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Wouldn't sliding side door on Targa motorboat be better as it would occupy far less space when being opened and would be so much easier to open or close in heavy wind. Also those steel door hinges sticking out on the side look quite dangerous...

Where are the chain plates? Are you doing the original chin plates style?

Darrel's a living legend. So much passion for these boats. Hope to tour the shop soon!

It’s looking really good. Bob in Wales.👍🌟🌟🌟⛵️❤

It just takes a dollar and a dream and lots of luck.

Great overview, had not considered heal angle range! You say lead keel, is that the case for all Island Packets? Am just looking at an IP38.

Hi Darrell A Happy New Year to you, yours, and everyone at Island Packet. Frankly, I may not be able to afford to buy an IP 349, but I have been thinking - yep, I know, that’s dangerous right 😅 - for quite a few years now, about something different for in Mast Furling, combined with a low Air Draft height of 40 feet above the Waterline, combined with a short Boom that has the end only reaching to the Mainsheet track in front of the Dodger - bear with me - this would impose a blade type shaped Main Sail, that now has the room inside the mast to be constructed really strong and with say a a Triradial Construction with say three reinforced reefing Points and No Battens, so no batten wear and tear increased furling and unfurling reliability, and a Sail incredibly resistant to blowing out, and which would allow the final reef to leave a small close to the Mast Staysail. I have had it confirmed by precision Sails, that a Triradial construction recovers most of the power lost from not having any battens.Darrell, I have had confirmation that this kind of setup can actually work, and work well via a very unusual source - Practical Sailor Channel recently put up a video about Sailboat Drones, one of which was deliberately Sailed into a Category 4 Hurricane to take measurements and was then Sailed out of it again ! Forces from the lower mast height would be closer to the deck, helping prevent excessive heeling and possible capsize, and the Preventers on the shorter boom should be Far less stressed, so all around, everything around the mast should be more durable and Reliable. Not that I am saying anyone should be stuoid enough to Sail into an actual Hurricane of course, but such reliability should ease minds when Caught out in severe conditions. So if I am successful enough to get my Piggybank filled up enough to order an IP 349 - fingers crossed and God Willing, this might just happen in 2025, the important questions are, What is the distance between the Mast and the front of Dodger Mainsheet Track, shorter Boom Length, and will Selden make a 40 feet above the Waterline Air Draft Mast, with lots of room for a heavy duty long term reliable Main Sail.the standing Rigging will likely need upgrading to Match.. Given the successful implementation with drones, if I can afford the IP 349, I am willing for it to be used as a test bed to get this working and for it to be of benefit and available for anyone to have available for their Sailboats. Good furling Headsails to complement this setup should not be difficult to achieve either. Hoping this is at least making sense, best wishes to you all, Bob in Wales. 👍🌟⛵️ PS. For Cruisers and Voyagers, Such a Mainsail System, shouldn’t significantly affect boat speed, but it may well take a serious of adjustments to the design to get things just right. 🤔 👍

IPY, Enough said.

I'm a boat nerd and love to see how these boats are built. Thank you to Island Packet for giving me a glimpse. Newbie's are a bit taken aback with how much maintenance a boat needs. I remind them that boats aren't mass produced like cars. If you're going to make 1 million cars, you have to make sure you get them right before they go out the door, so you build and test to destruction many cars before you start shipping them. However, this is rarely done with boats, maybe just on a few high volume Beneteau boats where they're really trying to cut costs by choosing less expensive lamination techniques. But most manufacturers can't do that because they only make anywhere from a handful to a few thousand boats a year (well, pick a number based on the manufacturer, but it isn't 1 million). All they can do is to study how previous ones failed and improve their next design. This is a slow process that takes years (decades). Unfortunately the market has gone away from full keel boats like Island Packet. I think that there are much better boats for "coastal cruising" and hanging out in the tropics, but that's where most of the boat sales are. Then people buy these used boats that are optimized for coastal cruising and start crossing oceans with them because they're much more affordable. Now 99% of the time you'll be fine, but a bad storm will stress the "lesser" cruising rigging and a grounding can destroy the grid that the bolt on keels attach to. These events are rare, but you are taking a greater chance with these lighter, faster, and roomier boats. But everything's a tradeoff... The oceans are better mapped, but there's also more cargo ships and crap floating around in them... (Note that satellite communication does a great job at lessening the chance of running into a storm, but storms can always blow up out of seemingly nothing. I just went sailing with a forecast of 5-10 knots of wind that turned into a 25 knot small craft advisory... fortunately I had been wanting to test my boat out in heavier weather so that worked out for me.) In my mind, boats like Island Packets are great "adventure" boats. Boats you'll take to places off the beaten path where solid construction is a higher priority than an extra 3 knots of speed and a cockpit you can turn into a miniature dance hall. Man, those big coastal cruisers make my heart pound, but the pounding that those flat bottoms will take out on the water will make my wife's heart pound in the wrong way... But then we've gotten old and can't deal with the physical demands of a flat bottom boat as well as we used to. Damn. One gripe I have with boats is the hull and deck being glued and bolted together. I do not understand why they don't fiberglass them together so a leak will never develop. What am I not understanding???

