bilge pumps with alarms.
New manual bilge pump.
Latching, interlocking bilge covers.

Perkins 4/108 aux diesel engine.
New heat exchanger.
Fuel polishing systems (2). Goldenrod Fuel strainer.
2 Racors.
Upgraded Perkins spin on filter. (No canister)
Flexofold folding prop.
Spare fixed blade prop.

The Vee berth features 4 custom made latex foam Sealy Serta mattresses, (not cushions), which are designed to pull out easily for access to storage beneath, yet fit snugly together for a seamless single mattress sleeping quarter

The primary military grade refrigerator/freezer draws as little as 12 amp hrs through the night.

New upholstery with extra material.
New headliner.

Minggat is a blister free hull, with tabbed in bulkheads, additional sistered in keel bolts, and an encapsulated prop strut. Engine mounts are machine bolted to glasses in plates. Not lag bolted to wood in stringers.

The 30 gallon aluminum fuel tank has a clean out access plate. There is a stand alone fuel polishing system as well as a separate capacity to polish the fuel in the normal fuel flow path.

She has been upgraded and modernized extensively. The original windows are long gone, with new cast acrylic port lights and hatches.

The robust systems aboard have been refined and proven during ocean passages. Now she is already in one of of worlds most popular cruising destinations.



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Old 22-03-2024, 16:43   #2
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Re: Islander 36, Cruise ready, Still available in Fiji

I used to lust after the Islander 36s when I was a kid, and I still think they are a beautiful design. I hope you find a good buyer, and I wish it could be me, in Fiji too!
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Old 22-03-2024, 18:21   #3
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Thank you for kind words.
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beautiful boat... good luck on the sale.
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Old 23-03-2024, 02:12   #5
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Thanks!
Hope you hit the like button on the videos.
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Old 20-11-2024, 15:49   #6
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Re: Islander 36, Cruise ready, Still available in Fiji

If you're thinking of an escape pod after the election, Minggat is still here.

While we have had a good many contacts, I know that people have dreams that don't fit their realities, so she's still here.

I had one contact send me a list of questions that I spent 8 hrs on, and 5 more hours on his follow up questions!!

Here's the deal.
We aren't totally moving all of our 25 years aboard, off of the boat and carting it to the next adventure. We are leaving stuff like the Magma nesting cookware $et and a whole lot of other things that are of value, but not included in the long list at the top of this thread.

Looking forward to hearing from you.
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Hi
Is Minggat still available in Fiji? If so is she in or out of the water? How many hours on the motor? How old are the sails? Sorry of I miss these details on the advert. Regards Shane
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I did reply to your message here, but I don’t see it. I think the forum rules don’t let me send my email addy.

You can reach me through my Yachthub ad here. Send me a message there and I can respond with my email and my answers… again.

Thanks, Dom

https://yachthub.com/list/yachts-for...tfitted/304170
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