Bob wrote:
On Feb 21, 10:21 am, Alan Gomes wrote:
druid wrote:
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An Islander 28 is not a "lake boat."

After looking a the picture of the cockpit I would call it a lake
boat. Why.... a huge cockpit with the door big enough to pass an
elephant below.... add the boards go right to the floor of the
cockpit. So what happens when the cockpit fills with water cause all
you got is two 3/4 inch cockpit drains...... the sten
squats..........the next wave blows your boards in........... the boat
floods......... electrics fry...... boat wallows ..........
blub........... blub............ blub............ Secon

These shortcomings can be corrected without massive expense or huge
effort. But they would take some expense and some effort. As was pointed
out already, this will not be a boat that has had these shortcomings
addressed, and the point here is simply to take delivery of it and move
it to its new home. Hence, it is not an optimum boat for such a trip.

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Do not kid your self. Its a robust lake boat. Sure lots of people have
completed great voyage in less. I hear tale that people have even
sailed Nigra Falls in a barrel...... and survied.

I was wondering how long it would take for this specious argument to
surface, as it always does in such discussions. :-)

Obviously there is a range of risk in taking ANY vessel off shore. It's
on a continuum, with a "barrel" being on one end of the extreme. While
an Islander 28 may not be as suitable for offshore work as some other
designs, the comparison to going over Niagra Falls in a barrel--which is
really a dangerous stunt--is not at all apt. If you have a well-found
Islander 28, good sailing skills, and pick your weather windows
judiciously, the chances are high that you'll do fine, whereas the
chances of doing it successfully in, e.g., a Sabot, are pretty
low--though not zero.

Still, he won't know the boat, it's not optimum for this trip, the
things that could be done to mitigate the shortcomings will not be done
on this particular boat (which, even if done, would still not make it
optimum but would help), etc. etc. So I agree with those who say "truck
it." But I disagree with those who think it's in the category of a "stunt."


It's a decently built coastal
cruiser,

Uh, which coast? Which season??????

Any coast, depending on the weather. As I said, I'd pick my season
because of the relative unpredictability of winter weather.


Truck it. Have fun. Stay alive.