Islander 36

[jerski]

greetings and salutations!

I wonder what can be said about an Islander 36? I haven't owned a boat in a long while and plan to putter around the Bahamas and Carribean for awhile and then upgrading to a more "serious" boat like Valiant 40. But I like the look of the Islander but I am not quite sure how I would like such a light boat, I envision bobbing around the water like a cork.

[brycem]

Seems like that six foot draft could rule out a lot of anchorages in the Bahamas

[jerski]

I hadn't thought of that...

[brycem]

There's a thread on this with people who've actually done it that say 6' is doable, just more stressful. Our "baby Brewer" Morgan 323 has a 4' shoal draft with a modified full keel (cut away forefoot and Brewer Bite™ between the prop aperture and rudder skeg) with fully encapsulated lead ballast that has fared nicely in the wake of the occasional anchoring mishap.

[Thomas1985]

If you love the boat buy it and get sailing!

Buy the boat you love instead of the most “practical” one. None are practical, and you’ll be far more motivated to work on the one you love than the one you settled for.