2008 Island Packet 465 - High Quality Bluewater Cruiser

This 2008 Island Packet 645 is a superbly equipped and exceptionally well-maintained example of a highly capable bluewater cruiser. Designed by Bob Johnson and built in Florida, this 2008 model was launched in 2009 and has been extensively upgraded between 2021–2025 for serious bluewater cruising. Her cutter rig, full keel, and robust GRP construction make her ideal for ocean passages, while her spacious interior, modern systems, and quality finish offer luxurious comfort onboard.

Featuring two queen-size staterooms with ensuite heads and separate showers, a generous saloon with over 2m headroom, and a beautifully appointed galley, this vessel is ready for long-distance cruising or liveaboard life. 

Why Choose the 2008 Island Packet 465?

• Standing and running rigging replaced (2021–2024)
• Full epoxy barrier coat and antifoul (2025)
• Victron lithium power system with solar array and inverter/chargers
• Raymarine Axiom Pro 2 plotter, Doppler radar, autopilot & AIS (2022–2024)
• New Vetus bow thruster motor and batteries (2024)
• Generator: 8kW Yanmar MAS with only 1,076 hours (serviced 2024)
• Watermaker Dessalator DUO60 AC/DC 60L/hr 
• Two queen cabins with ensuite heads and separate shower stalls
• Recent Doyle mainsail and staysail (2021, 2024)
• Extensive Sunbrella canvas including bimini, dodger & cockpit enclosure
• 7kg washing machine, TV, Fusion stereo, Starlink internet
• Simpson davits, dinghy, outboard, dive gear & BBQ included

  
  

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Sails & Rigging

• Main: Doyle (2021) and “tummy tuck” service 2025
• Genoa: Doyle (2020)
• Staysail: Fareast (2024)
• Cruising Chute: Asymmetric Spinnaker with sock
• Type: Cutter
• Spars: Aluminium
• Standing Rigging: Replaced 2021/2022 (Invoices available)
• Running Rigging: Replaced 2023/2024
• Reefing: In-mast furling
• Spinnaker Pole
• Boom Brakes: Wichard x2
• Furler: Harken MK3 for Genoa & Staysail

Performance

• Cutter rig with self-tacking staysail
• In-mast furling mainsail
• All lines led aft to cockpit
• Hoyt boom for staysail
• Spinnaker pole on mast
• Suitable for single or short-handed sailing

Engine

• Engine: Yanmar JH4TE 75hp Diesel (2008)
• Engine Hours: 2,600 (approx.)
• Drive Type: Shaft
• Cooling: Fresh water / Sea water
• Fuel Consumption: 4 to 6 L/hr
• Cruising Speed: 6 knots
• Maximum Speed: 8.5 knots
• Propeller: MaxProp Classic 3-blade feathering (serviced 2025)
• Bow Thruster: Vetus BOW75 12V – motor, batteries & housing replaced (2024)
• Generator: MAS Yanmar 3TNV76 GMA – 8kW, 1,076 hrs (serviced 2024)

Tankage

• Fuel: 160 gallons / 606 litres (Stainless steel)
• Water: 260 gallons / 984 litres (Fibreglass)
• Holding Tank: 55 gallons / 208 litres (Fibreglass)
• Macerator with pump out

Construction

• Builder / Designer: Island Packet
• Make / Model: Island Packet 465
• Year Built: 2008
• Year Launched: 2009
• Designer: Bob Johnson
• Location Built: Florida, USA *built for UK and shipped to the UK – 220v
• Construction Materials: GRP
• Keel / Hull Form: Full keel
• Rudder Type: Skeg
• Steering Type: Lewmar mamba drive
• Helm Position(s): Centre cockpit
• Deck Materials: GRP
• Superstructure Materials: GRP
• Hull Colour: White
• Preventative Epoxy Barrier Coat (2025)

