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Chip Hunt
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Initially Posted - 09/05/2008 : 18:57:13

Hey guys (and gals), long time since I last posted. I just dropped by to say that I have sold the Catalina 25 and made a deposit on a 1990 Island Packet 35. Sea trial and haul-out/survey scheduled for late next week, closing on Sept. 22nd. I couldn't be more excited! I'm getting a fabulous cruising boat in remarkable shape (with tons of extras) at a very good price. My wife and I leave for a five month cruise of the Bahamas in January.

Here are a couple of pics of "tranquility" (I'm not a fan of the current name and will change it).

The boat has everything I need with the exception of radar, which will be added. I also plan to replace the boom furling main with a traditional boom and mainsail combined with lazy jacks. Other than that, she's a turn-key cruiser! Oh yeah... new yanmar with less than 300 hours!

84 c25 fk/tr
Slowly but Maybe

Edited by - Chip Hunt on 09/10/2008 22:34:11

ClamBeach
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Response Posted - 09/05/2008 : 19:10:55

Lovely vessel... may she bring you many happy years.

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Prospector
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Response Posted - 09/05/2008 : 19:18:19

Beautiful Boat!

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Steve Blackburn
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Response Posted - 09/05/2008 : 21:18:09

Very nice! Congratulations! Excellent choice.

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Response Posted - 09/05/2008 : 22:05:23

Great choice for Bahamas cruising, Chip! A friend (female) regularly single-hands from Biscayne to the Bahamas on an IP-38 (or whatever) and was pictured on her foredeck in a full-page ad for Harken furlers in Sail and Cruising World mags. That's a true blue-water boat--safe, comfortable, and beautiful!

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dmpilc
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Response Posted - 09/05/2008 : 22:35:49

Congratulations, IP's are awesome cruisers. Enjoy!

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Chip Hunt
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Response Posted - 09/10/2008 : 22:29:57

Well, I had the boat surveyed/sea-trial'd today. I had an absolute blast. The boat surveyed very well, and the deal is on! We are scheduled to close on the 22nd, but will likely do so sooner. Then we'll be bringing the boat up offshore with the first weather window. Good times! Anyhoo, here are some pics from the survey today.

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Response Posted - 09/10/2008 : 22:45:53

Great Boat ! From the looks of it...the only negative thing is that it looks so good...maybe no projects to work on !

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Response Posted - 09/10/2008 : 23:10:17

Nice boat!

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Dave Bristle
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Response Posted - 09/11/2008 : 07:40:43

Gorgeous! ...and built like a rock. Welcome to the Admiralty!

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Response Posted - 09/11/2008 : 08:09:37

Congratulations on your new boat! My sister inlaw and her husband have a 2001 38' Island Packet and it is one beautiful rig. They spent 18 months traveling the Caribbean and we had the chance to sail with them around St. Marten a few years back. Island Packet builds a solid and trustworthy vessel, you made a great choice.

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Response Posted - 09/11/2008 : 11:41:55

A few days ago out on the Bay I saw a beautiful 35 foot sailboat as she passed my C-25, with a zodiac hung off the transom, and all set up for cruising. Looked like yours, except for the logo on the mainsail:

The Island Packet 35 seems to have everything designed just about right! Congratulations!

Edited by - JohnP on 09/11/2008 11:53:02

stampeder
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Response Posted - 09/12/2008 : 08:53:51

I gotta get busy. You've motivated me to get one of those.

Beautiful boat, congrats...have fun

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ilnadi
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Response Posted - 09/12/2008 : 09:10:52

looks nice, enjoy. And post your sailing experience, as how IP's sail seems to be much debated.

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pastmember
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Response Posted - 09/12/2008 : 09:13:45

I believe an IP to be the personification of the mantra.. "It is the trip and not the destination". I would be humbled to own one. A friend at our club has a Catalina 350 at the club but an IP 420 in Florida that is slipped at a condo marina, he is a happy boy.

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Response Posted - 09/12/2008 : 09:18:36

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by pastmember
 I believe an IP to be the personification of the mantra.. "It is the trip and not the destination".<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></blockquote id="quote"> Guess that makes my question moot

, well said.

Boy did the two of you move in opposite directions!

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Chip Hunt
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Response Posted - 09/12/2008 : 09:57:31

Thanks, guys! I know you all can understand my excitement. When we do the run from Port Canaveral up to Charleston in two weeks I'll be sure to take a ton of pics to share. Also, when the wife and I take the Bahamas trip, we will have a regularly updated website with routes, current positions, pics, etc. I'll be sure to post a link once I get the site up (probably in Dec.).
As for the handling of the IP35, I'm very anxious to get a good feel for the boat. My Catalina was the biggest boat I've ever skippered, so this is going to be a big change, and an even bigger challenge. It's pretty intimidating, really, but time and practice will take care of that.
Anyway, thanks for looking and thanks for the nice comments!

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redviking
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Response Posted - 09/13/2008 : 09:28:02

CONGRATULATIONS! Welcome to the Blue Water club! I'll look for you in the islands, just tell us what the new name will be!

Excellent boat - layed out very similarly to the Pacific seacraft 37 except for the fact that the nav station has you facing backwards

great galley, very sea capable in the soup, and nice 40/60 ballast to displacement ratio, shallow draft, etc...

real ports - plenty of dorades - beefy rigging - Frank Butler, are you listening?

I just looked at the 375 at the Newport Boat show, it's the most Blue Water vessel I have seen catalina produce yet!

But it isn't quite an IP yet...

I guess I agree on the in boom furler, although that is preferred to in mast for safety reasons, but old school will serve this boat well. I'd try it first, as a boom and re-configuring the sails will be a bit pricey. At least it probably is fully battened. I'm surprised it doesn't have radar, but that's easy. Think about Garmin plotters and radar which would put everything at your fingertips... XM weather!

Yeah, I have that on my wish list too... $9.95 a month for the basic package.

Watch out for Charlestown! Anchor next to the derelicts at your own risk! Two hooks.... otherwise, the Mega Dock awaits...

Have fun and congrats again! Finally someone around here other than myself has a BW boat!

Sten

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SV Lysistrata - C&C 39 - Newport, RI - In the Anchorage 24/7

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Response Posted - 09/13/2008 : 10:15:36

Great choice Chip, I'm sure it will serve you well, can't wait to join you on your pictorial trip to the Bahamas.

Val on Calista, #3936, Patchogue, N.Y.

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dmpilc
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Response Posted - 09/13/2008 : 12:07:42

Beautiful boat, but it would be overkill on our lake. Hope you have a great time with it!

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Chip Hunt
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Response Posted - 09/28/2008 : 17:46:17

Just wanted to update with you guys to say that my crew and I depart Charleston tomorrow via one-way rental car to Cape Canaveral. We have a weather window this week and will head offshore for Charleston early Tuesday morning. We are fully prepared with safety gear (registered epirb, 6 man Viking life raft, harnesses, tethers, triple redundant GPS/plotters and full paper charts). We also have plenty of water, diesel, fishing gear, and Bonine. I will be taking as many pictures as possible and will post them as soon as I return. We are all really excited and can't wait to be under sail in the Gulf Stream dozens of miles out to sea! Wish us luck!

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DaveR
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Response Posted - 09/28/2008 : 20:38:30

May you revel in your experience. Cheers.

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KiteKraemer
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Response Posted - 09/30/2008 : 13:16:43

I want one!

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