Experience the pinnacle of offshore cruising with this exceptional 2004 Island Packet 485 Cutter — a vessel that combines legendary seaworthiness, thoughtful design, and meticulous care. Owned by a single owner and professionally maintained from day one, this yacht is ready to deliver safe and luxurious cruising.

Built for serious offshore sailing, this Island Packet 485 is heavy on top-tier gear, equipped with an extensive array of offshore sailing equipment designed for safety, reliability, and ease of handling in challenging conditions. Every system has been carefully updated and maintained to ensure trouble-free operation, so you can focus on the adventure ahead with confidence.

Whether you’re seeking a proven passagemaker for extended bluewater voyages or a luxurious, capable cruiser for coastal exploration, this vessel offers unmatched quality, extensive gear, and a history of expert care. Turn the key, set your course, and prepare for a lifetime of safe, exhilarating offshore adventures aboard this beautifully maintained Island Packet 485.

• YANMAR 4JH3-HTE 100HP w/1548 hours
• Last Engine Service Date: JAN 2025
• KOHLER 9kW generator in sound shield (new 2023) 22 hours
• Watermaker-CURRENTLY PICKLED
• 3 DOMETIC A/C units; aft cabin, main saloon and forward cabins
• House Battery Bank: Six (6) Lifeline G27 AGM’s – new 2021
• Start Batteries: Two (2) Lifeline G27 AGM (one each for engine and generator) – new 2021
• Windless and bow thruster batteries: Two (2) Lifeline G27 AGM’s – new 2021
• Solar Panels four (4) flexible 50 watt panels on bimini canvas with Blue Sky controller (shared with wind generator)
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• Triradial Mainsail Triradial Genoa, Crosscut staysail and Triradial Asymmetrical (all new Quantum Sails 2016)
• Storm trysail (Quantum, new 2018)
• Downwind pole mounted on mast track with lift system
• Standing rigging replaced 2015
• Running rigging, replaced 2020/2022
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• Furuno NavNet TZTL12F/TZTL 15F dual screens (helm/nav station) 2017
• Furuno DRS40-NXT radar
• Furuno NAVpilot-711c autopilot
• BBW WX3 Sirius Weather receiver 
• Furuno GP-33 GPS Navigator w/ integrated Heading Sensor
• ICOM M605 VHF with RAM mic in cockpit
• ICOM M802 HF Marine Radio
•  FA-50 AIS Transponder
• Satellite Compass SCX-20 
• Fusion 750 Series Audio (Sirius/AM/FM/Bluetooth) and Roku TV w/Bose speakers below and cockpit
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• New Bottom Paint: Spring 2025
• Brightwork finished with Epifanes gloss varnish (new 2025)
• Cheetah 2500 electric reversing windlass with remote control in cockpit
• Mantis Marine 105-pound w/ Mantis anchor bridle; chain and rope rode
• Secondary Anchor(s): Danforth / CQR, chain and rope rode
• Upgraded primary Harken 64.2CEST electric winches, two speed
• Harken 32.2 CST secondary winches
• Harken 48.2CST cabin top winches (2)
• Harken 16C staysail halyard winch on mast
• Harken 32.2C winches (2) on mast for genoa and mainsail halyards
• Spare main halyard run aft to cabin top winches in cockpit
• Kato arch with Dinghy Davits and outboard Crane System
• High bimini/dodger combo with full side enclosures

Complete listing available on our company website.

The 485 provides enormous living space, enough storage to hold gear for a circumnavigation, enough sail to speed you comfortably to your destination and the convenience of managing it all from the cockpit. From the broad anchor platform to the spacious stern boarding area, the 485’s deck abounds with features you will appreciate. 

The large aft deck is perfect for sunbathing, impromptu dining and is also large enough to accommodate up to a 10’ dinghy, which can be easily hoisted aboard with a clever optional boom extension system. Storage bins on either side of the aft deck hold LPG bottles and miscellaneous gear. A larger central hatch opens to a ladder leading into a huge storage lazarette. Uncluttered side decks, a recessed foredeck and plentiful cabin top handrails provide security on deck. 

Below, you’ll be immediately impressed by the panoramic view of the open main saloon, the spacious forward and aft cabins with private heads, the solid teak and oak soles throughout, the gourmet galley, a multi-use third stateroom and a navigation center that rivals those on much larger yachts. 

Adjacent to the companionway, the nav station includes a high-backed swivel armchair, inlaid table with storage tray, cabinetry space sufficient to mount a wide variety of equipment you might select and the master electrical panels for ship-board AC and DC equipment. There’s also a hanging locker suitable for wet gear within reach. This area is so impressive that SAIL Magazine’s Best Boats judges made this comment: “Any offshore navigator would love to call this nerve center home. This is the best equipped nav station we saw this year.” 

In the main saloon the starboard settee converts to a double berth when fully extended and both settees double as comfortable sea berths. A large table stows against the forward bulkhead and deploys to create a spacious dining area. CE Category A – Ocean rated safety windows provide a panoramic view and overhead lights and numerous reading lamps with individual dimmers are found throughout. 

The gourmet galley is equipped with digitally controlled refrigerator and freezer compartments and double gasketed drop-front lids on gas support struts for easy access. Either compartment may be used for refrigerated or frozen storage at the setting of the controls. There’s also a pull-out refrigerator drawer for quick access to popular beverages and food.

Aft is the grand owner’s stateroom with an offset double island berth. Hanging storage with extra height is provided by the outboard hanging locker. Access to the aft lazarette storage area is also made available through the aft bulkhead.

Forward is a guest stateroom and head with a double island berth. All staterooms include numerous opening ports and large overhead hatches, providing plenty of light and ventilation. Both berths are surrounded by an array of cabinets, lockers, drawers and shelves, including hinged lids that lift to reveal blanket trays.

The third cabin is across from the forward head and is perfect for a multitude of uses. One can choose over/under style berths as a sleeping area or (this boat:) an L-shaped counter/desk with built-in cabinets underneath for an office, laundry, or workshop. An optional filler piece is also available to make a double berth with this latter configuration.

Both luxurious heads feature vanities with solid acrylic countertops, separate shower stalls with seats, folding acrylic doors and standard VacuFlush® heads. Whether cruising the oceans of the world or exploring coastal anchorages, the 485 has been designed and built to take you safely and comfortably to your destination.

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.