$9,999
Edgewater, Maryland
Category
Sloop Sailboats
Length
30'
Posted Over 1 Month
1983 Islander Yachts 30 Bahama
Very fair price for a super fun and fast boat - 1983 - 30' Islander Bahama Sloop - great beginner boat, easy to handle and rig. Ready to sail with a coat of bottom paint.
Great Bob Finch design, fast and responsive (So far, her top surfing speed in the bay is 8.7 kts), sails very well to weather, she will point well into the wind and still move great. Predictable and controllable weather helm allows for some exciting sailing. Classic, distinctive lines separate this boat from the pack. This is the final year that this boat was built in California, the following year the production was moved to Costa Rica..
Sleeps 4-6 in two double and two single bunks. V forward, two singles in main cabin and double bunk under starboard cockpit. Cockpit sleeps two as well if you like sleeping under the stars for a cozy total of 8 if you are all really good friends. Fold out table in main cabin, port and starboard bunks provide seating for 4 adults.
This is a well cared for boat, needs minor work to go sailing. She has been sailed almost everywhere on the Chesapeake Bay. St Michaels, Annapolis, Oxford and Cambridge and Rock Hall are all easy daysails from her current port. She is the perfect bay boat, nimble, fast and balanced. And comfortable at anchor with her heavy duty ground tackle at night. Coast guard compliant (signal horn, throwable PFD, throwable lifeline, new flares, new type 3 PFDs, whistle, mirror.
LOA - 30'
LWL - 24'
BEAM - 10'
Draft 5'
Work completed-
Replaced teak and holly sole (5 years)
Port side midships bulkhead replacement.
Stringers have been epoxied and reinforced with oak and entire bilge cleaned and painted.
Mast compression beam step has been replaced with bulletproof 1/2 inch stainless plate.
Newer Opening Portholes with screens (4)
Newer Fixed Windows-Bronze Tint (4)
Newer Starboard baby mast stay
Newer Varnish throughout Interior
Edson binnacle Wheel steering
Oversize 30 INCH Edson Stainless steering wheel.
Datamarine Depth sounder
Magellan GPS.
Fin keel w/ Spade rudder.
The hull is sound and very dry, no blisters, needs a fresh bottom paint.
Decks are sound, awlgrip is still fairly grippy
Manuals - Islander Boats, Engine, Transmission, Refrigeration (removed from boat, but included in sale) and Islander boats.
Repower 23 HP Universal XP25A Three cylinder Diesel Engine.
ZF-Hurth HB-50 tranny and hefty 3 bladed prop.
Runs great!! Starts in the summer w/ <15 seconds of glow-plug, 25-30 seconds in the winter. Engine Hours are unknown.
Although this is a marine Universal XP25A engine, it is actually a Kubota D950 tractor engine, making repair parts cheap and easy to find
Max motoring speed is 6.6 kts @
