Description

The Island Packet 420 is a well built, quality cruising yacht designed to deliver a combination of seakeeping qualities, stability and speed coupled with style and comfort for extended cruising. This particular example boasts one owner from new, has been well maintained and continually upgraded to preserve her fine appearance and condition throughout. Viewing by appointment through Howard Ford Marine Sales.

Specifications

Accommodation

The accommodation offers up to six berths in two cabins and saloon.

Steps leading down from cockpit to spacious saloon with U shaped galley to starboard side comprising 4 burner cooker with oven and grill, twin stainless steel sinks with hot and cold water supply, refrigerator and icebox, microwave and plenty of stowage throughout. Navigation area ahead of galley with chart table, seat, navionics and switch panels. Large dinette area with stowage beneath, fold-away dining table with classic Island Packet design glass/bottle stowage concealed behind table when in stowed position. Cupboards and book shelf above. Settee berth opposite to port side with lee cloth and storage above and below.

Master cabin forward with double berth offset to starboard side with stowage below. Seat to port and hanging locker. Access forward to master heads with W/C, vanity unit with sink and H&C water supply and shower.

Day heads with Jack and Jill access to aft cabin comprising W/C, vanity unit with H&C water supply and shower. Aft cabin with double berth and storage beneath, hanging locker and stowage to port side.

Teak joinery throughout. Fitted carpets. Interior lighting. Flyscreens to portlights. Peek-a-boo blinds to some portlights. Eberspacher heating

Island Packet 420 - Saloon

Island Packet 420 - Galley

Island Packet 420 - Navigation Area

Island Packet 420 - Master Cabin

Island Packet 420 - Owners Heads

Island Packet 420 - Day Heads

Island Packet 420 - Guest Cabin

Construction

Built in 2003 (first launched 2004) by Island Packet. Light ivory GRP hull with ivory style lines. Light Ivory GRP superstructure with moulded non slip to decks, cockpit and bathing platform. Team coamings and rubbing strake with extra rubbing strake including stainless steel striker. Encapsulated long iron keel Self draining cockpit with seating and stowage lockers port and starboard. Stern seats on aft rail and helm seat to centre. Wheel steering to skeg hung rudder. Self draining gas locker. Self draining anchor locker. Coppercoat to hull 2015.

Island Packet 420 - Bowsprit

Island Packet 420 - Companionway

Island Packet 420 - Cockpit

Island Packet 420 - Decks

Island Packet 420 - Decks

Island Packet 420 - Layout

Equipment

Electric anchor windlass
Twin stainless steel bow rollers
65lb CQR Anchor with 60m calibrated chain
Stainless steel pulpit, pushpit, stanchions and guard wires
Stainless steel boarding ladder
Stainless steel davits
Helm seat with back rest
Outboard bracket on pushpit
Teak cockpit table
Sprayhood with stainless steel grab handles (Dolphin Sails 2014)
Cockpit tent by De Vries Sails
Full winter cover by Jeckells
Bimini
Wheel and pedestal cover
Island Packet cockpit cushions
Leather wheel cover
Various fenders & warps
Winches

Navigation Equipment

Binnacle steering compass
Raymarine RL72CRC radar/chart plotter at helm
Raymarine RL72CRC repeated at chart table
Raymarine 6001 Autopilot (upgraded to G version)
ST60 speed and depth indicators
Simrad AIS transponder and antenna
Icom M601 VHF radio with aerial and command mic
Clock and barometer
Glomax masthead TV aerial with 12V/240V TV and bracket
Full navigation lights

Engine(s)

Located under the cockpit floor. Yanmar 4JH3TBE 75hp diesel engine (2003). Freshwater cooled via heat exchanger. Electric start. Shaft drive to Maxprop feathering 3 blade propeller with rope cutter. Flex mounts. Volvo shaft seal. MLS Fuel purifier. Full engine and gearbox service by French Marine in 2020. Cruising speed 6 knots. Maximum speed 7 knots. Sleipner SP75Y 6hp bow thruster. Eberspacher diesel fired warm air heating.

Island Packet 420 - Engine

Sails & Spars

Cutter rigged. Silver anodised aluminium mast and boom. In mast mainsail reefing with furling genoa and staysail. All lines led aft to cockpit. Stainless steel standing rigging. Terylene running rigging.

Main sail - very good condition - 2015 - One Sails GBR
Genoa - very good condition - 2015 - One Sails GBR
Cruising Chute - little used

Electrics

Alternator charging to 4 x 12 volt batteries (Engine battery replaced 2019)
Additional separate bowthruster battery
240 volt shore power with battery charger
Merlin Powerguage Lite battery monitor system
12/240 volt switch panels

Safety Equipment

Manual and electric bilge pumps
Fire extinguishers (expiry dates unknown)
Danbuoy
Lifering
Webbing jackstays
Plastimo Cruiser 4c liferaft (service due) in stainless steel cradle on transom

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

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