Electrical Equipment

• Generator: 8kW Yanmar MAS with only 1,076 hours (serviced 2024)
• House Batteries: 6 x 100Ah Renogy Smart Lithium (2022)
• Engine Start: 2 x 100Ah AGM (2020)
• Bow Thruster: 2 x 100Ah AGM (2024)
• Generator Start: 1 x AGM 100Ah (2020)
• Victron MultiPlus 1600/70 Inverter/Chargers (x2)
• Victron Orion XS 12V/12V Charger (2022)
• Victron 50A 230V Charger
• Victron Cerbo GX Control & Display
• Victron Smart MPPT Solar Controllers (x3)
• Solar Panels: 3 x 330W (arch), 4 x 100W (folding stern rail)
• Watermaker Dessalator DUO60 AC/DC 60L/hr 
• Shore Power and Cable
• Inverter: Victron 120V 500W

Navigation & Communication Equipment

• Chart Plotter: Raymarine Axiom Pro 2 (2024)
• GPS: Raymarine
• Radar: Raymarine Quantum Doppler (2024)
• AIS: Raymarine AIS 650 + splitter (2022)
• Autopilot: Raymarine / Lewmar
• Wind Instruments: Raymarine (2024) – 2-year warranty
• Windex (2025)
• VHF: Dual stations (nav & helm)
•  Navtex (not installed)
•  Compass
•  IridiumGO! Satellite System
•  Icom 801E SSB with GAM antenna
•  Pactor Modem
•  Icom Handheld VHF

Accommodation

Cabins: 2 x Queen Staterooms

• Additional Berths: Double and single settee in saloon
• Heads: 2 Vacuflush with separate showers
• Headroom: 2.21m (7’3”) in saloon
• Upholstery: Ultra leather with fleece covers
• Flooring: Teak & mahogany, custom carpets
• Curtains and blinds throughout
• Navigation Station with inlaid IP chart table and swivel armchair
• Hanging Lockers, Wet Locker
• Fans: Camframo and Hella throughout
• USB Charging: Multiple 12V stations in cabins and saloon

Forward VIP Stateroom

• Large island berth
• Access to head
• 2 x Hella fans on each side of berth
• 2 x 12V USB charging stations with multiple ports
• Locker to port & starboard and large deep and wide hanging locker and under-bed storage
• 3 x hull portholes w screens and sunshades
• Flush deck hatch w screen, sunblock and canvas outdoor cover
• Custom Sunbrella tarp for over the hatch
• Carpeted

Forward head

• Salon and fwd stateroom access
• Separate shower stall with seat and folding door
• Dometic/Sealand freshwater vacuflush electric marine toilet w/macerator
• Corian Vanity with sink and mirror
• 2 x hull portholes w screens and sunshades
• Flush deck hatch w screen, sunblock and canvas outdoor cover

Aft Primary VIP Stateroom

• Large island berth
• Access to head
• Locker next to berth, large deep and wide hanging locker, large cabinet with sliding cabinet above
• Vanity drawers and cabinet with mirror
• Built-in dressing seat in matching salon ultra leather
• 2 x Camframo Sirocco fans on each side of berth
• 1 x 12v usb charging station with multiple ports
• 5 x hull portholes w screens and sunshades
• Flush deck hatch w screen, sunblock and canvas outdoor cover
• Easy door access to lazarette via aft bulkhead

Aft Ensuite Head

• Aft primary stateroom access
• Separate shower stall with seat and folding door
• Dometic/Sealand freshwater vacuflush electric marine toilet w/macerator
• Corian Vanity with sink and mirror
• 2 x hull portholes w screens and sunshades

Domestic

Spacious saloon with full-length settees port and starboard, one converting to a double berth. Centreline drop-leaf teak table with folding wings and built-in hutch. Navigation station to starboard with comfortable chair and full systems panel. Two large queen cabins, each with ensuite heads and separate shower stalls, plus abundant storage and natural light throughout

Galley with Corian counters, top-loading fridge and freezer, Force 10 stove/oven, microwave, and double sink with pull-out tap. Additional drawer fridge, extensive cabinetry, spice rack, and crockery cupboards. Flat-screen TV (2022), Fusion stereo (2022), 7kg washing machine (2022), Starlink installation (2023). Pressurised hot and cold water system.

Saloon

The saloon of the 2008 Island Packet 465 stands out with its spaciousness, warmth, high-quality craftsmanship and more than 7ft of headroom. Rich teak joinery plus teak and mahogany floors throughout, gives the space a classic nautical feel, while large, opening ports and overhead hatches flood the area with natural light and ventilation.

