- Beam: 14' 0''
- Hull Material: Fiberglass
- Max Draft: 4' 0''
- Cabins: 2
- Heads: 2
This vessel has completed an 8 year cruise from Florida, USA to Tahiti, French Polynesia with her current owner.
Well maintained by knowledgeable and caring owner.
2 Cabins – 2 Heads/w-showers – Large Master forward with private head and Shower, Guest cabin aft – LOTS OF STORAGE.
Hull in good condition – with excellent non-skid deck, high bullworks, anchor platform, easy to walk around, new sole flooring.
Clean – Well laid out interior – w/Leatherette seating areas, Numerous opening ports and hatches.
Totally independent for water and electrical power.
The cruising comforts of the Island Packet 45 are unsurpassed. Island Packet quality combined with excellent cruising equipment, and a fair and equitable price, make this yacht the perfect buy!
With space available to sleep 7, an excellent navigation station, two heads combined with two private staterooms, you are ready to leave for that long offshore cruise! Or relaxed extended cruising in the islands and atolls of French Polynesia!
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2 Cabins - 2 Heads w/showers
The private forward head includes a large wraparound countertop, stainless steel sink, storage, and separate vanity table. The luxurious shower area includes a large teak seat and pull around curtain.
The owner's stateroom is forward, and includes a private head with shower. There is a double Pullman berth to starboard with large cedar lined, double door hanging locker, and bureau with drawers. Ample LED lighting throughout
Immediately aft is the Main Salon which provides comfortable accommodations for living aboard or entertaining. The dinette table folds against the bulkhead when not in use, and includes room for books, glasses and bottles. The dinette settee opens to a double berth, providing sleeping accommodations in the salon for three, if necessary. The salon cushions are a deep Ultraleather. The salon and cabin flooring were renewed in 2021.
The large nav. station which follows to starboard is comfortable and convenient with plenty of room for navigation equipment and displays. It also includes a wet locker, and a comfortable adjustable arm chair.
Following the navigation station , along the Starboard side is a galley of generous proportions. A large top loading refrigerator, three burner propane stove with oven and plenty of storage allow easy service to the salon as well as the cockpit.
All Island Packets have a fiberglass non-skid area below the companionway and in the galley, which makes it easy to keep clean, and provides safe footing as you enter the cabin area.
The large second head w/shower follows aft of the salon to port, with access from the aft cabin as well as the salon area.
The aft cabin provides comfortable accommodations for two, with ample locker space as well as plenty of ventilation. There is also a seat for relaxing, or reading.
The large, comfortable Cockpit is long enough for sailing, entertaining and napping. It is protected by a dodger, Bimini and connecting panel. There is a swim ladder behind the helm seat and cockpit table and drink holder on the binnacle.
The large, comfortable Cockpit is long enough for sailing, entertaining and napping. It is protected by a dodger, Bimini and connecting panel. There is a retractable swim ladder behind the helm seat, cockpit table and drink holder on the binnacle. and another removable swim ladder at the starboard gate.
SALON:
The inviting main salon features full length settees (starboard slides out to double berth), a large dining table which folds up against the bottle and glass rack, bookshelves, and cabinets.
Next aft, the nav station is well organized and features an armchair that swivels, a wide nav table with hinged top and a stowage tray below. Additional storage cabinets and a draining wet locker outboard combine to make this area convenient and functional.
GALLEY:
The large galley is convenient to both the salon and the cockpit, yet out of interior traffic, wraps around and aft to starboard. There is a lot of storage space including dish racks, cutlery drawers, and dry storage. The large refrigerated compartment is well insulated for extended cruising and has a drain pump along with a 12V light.
ELECTRICAL:
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HELM:
The Hull is fibreglass reinforced plastic (FRP) , hand laid up, using unidirectional fabrics with resin and stiffened with glassed in bulkheads, structural members, joinery flanges and fittings. The deck structure is a single unit and is moulded using layers of biaxial and triaxial ”E” glass and mat in a “Polycore” construction. They don’t make boats in this quality today.
The superstructure is fitted with (6) hatches, and (16) opening portholes with a moulded non-skid surface in the weather deck traffic areas. This vessel is of a full keel design with internal encapsulated ballast. The Full Foil Keel unifies the performance of modern hull and foil designs with the superior seakeeping, comfort and safety of a traditional long keel.
On deck, the comfortable cockpit features long, contoured seats, seat hatches with deep storage beneath and line bins. Full length handrails, double lifelines, and recessed fore and side decks provide secure footing. The integral anchor platform provides quick access to ground tackle. A separate raised helm seat has a padded backrest and seat.