Stop using the teal rail caps!!! Biggest leaking disaster on IP!!!

I don't own an Island Packet boat, but I do own a full keel boat. I chose it for its sea kindness as my wife and I are going to be in our 60's when we start cruising. I really am torn over the slow full keel boats vs the fast modern flat hull designs, but at the end of the day, I couldn't risk scaring the hell out of my wife on a bad passage with a modern hull pounding hard. There's also the piece of mind of not having a bolt on keel and spade rudder that can be somewhat easily damaged if you run into something. "There are two types of sailors, those who have run around and those who are going to run aground." I feel a bit stupid having a full keel boats when there are far superior hull shapes available. When I sail out in Galveston bay, the racer/cruisers will basically go flying past me, but they're also bouncing up and down getting covered with spray while I'm barely even feeling the waves... While there IS safety in speed, I'll just have to content myself with not being in a hurry. I've never sailed an Island Packet, but I toured a few of their boats. They seem to be superbly built. I felt like I was in a very "tight" and solidly built boat.

The only true Blue Water yacht production made today!!!! Maybe not the fancy boat but it's the true Over Engineered traditional All American made product....built to last and get you A to B and the Z.

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Looking forward to own this boat soon!

Is that an Australian Accent?

Would of liked to seen the house bank. What type of house banks have you installed, type and total amp hours? Thanks

Correct me if I'm wrong, but the "modified full keel" described here with such great ardor has been around at least 100 years. I mean, how long ago did the Clipper ships stop being a thing? And when did Olin Stephens start his naval engineering career? (1930's) In addition, an internal poured keel does not get its lead quite as low as a bolt on, which is how a majority of sailboats are outfitted. For good reason. So Hooray! for Island Packet Designs and Bob somebody and his sea kindly designs, but c'mon ,man.

Great video! I am so anxious to see the latest on the Motor Sailor! Thank you for all you do!

Love this style of video. Talking about the design. Thanks! 💙⚓️

Great explanation! IPY seems so much more thought out versus any other production boat in its class. Can certainly hear the care and love of his product in Darrell's voice.

Harv is the best - super skilled and knowledgeable and a genuinely kind person to boot. He sailed my 439 northbound in the Gulf with those squalls, which were intense, but the boat handled beautifully.

3:42 "...I would put the Island Packet 439 up against those three boats any day of the week." 💙⚓

Mast height ?

New tech at IPY! ⚓️💙

Great boat, if I only had the dough.

Cool 360 video. Fun to drag around to see the whole cockpit.

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Melanie Neale is the best!

More, Let her walk through:)

These additions are so visible and make the boat feel so much closer to complete. The years of hard work to get here are often overlooked by these "visible" pieces fall into place. Thank you for the updates.

I’m noticing that you’re referring to a 44 ‘ troller/motor sailer .

Thank you so much!!!! Great boat. I compare it to the Moody 41, and some of the tradeoffs that are so attractive with your boat are: 1. Mast Height 2. Draft 3. Deck Stepped so Great Loop or European canals are possible 4. Engine room size 5. Complete control from the interior 6. Many that I have not mentioned

Beautiful and well designed interior. Is this a full keel? Do you have SA/D, Disp/LWL, ballast/displ ratios? What type of mainsail foot or battens with what brand of in mast furl? (Or is boom furl?) Thanks

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Either Darrell is small or that’s a big boat with lots of room. :) Always watching, ty for sharing. 💙⚓️

Please keep these videos coming on this motor sailer. Island Packet has a great reputation that was materially enhanced with the most recent ownership. Well done and thank you!

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Heck that’s a nice engine room Darrel, I almost wish that I preferred Motor Sailers instead of regular Sailboats, overall the Motor Sailer Development looks to be really progressing Well, and Congratulations to, and keep up the Great Work the entire Island Packet Team. Bob in Wales.❤️ PS A Merry Christmas and a Happy and Successful 2025 to All. 👍🎄🎄🎄⛵️

I love motor sailors! As always, I love your update videos.

All Island Packets are amazing, but this one is going to take the cake! ⚓💙

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Excellent presentation! Beautiful vessel.

Dream boat right here. Mini battleship.

Happy to see Island Packet to get into this style of vessel, to me they are the best of both worlds.

Another beautiful rig.

IPs are great boats and well built, however for 740 thousand dollars I’m not sure it makes sense. That’s a lot of money. Thank you for the video walk through.

Just curious what kind of time frame your thinking for the redesign of the 539. I thought I heard you mention something about that on another TH-cam video. The 539 isn't a motorsailer right?

Amazing design and quality boat. Beautiful