Islander Freeport 36

Introduction

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After a love affair lasting more than four years, we have to sell our Islander Freeport 36, "Joyfull".

Truth be told, we really don't want to but we are moving to Spain (I work for an America's Cup challenger) and having her sit idle for over a year and a half is just too cruel. She needs to be sailed!

Please read the various posts about the boat. If you click on a picture, it'll zoom in. If you're interested in her, please contact me to arrange to see her and go for a sail.

Some History

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Joyfull was build in 1979 by Islander Yachts of Southern California and designed by Robert Perry. The goal was to create a cruising boat that could be sailed comfortably by a couple. Our model is what is referred to as the "B Plan" with a Pullman berth instead of a V-berth. Here's the basic layout:

Starting at the bow you have the anchor locker. We have a split locker, one side for the primary all chain rode and one for the rope/chain rode. From their aft, you have a large head with plenty of room to take a shower. Next aft is the Pullman berth on the port side (under it is storage) and hanging lockers and drawers across from it (the aft hanging locker has been modified to hold the air conditioner and shelves. Then you have the main salon with the curved settee on the port (with folding table) and a straight settee on the starboard. On the forward bulkhead you'll find our fireplace (really, a Ratelco pellet fuel stove). Aft of the settees is the galley with stove/oven and refridgerator . Across from the galley is the navigator's desk. Then you go up two steps and you're in the cockpit. That's one of the reasons why we fell in love with the design, the raised salon makes it so you don't feel you're stepping into the basement when you go below.

We bought Joyfull in early 2001 from a couple in San Diego who cared for her well. We were living in San Francisco at the time so we had her trucked to Svendsen's in Alameda for refit and commissioning. We put all new rigging on her, replaced the furler, replaced the mainsail, led all lines aft, added a new radar tower and basically got her ready for San Francisco Bay sailing. The goal was make Joyfull a boat that could comfortably and safely take us anywhere...and she has. A little over a year ago, we moved from San Francisco to St. Petersburg, Florida so back on a truck she went. Here in St. Pete at Sailor's Wharf we had the mast and boom refurbished, had a bimini made and have enjoyed warm water sailing including a grand trip to the Dry Tortugas.

The Interior

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One of the first things we did with the boat was to completely redo the interior. We replaced the headliner throughout, adding zippers in strategic locations to make maintenance and upgrades easier. We did new upholstery, new drapes (new windows and ports too) a new mattress in the bunk, carpet in the "hallway", and of course revarnished the interior. We also added some touches like varnished mahogany trim rings around all the hatches.

Here's what is looks like looking aft from the salon towards the companionway. On the left you see the GPS and Radar. These are mounted on swing arms so that they can be viewed either from the navigator's station or from the cockpit. Here's a better view of the nav station:

In this picture you can see the navigator's desk. Right above the desk is the stereo (the CD changer is under the desk) and VHF radio. The black "plate" folded up against the desk is a mount for a laptop computer which is integrated into the GPS. Under the GPS and radar units are the breaker panels (all new) and the control for the Heart Interface inverter and charge controller. Note that there's room also for a SSB radio or repeater instruments above the nav table on the right side.

In this picture we're looking aft towards the "hallway" with the master berth. The door closed at the end is the head. You can see on the right side our fireplace. It actually takes fuel pellets and warms the cabin nicely (I admit we've not used it in Florida).

Here's a view of the berth. It's on the port side with your head resting towards the centerline of the boat). Note the stainless steel port-we replaced all the ports. The doors close for privacy if you want. Under the berth are drawers for as well as a cedar lined cabinet.

Here's the bookcase we added at the forward end of the berth.

On the starboard side of the hallway are two hanging cabinets, and a set of drawers for storage (we're looking aft in this picture). The aft most cabinet has been modified to hold the air conditioner/heater and a couple of shelves (I keep my toolbox here). The little white box you see is the air conditioner thermostat. A really neat feature is that the second drawer is actually a makeup mirror/jewelry box-a feature my wife really likes.

Here's a picture of the head which is located in the forepeak. The door straight ahead leads to the anchor locker. On the right side, to the left of the sink is the dirty clothes hamper. The actual toilet is on the left side. The little bench my wife likes to sit on when she takes a shower.

Exterior

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Starting with the cockpit, here's the helmsman view. In the middle you have the compass. Directly to the left is the depth sounder and to the right is the knot meter. On the binnacle is the Raymarine Autohelm autopilot (we have a below decks drive attached directly to the rudder post) and on the right is the wind/direction and speed. The wind instrument is also integrated with the autohelm so we can follow either a compass course or the wind direction and the knotmeter is interfaced with the wind speed to show either true or apparent wind.