Entering via the comfortable angled companionway you’ll find two, comfortable, full-length settees along the port and starboard hull. The port settee extends to the centerline to convert into a double berth and both are equipped with lee cloths for offshore sailing. To port there is a solid teak dining table, which can be extended to accommodate additional seating or folded up to open up the space.

The salon's superior headroom and wide beam create a sense of openness, the ocean rated safety windows provide a panoramic view. Adjacent to the companionway is the deluxe navigation table featuring a high-backed swivel armchair and inlaid IP chart table with storage, the systems panels adjacent and a wet locker within arm’s reach.

• 7.3’ headroom
• 7 large panoramic windows on coach roof
• Built-in window blinds for the 4 large port and starboard windows
• Twin ultra leather full-length settees with custom fleece covers for each cushion
• Lee Clothes installed for passages
• Custom carpet
• Fold-down table which reveals a dining hutch. Table can also be further extended to allow for dining from both settees
• Customized cabinet which houses a 7kg washing machine (2022)
• Flat screen TV (2022)
• Fusion Stereo system (2022)
• Navigation table w/storage & chart storage locker
• 2 x Camframo Sirocco fans – port and starboard settee
• 1 x hella fan at navigation station
• 2 x 12v USB charging stations with multiple ports – port and starboard settee
• 1 x 12v USB charging station at Navigation table
• Abundance of storage including behind settees and under settee storage
• High-backed ultra leather swivel armchair at navigation station
• IP inlaid chart table

Galley

The galley of a 2008 Island Packet 465 is well-designed for extended cruising and includes a spacious layout, perfect for both food preparation and storage. Located on the starboard side adjacent to the companionway, the galley has a linear design, which offers ample counter space.

• Double stainless-steel sinks
• High arched extendable faucet
• 2 x Opening portholes with screens and sunshades
• Corian countertops
• Microwave
• Force 10 gimbaled three-burner stove w/oven
• Top-loading Frigo boat fridge and freezer
• Additional pull-out refrigerator drawer for quick access to drinks and snacks

Cabinetry well thought out and laid out in a manner for easy access –including cutlery drawers, spice cabinet, glasses cupboard, large spacious cabinets for food and pots/pans

Deck Equipment

• Anchor Windlass: MUIR Atlantic Storm (2021)
•  Anchor Chain: 300ft (2021) + Mantis Swivel
•  Anchors: Regalvanized Manson (2023) + Fortress spare
•  Boarding Ladder (Stainless steel)
•  Pushpit / Pulpit (Stainless steel)
•  Simpson Davits
•  Cockpit Table (folding teak)
•  Cockpit Lockers
•  Cockpit Shower
•  Winches:
  •  2 x Lewmar 54 Electric ST (cockpit)
  •  1 x Lewmar 44 Electric ST (coachroof starboard)
  •  1 x Lewmar 44 ST (coachroof port)
  •  2 x Lewmar 16 ST (cockpit)
  •  1 x Lewmar 8 (mast)
  •  2 x Lewmar 30 ST (mast)

Canvas

• Sprayhood: Strataglass (2022)
• Bimini: Sunbrella (2022)
• Cockpit Enclosure Panels (2023)
• Hatch Covers
• Cockpit Cushions and Fleece Covers
• G&T Aft Deck Cushions and Backrests
• Dinghy Chaps (2024)
• Outboard Cover (2024)

Tender

• Dinghy: AB 9AL Aluminium RIB (2017)
• Outboard: Suzuki 15hp 2-stroke (2022)
• Accessories: Dinghy wheels, Sunbrella cover

Safety 

• Life Raft: Ocean Safety 4-person (serviced Nov 2022)
• Lifebuoy, Danbuoy, Recovery Hoist
• Life Jackets: 2 inflatable + 2 foam
• EPIRB: CR RLB-41 (2022)
• Flare Kit (2022)
• Fire Extinguishers (x3 – serviced 2022)
• Automatic Engine Fire Suppression
• Jackstays
• Manual & Electric Bilge Pumps (Rule 3700 replaced 2024)
• Stern Line Webbing Reel
• Medical Kit
• 2 x Ditch Bag

