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Woodbridge, Suffolk, GB, IP12 1BP
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1995 Island Packet 37

location icon Woodbridge, Suffolk, United Kingdom
Year 1995
Length 38'7 ft / 11.76 m
Builder/Manufacturer Island Packet Yachts
Price
£96,450

The Island Packet 37 is a high quality cutter rigged sailing cruiser that is capable of serious offshore voyages, yet is equally suited as a very comfortable local cruiser. The spacious accommodation provides comfortable living space either offshore or in port, with high levels of attention to detail. This example is well equipped, well maintained and benefits from a continual programme of updates and upgrades.

Specifications

Year Built 1995
Category Sail
Length Overall 38'5 ft / 11.7 m
Beam 12'2 ft / 3.71 m
Max Draft 4'6 ft / 1.37 m
Construction Fiberglass
Keel Full Keel
Drive Type Direct
Engines 1
Total Engine Power 38 hp
Cruising Speed 6 kn
Maximum Speed 7 kn
Fuel Tank Cap. 50 L
Water Tank Cap. 95 L
Holding Tanks 1
Ballast 3727 kg
Displacement 8,409 kg

Engine 1 Specifications

Make: Yanmar
Model: 3JH2
Fuel: Diesel
Engine Power: 38hp
Type: Inboard
Propeller Type: 3 Blade, Feathering
Drive Type: Direct
Year: 1995
Engine Hours: 1,539
Accommodation

The accommodation offers up to seven berths in two cabins and saloon. Forward cabin with double berth with storage below. Shipshape Custom Pocket Mattress (September 2015). Opening hatch to foredeck.  Hanging locker to port. Two opening port lights. Heads opposite to starboard side with Jabsco marine toilet to holding tank, vanity unit and stainless steel sink with H&C water supply, shower stall. Shaver socket. Deck hatch and opening portlight. Saloon with L shaped dinette to port converting to a double berth with storage above and below. Fold away extending saloon table with bottle and glass storage behind. Settee berth to starboard side with storage above and below. Hanging locker. Navigation area to port side  Spacious galley to starboard with double stainless steel sink with H&C water supply, Princess three burner gas cooker with oven and grill, large refrigerated cool box and generous storage below. Daewoo microwave. Deck hatch and six opening ports. Aft cabin with double berth with storage above and below, hanging locker. Deck hatch and two opening ports. Teak and holly floor. Cabin lighting. Warm air diesel heating. Saloon seating re-upholstered 2011.

Mechanical Systems

Located under the cockpit floor. Yanmar 3JH2 38hp diesel engine (1995). Freshwater cooled via heat exchanger. Electric start. Shaft drive to feathering propeller. Flex mounts. Cruising speed 6 knots. Maximum speed 7 knots. Bow thruster (2014). Diesel fired warm air heating. Cutlass bearing renewed by French Marine (Sept 2016)

Alternator charging to 2 x AGM 12 volt batteries charged via engine alternator and battery charger

240 volt shore power

12/240 volt switch panels

Sails and Spars

Cutter rigged. Silver anodised aluminium mast and boom. Slab reefing to mainsail  with Scheafer System roller furling genoa. Stainless steel standing rigging (original). Terylene running rigging (2010). New drop system for mainsail (De-Vries Sails, Holland) May 2018

Main sail - Dacron - original

Genoa - White marblehead Dacron 130% - 2020

No 2 Genoa - Dacron

Spare Original Genoa

Deck Equipment

SL Anchorman 1000 electric anchor windlass 

CQR and Kedge anchor with 60 metres of chain

Stainless steel pulpit, pushpit, stanchions and guardwires

Stainless steel boarding ladder

Sprayhood (Parker and Kay - November 2019)

Cockpit Canopy (2004)

Cockpit cushions

Bimini

Sail covers (2018)

Various fenders & warps

Lewmar 30 control line winches x 2

Lewmar 8 control line winch

Lewmar 44 Sheet winches x 2

Lewmar 14 sheet winches x 2 (2014)

Spinlock rope clutches x 4

Boat hook

Ensign & staff

Navigation Equipment

Ritchie Powerdamp steering compass

Lowrance HDS7M Chartplotter/GPS

Furuno GPS Navigator

Autohelm ST 7000 autopilot

I-COM IC-M505 VHF radio with aerial and i-COM Command Mic IIII

NASA Target Naxtex Pro-Plus

AIS

Autohelm depth sounder

Autohelm speed/log

Autohelm GPS repeater

Raymarine compass

Raymarine i60 wind display with new masthead transducer (Sept 2019)

Firdell radar reflector

Full navigation lights

Clock, barometer, Hygro, Thermo

JVC CD/Radio

Safety Equipment

Rule 160 gph electric bilge pump (2020)

Fire extinguisher x 2 (expiry dates unknown)

Auto engine fire extinguisher  (expiry date unknown)

Fire blanket

Jon Buoy

Liferaft (last serviced 1/3/2018)

Rescue Me Electronic Flares (June 2016) unchecked

Floating light

KIM Rescue sling

NASA Gas Monitor (2016)

Fog horn

Jackstays x 2

GME Accusat EPIRB

Construction

Built in 1995 by Island Packet to a design by Bob Johnson. Light ivory GRP hull with light Ivory GRP superstructure, with moulded non slip to cockpit and decks. Teak coamings and hand rails. Encapsulated long iron keel Self draining cockpit with seating and stowage lockers to starboard. Wheel steering to skeg hung rudder. Self draining gas locker. Self draining anchor locker. Copper coat and 5 coats of gel shield by Suffolk Yacht Harbour (September 2019) Helm seat.

Comments

The Island Packet 37 is a high quality cutter rigged sailing cruiser that is capable of serious offshore voyages, yet is equally suited as a very comfortable local cruiser. The spacious accommodation provides comfortable living space either offshore or in port, with high levels of attention to detail. This example is well equipped, well maintained and benefits from a continual programme of updates and upgrades.  Viewing by appointment through Howard Ford Marine Sales.

Disclaimer

The Company offers the details of this vessel in good faith but cannot guarantee or warrant the accuracy of this information nor warrant the condition of the vessel. A buyer should instruct his agents, or his surveyors, to investigate such details as the buyer desires validated. This vessel is offered subject to prior sale, price change, or withdrawal without notice.