You can see on the left side of the companionway the utility winch and clutches for the main halyard and all the reefing lines. We've set it up so there's no reason to go forward to reef. On the right is the mainsheet winch.

This is looking from the starboard side into the cockpit. You'll note that we put in teak slats for the cockpit sole. Shown here is also the cockpit table folded out.

Looking aft you can see here the radar tower. We also use a little tackle attached to raise and lower the outboard to the dinghy.

This is looking forward on the starboard side. You'll note we put up netting (we have two small dogs) which is easily removed.

Going all the way forward, here's the anchor locker with the Loftrans windlass. We have two anchor systems. The primary is a 35lb CQR with 260' 5/8 chain. The secondary is a 15kg Bruce style with 30' 5/8 chain + 200' rope rode. The little box with the coiled cord you see in the picture is the remote control for the anchor. With it, I can lean out on the bow pulpit and watch the rode without having to mess around with foot switches (there's a hidden backup switch as well).

Here's the final exterior picture looking down along the port side. You can see our downwind pole in it's chocks. This is a 50-50 pole (carbon fiber + aluminum) so it's light and easy to deploy solo. You can also see the removable suncovers we have over the hatches. On the cabin top are through-bolted padeyes to tie down the dinghy.

Systems

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Joyfull has a Perkins 4-108 (nickname: "Perky"). The engine was completely rebuilt along with the transmission in July 2002. We thought hard about re-powering instead but I really love the simplicity of the Perkins and I know you can get parts anywhere in the world.
You can also see in this picture the Balmar dual output 100amp alternator. Its multistage charge controller lives under the settee. There's also a second charge controller that lives down in the battery compartment that makes sure that the starter battery (Size 27, AGM) does not get overcharged when the house bank (3 x Size 27 AGM) is charging.

This is the dual fuel filter Racor unit. By having a dual filters, I can switch to a new filter while under way without having to shut down the engine. The vacuum gauge on the top of unit tells me if a filter is starting to get clogged.

This is the Tank Tender system that measures the level in the water tanks and holding tank.

Here's a picture of the refrigerator and freezer. It's a Alder Barbour cold machine 12V electric. Yes, you can have ice cream while cruising. On the bulkhead above the fridge, is a light, the propane fume detector/solenoid valve, and thermometer to monitor the fridge. We have two propane bottles located in the aft lazerette.

This is another picture of the nav station with all the various instruments and breaker panels.

The List

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Here's the highlights of what's included and the year of acquisition where I added it:

Instruments
Garmin GPSMap172C w/ Bluechart (2005)
Raymarine SL70 24-mile Radar (new scanner 2005)
Raymarine Autohelm 5000 Autopilot (2003)
5" Ritchie Compass (2002)
Standard Horizon SL70 Speed Log (2002)
Standard Horizon DS45 Depth (2002)
Standard Horizon WS150 Wind (2002)

Sails/Spars
9.6 oz Dacron Mainsail w/battens (2002)
90, 130, 150 working Jibs
Spinnaker with sock
Forespar 50/50 downwind pole (2003)
Rigid Boom Vang (2003)
Schaeffer roller furler (2004)
Refurbished Mast & Boom (2004)
New Standing Rigging (2001)

Engine & Prop
Perkins 4-108 with Borg Warner Velvet Drive (rebuilt 2002, 210 hrs)
17" 3 blade Max-Prop Feathering (2004)
Spare 2 & 3 blade props

Electrical/Electronic
4 Group 27 AGM batteries. One as starter, three as house
Heart Interface 2000 & Freedom 10 Inverter/charger
King Air heating and air conditioner
Alder Barbour Cold Machine Refridgerator
Standard Horizon VHF Radio

Anchoring
35lb CQR with 260' 5/8 chain
15kg Bruce with 30' 5/8 chain + 200' rope rode
Lofrans Kobra Electric Windlass (2001)

Other
All headliner, upholstery, drapes, mattress (2002)
New windows, stainless steel ports (2002)
Three burner propane stove/oven
Teak cockpit sole (2002)
CD changer with AM/FM radio/cassette
Dinghy davits
Dodger
Bimini (2004)
Man overboard pole, lifesling
Magma SS Propane BBQ
Fireplace
Epoxy Blister coat (applied in 1998)