This is a great boat for anyone willing to take on a project. The hull is sound, but as described below, the rigging is in need of replacement. The price has been dropped dramatically as the owners want the boat sold!

1997 Island Packet IP40 Cutter, OPPORTNITY TO OWN AN IP40 WELL UNDER MARKET VALUE!

If you're in the market for an Island Packet 40, this one is a must see. There was damage from Ian, however there was no structural damage. Vessel will require new Jib, Staysail, Furlers, some rigging will need to be addressed, as well as a Bimini and Mainsail cover. Listing price reflects all needed work. Happy Sails has fresh bottom paint, new prop, cutlass bearing and is loaded with cruising equipment/features.

The Island Packet 40 is a superior cruising yacht with plenty of comfort, privacy, storage, and the elbow room for extended cruising, as well as great performance under power or sail, and construction that provides confidence to pursue all of your adventures. "Happy Sails" is the perfect example of a high quality cruising boat with great performance, superior safety, ease of handling and spacious and livable accommodations.

 "Happy Sails" has many owner improvements to make her the perfect boat to follow your dreams wherever they may be.

As you enter Happy Sails your first impression will be the spacious feeling. The main salon is well laid out and has generous storage below and behind settees. Large cabinets and book racks outboard to starboard and port with another TV/DVD and radio amplifier. 

 A foldaway bulkhead mounted table has a built-in bottle and storage rack. Starboard settee pulls out to make double berth. Custom TV/DVD over bunk. Fiddle rail and shelf to starboard.

Starboard of companionway is a large wraparound galley. The galley is equipped with a three-burner LPG stove with oven, large refrigerator/ freezer with digital temperature displays and electric sump drain, double stainless steel sinks, hot and cold pressure water, microwave oven, manual water pump, and Seagull water filter.  

 At the aft end of starboard settee is the navigation station with instrument panels, VHF and Icom single side-band radios. 

Head and shower to port with access from both salon and aft cabin. 

The owner's stateroom features an over sized double berth to starboard with six deep cedar-lined drawers underneath. Additional large storage bins under berth. To port is a large hanging locker and bureau storage bins with shelf space on top. Large head area with shower forward.

Aft cabin has large double berth, hanging locker and bureau storage bins.

B&G Network wind indicator

B&G Network depth sounder

B&G Network speed indicator

B&G Network autopilot

Spare autopilot drive hydraulic cylinder

Icom IC-859 VHF radio at nav station

Standard Horizon Explorer VHF radio at helm 

Dual radio auto-switch to mast antenna

Raytheon 2kw radar on Kato S/S pole at stern

Raymarine RL80RC+ color chart plotter at helm

Raytheon RL70 chart plotter at nav station

ICOM M802 SSB at chart table; insulated back stay antenna

ICOM AT140 antenna tuner starboard transom

SCS Pactor 3 modem at nav station

401 EPRIB w/GPS interface, ACR Rapidfix 406

Ritchie compass at helm

EuroCom 9505 iridium satellite phone/data w/ext. antennae

Exterior inlet for cable TV and phone line w/dockside cords

Two 50 ft., 30 amp electrical cables, with 50 amp Y splitter, for dockside connections

Carbon Monoxide detector

Forespar lightning suppressor on mast

Panda 4kw diesel generator in sound shield, ~500 hours

16,000 Btu Marine Air reverse cycle air conditioning for main salon, galley, aft head, and aft cabin

9,000 Btu Marine Air reverse cycle air conditioning for fwd cabin, fwd head

Refrigerator/freezer with two Adler-Barbour refrigeration units. (Both holding plates installed in freezer compartment with spillover to refrigerator compartment.) FOAM INJECTION SUPPLEMENTAL INSULATION

Digital temperature displays and control for refrigerator/freezer

Four burner range/oven with two 10 lb Al propane tanks in external locker

Balmar 100 amp alternator w/regulator

Three Siemens solar panels totaling 145 watts mounted on davits

Heart Freedom 2000 watt inverter/charger (new in 2004, reconditioned 2017)

