i've been searching for a newer hardtop islander for quite some time but haven't been able to find one in good enough shape. recently, the 220v model has caught my eye, the outboard bracket model. it'd be great to have an outboard instead of an i/o, but i just don't want a bimini/curtains anymore. i love the hard tops with real glass all the way around.
this got me thinking.. i know people have built their own hardtops for their soft top islanders, but has anyone done a swap using a factory starcraft hard top from a donor boat? taking the hard top off of a donor boat and installing it on soft top boat? i'm wondering if this could be done.. if the mounting is the same or similar enough between the two to be feasible. if i could create a hard top 220v outboard, i'd have the best of both worlds in my opinion. any insight on this?
this got me thinking.. i know people have built their own hardtops for their soft top islanders, but has anyone done a swap using a factory starcraft hard top from a donor boat? taking the hard top off of a donor boat and installing it on soft top boat? i'm wondering if this could be done.. if the mounting is the same or similar enough between the two to be feasible. if i could create a hard top 220v outboard, i'd have the best of both worlds in my opinion. any insight on this?