1973 Islander standard

This is a price drop.

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.

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.

Its not easy to be a buyer. Its 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 isnt serious. I welcome questions. Please review your questions against the listing. Most do..

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.

In 24 years of ownership, I have invested aprox $300,000 restoring, refitting, beefing up, making her safe for my own ocean passages and a boat that I can be proud of (ya ya ya. A boat is not an “investment”). that will only return a fraction of that. At the same time, I’m not shy to say that if someone is shopping with “champagne taste on a beer budget”, that clearly there are similar Islanders out there with lesser price tags. If you are ok with working to make a cruise ready boat, rather than actually cruising, Let me just say that mindset didn’t work out well for me.

Did I mention that $he ha$ a folding prop?$?

Someone is going to get a great deal on a tricked out boat.

Original Asking price $56,000 US. (sorry to make you read so much to get that) Reduced $49500.

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Equipment: Dodger hardtop. Stern arch. Bimini. Boarding ladder. Minimal exterior teak. Mid-ship cleats.

2 Spinlok PFDs

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.

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. I hope I can duplicate the comfort on my next mattress.

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

For more complete list, please see my YouTube video. www.youtube.com/watch?v=JVmeKv2rvvc