Recent Maintenance & Upgrades

• Year 2021:
  • Replaced standing rigging pin to pin 
  • Integrated Stainless Steel arch into stern rail 
  • 3 x 330W solar panels on arch
  • 4 x 100W folding solar panels on stern rail
  • 2 x MultiPlus 1600/70 inverter/chargers
  • Extended Stainless Steel Lifelines rails to the side gates 
  • Outboard engine hoist system 
  • MUIR Atlantic Storm Windlass 
  • Anchor chain 300 feet 
  • Mantis anchor swivel 
  • Windless Remote 
  • Doyle Main Sail
• Year 2022:
• Electrical & Power Systems:
  • 6 x 100Ah Renogy Smart Lithium batteries
  • Victron Orion XS 50A 12V-12V battery charger
  • Victron smart battery shunt
  • Victron Cerbo GX display and control box
  • Victron Lynx distribution bus (x2)
  • Victron Smart MPPT solar controllers (x3)
  • Victron 120V 500W inverter
• Engine Room:
  • Balmar serpentine belt kit and belt buddy tensioning system
  • 100A Balmar alternator with smart regulator
  • New engine mounts
• Interior Comfort:
  • 7kg washing machine installed in custom saloon cabinet
  • Flat-screen TV
  • Fusion stereo system
  • Custom fleece cushion covers for cockpit and saloon
  • Starlink system installed on aft rail
• Canvas & Exterior:
  • New Sunbrella bimini, dodger, cockpit cushions and covers
  • Strataglass enclosure side panels and windshield (zip-on)
  • Custom Sunbrella canvas shade that covers the entire aft deck to the cockpit with side overhangs that allow for an extra space for living
  • Cushions and backrest for G&T seats
  • Blue/white arch lighting
  • 2 x 10lb aluminium propane bottles
  • Custom stainless-steel cockpit arch
  • Dyneema drops for dinghy davits
  • GAM SSB antenna installation
  • Wireless windlass remote
• Year 2023: 
  • Isolation valves added to hot water tank
  • Custom Sunbrella awning for forward hatch
  • Side cockpit enclosure panels with shades
  • 2 x Stainless steel kayak racks for side rails
  • Portable Icom VHF added
  • IridiumGO! sat phone with marine antenna
  • Windex replaced
  • Manson Anchor Regalvanized
  • Hammock and hammock chair added to aft deck
  • Starlink installation extended and secured
  • Additional USB charging ports installed
  • Safety ditch bags inventoried and stocked
  • New gauges added to dive gear (to be negotiated)
• Year 2024:
• Rigging & Sails:
  • Running rigging fully replaced (Dyneema)
  • Rebuilt in-mast furling unit, new bearings
  • Additional stainless-steel cockpit cleat
  • Stay Sail Fareast 
• Navigation & Electronics:
  • Raymarine Axiom Pro 2 chart plotter
  • Quantum Doppler radar
  • Nav instruments and transducers – new, 2-year warranty
  • Renogy Bluetooth battery monitor dongle
  • Predict Wind Data Hub
• Mechanical & Propulsion:
  • Engine: New hoses and hose clamps
  • Cooling system flushed
  •  Heat exchanger cleaned (spare onboard)
  •  Rule 3700 bilge pump and switch replaced
  •  New bow thruster motor + 2 AGM batteries + Victron charger
  •  Bow thruster battery housing custom-built under forward berth
• Canvas & Deck:
  • Dinghy chaps (Sunbrella)
  • Outboard cover
  • USB helm charging stations added
  • New dinghy wheels
  • Bow guest room carpet
  • Main saloon carpet
  • Rebuilt fridge and freezer cabinetry with insulation and ventilation
• Year 2025:
  • Hull taken back to gelcoat and recoated with 4x Gelshield + 3x Micron EU antifoul
  • Cutlass bearing replaced
  • Toe rail and Compainway brightwork stripped and revarnished (Cetol + gloss)
  • PropSpeed applied to MaxProp with new zincs
  • Watermaker: new membranes installed
  • Main sail - “tummy tuck” service

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.