The cutter rig has long been accepted as the most manageable and versatile rig for the cruising sailor. Three manageable sails allow a small crew to handily set a variety of well-balanced combinations over a wide range of conditions. All necessary control lines (including 2 boom preventers) are led aft to allow routine sail handling from the comfort and security of the cockpit. The keel stepped, double spreader rig provides superior mast support.
I : 54.92 ft
J : 18.67 ft
P : 47.50 ft
E : 17.50 ft
Spare units include:
Yacht maintenance company comments:
This vessel is a very robust, stable, and high-quality Island Packet 45. She is extremely well-suited for long-range blue-water cruising or living aboard in the tropics. Her fiberglass decks (no teak) are a massive maintenance benefit. Having maintained her regularly for several years, I can confirm that her Yanmar engine is in top mechanical shape, her hull is clean, and she has received continuous professional oversight. Once the canvas and expired safety gear are replaced, she will be ready for any ocean passage.
In 1996,the Island Packet 45 replaced the 44 becoming Island Packet's Flagship yacht. She continued IP's cruising philosophy but with much more tankage and a large, dedicated navigation station. Her Forward Head was at the bow followed by a king sized Pullman Berth. Her aft cabin had a huge Quarter Berth and a private entrance to the aft Head. The 45 is BIG, LUXURIOUS and SPACIOUS with lots of elbow room, storage and space for living, cruising and entertaining. She had the longest waterline of the fleet and a good turn of speed.
Owner’s personal effects
The Island Packet 45 offers exceptional safety and seakeeping, unmatched comfort and liveability, superb craftsmanship and materials, and good performance. The exclusive Full Foil Keel unifies the performance of modern hull and foil designs with the superior seakeeping, comfort and safety of a traditional long keel. This design adds numerous benefits for the cruising sailor: superior protection from damage or fouling for both rudder and prop, immensely strong integral hull and keel construction, and moderate draft with exceptional stability.
On deck, the well-planned layout provides the safety and security needed in offshore conditions. It features long, contoured seats, a freshwater shower, an insulated beverage locker for quick access to snacks and drinks, locking seat hatches with access to a deep storage locker to starboard and a storage tray to port, recessed winch handle pockets and two covered line bins for storage of sail control lines.
Full-length handrails, double stainless-steel lifelines and recessed fore and side decks with raised bulwarks provide secure footing when underway. A premium, console mounted rack and pinion steering system is employed for its smooth, sensitive and responsive control and rugged reliability.
The cutter rig used has furling systems on both the genoa and self-tending staysail. Three manageable sails allow a small crew to set a variety of well-balanced combinations for comfort, safety and performance over a wide range of wind and sea conditions.
The generous sail plan, coupled with the easily driven, long waterline hull form, assures good light-air performance. All necessary control lines are led aft to allow routine sail-handling from the comfort and security of the cockpit.
The IP 45's innovative, practical and well-appointed accommodations are focused on both the requirements of extended cruising and a comfortable lifestyle when living aboard. The navigation station features an upholstered armchair that swivels and adjusts on a recessed cabin sole track, a wide navigation table with hinged top and a stowage tray below, and electronic panels and with extra space for the mounting of owner selected equipment.
A moulded, slip-resistant sole is provided in the high traffic areas for improved footing and easy maintenance, while the salon and staterooms have varnished teak and holly soles (upgraded by the Owners with a hard Formica easy clean covering). The entire interior conveys a sense of comfort and style in a harmonious blend of designer fabrics, textures and surfaces.
Carefully selected teak, chosen for both grain pattern and colour, is meticulously hand-crafted and varnished for a furniture quality fit and finish. The engine is easily accessible (from all four sides). Extensive sound reduction measures include lead-lined foam insulation and gasketed doors.
Island Packets have a PolyClad hull gel system, while the deck uses gels specially formulated for long term resistance to crazing and cracking. Gel coats are applied with high volume-low pressure (HVLP) application equipment using statistical process controls to provide an exceptional finish as well as minimize manufacturing emissions.
The hull of the 45 is built of solid triaxial laminate, providing the highest level of impact and puncture resistance and over twice the tensile strength of conventional woven roving laminates. The deck is cored with PolyCore, an extremely tough inorganic matrix of glass microspheres and resin that is impervious to rot and delamination. All Island Packet 45 structural laminates and internal reinforcements are designed to meet or exceed ABS standards.
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