2 8-D AGM batteries, 700 AMP-HRS house bank (new 2/2019)

1 Group 27 AGM engine start battery

Link 1000 battery monitor

Toshiba LCD 22" TV w/CD player in salon w/hold-down system and remote control

AM/FM radio and TV amplifier in saloon with remote

Multifunction TV/DVD/radio in master cabin with remote

Glomex TV antenna on mast; with 50023/98 Amplifier

LED masthead and interior lights throughout

Four Hella fans at galley, salon, fwd berth, aft berth 

12V fluorescent light at galley

NMEA GPS with outlet at navigation station

Spare 55 amp alternator

Macerator pump for holding tank + Spare macerator pump.

Spectra 200C water maker (less than 1 hour since factory overhaul), spare filters

New spare Spectra reverse osmosis filter

Seagull RS-1SG water filter at galley sink

Freshwater/saltwater anchor wash-down at bow

Spare water pump for fresh water system

Spare water pump for air conditioners

HOSE BIB ATTACHMENT AT ALL THRU HULLS FOR FRESH WATER FLUSH OF SALTWATER SYSTEMS

Yanmar 55 hp auxiliary engine

Fuel/ water separator with electric prime pump and filter

FRESH BOTTOM PAINT

55# Delta anchor on 225' of chain

44# Bruce anchor on 30' of chain and 200' of rode

Spare Fortress FX-37 anchor, disassembled in lazarette w/rode and chain

Simpson/Lawrence Anchorman 1200 electric anchor windlass with foot controls at bow and remote controls at helm, reconditioned with new brushes 2016

S/S chain stopper

Well sealed chain plates

Full battened mainsail with Lazy Jacks

PARATEC 15FT. DIA SEA ANCHOR, 400FT. ¾ RODE, TRIP LINE AND FLOATS 

CUSTOM ISLAND PACKET SEAT BACK, STOWABLE ARM-RESTS, ONE-OF-A KIND DESIGN

Ultra-Leather salon cushions

Custom Plexiglas range rear insert to keep debris falling behind range

CUSTOM PLEXIGLAS GALLEY/CHART TABLE BARRIER, splash deterent

Custom dual density memory foam mattress for forward berth

"Shade Tree" whole boat awning package, fore and aft of mast; cooler in summer anchorages

CUSTOM DESIGN MAST-TOP BIRD DEFLECTOR; deters bird landings

Insect screens and roll-up shades for all hatches

Insect screens for all ports

Companionway insect screen

Teak binocular holder by companionway step

EXTERIOR TEAK STRIPPED OF VARNISH. REFINISHED EVERY SIX MONTHS WITH EASY-CARE SEMCO NATURAL SEALANT (NO VARNISH)

Spare bilge pump

Spare Whale manual bilge pump diaphragm

Three fire extinguishers

Brass barometer

Ships fog bell

Various spare parts and rebuild kits

Small ironing board in saloon locker

Two ratcheting seat/back padded cockpit chairs

Barbeque grill, stainless steel, propane

Baja fuel filter

Four 12" fenders

Four 35 ft and two 50 ft. dock lines

Extendable boat hook

Spare oil and fuel filters

Spare propeller shaft Al anodes

Spinnaker halyard; boatswain chair hoist

S/S grab rails (port, starboard & aft) on dodger

Custom teak café style companionway doors with tinted Plexiglas panels, Additional storm boards

Custom teak fold-out cockpit table

Lockable aft lockers

Custom starboard lazarette shelf for SCUBA compressor

Kato davits, with reinforced S.S. bracing & custom diagonal rope reinforcement

Kato radar mast

Kato outboard motor hoist

Edson outboard motor mount on stern rail with rail and lock

Custom "Beachcomber" fiberglass swim platform with telescoping ladder

Winslow 60SL/0 6-person offshore life raft in valise

Life sling with life line with life line attachment

Two boat length jack lines