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P21610	Seal 28			Lying	Devon
Builder	John Baker (Kenton Forge) Ltd., Exeter, Devon.			Year	1981
Builder	John Baker (Kenton Forge) Ltd., Exeter, Devon.			Price	£15,750
LOA	27' 9" excluding rudder	Sail area	393 sq ft main and genoa	Brief details
LWL	21' 9"	Rig	Sloop	The Seal 28 is one of the very few boats under 32 feet to have both a separate aft cabin and wheel steering. This fixed-keel Seal 28 was the very last of the 89 boats built, and has a different rudder arrangement to some earlier boats. This is a very well equipped and maintained example, for sale now only as the owner wishes to go larger.
Beam	9' 9"	Cabins	2 plus saloon
Draught	4' 5"	Berths	6/7
Displacement	7,200 lbs	Engine	Yanmar 2QM15 diesel
Ballast	2,900 lbs	BHP	15
Keel type	Fixed iron fin keel and transom-hung rudder

The Seal 28 was designed by Angus Primrose for John Baker in 1976, and 89 were built between then and 1981/82. The boats were built either with lifting keels or fixed fin keels of nominally 4' 3" or 4' 9" draught. Most boats had a lifting rudder fitted under the counter, the mechanism for which was sometimes troublesome. Later boats including this one, the last Seal 28 built, had a transom-hung rudder as used on the Seal 850, which was the aft-cockpit variant of the same hull.

The Seal 28 is quite a substantial cruising yacht and packs a lot of accommodation into a 28 foot hull. John Baker advertised the Seal 28 as having seven berths, though the boat would certainly be crowded with seven adults aboard, and the saloon double is just 3 feet wide.

Seal 28s were fitted with either Bukh 10 or 20 hp or Yanmar 15 hp engines, this example having the 15 hp Yanmar.

The hull has pronounced tumblehome, something rarely seen in todays designs as it is means expensive split hull moulds




Saloon headroom was claimed as 6' 1" in the builder's advertising, but except exactly under the main hatch is actually a fraction of an inch under 6 feet. The port saloon berth is 6' 2" long with the forward end extending through the removable panel into the base of the hanging locker, and the starboard berth is 6' 4" long, and extends to make a narrow (36") double.

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The forecabin berths are 6' 2" long on the vee, with an infill to make a triangular double.

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photographs
all June 2010

The aft cabin has two 6' 2" berths, and ports in the coachroof and transom

Engine access is via the saloon, or by a large lifting panel in the cockpit sole,
for access to gearbox, sterngear and batteries.

Photographs
June 2010



	She has a simple masthead rig, with roller-reefing genoa and roller-boom mainsail reefing.







	The extended cheeks at the top of the rudder blade are a modification to allow an emergency tiller to be fitted

The Seal 28 design manages to pack in an amazing amount into a hull under 28 feet long. The layout works well, and the only real compromises made are berth lengths, although for most people these are adequate. This is a well looked after example, in full cruising commission and ready to sail.

Equipment List:
Engine details		Yanmar 2QM15 15 hp diesel, raw water cooled
Fuel tank capacity		14 gallons
Propeller		three bladed on shaft
Batteries		110 AH services battery and 90AH engine start battery
Battery charging		engine alternator
Sails and deck equipment
Rig details		Sloop rig, Proctor alloy spars with S/S standing rigging reportedly renewed 2004
Mainsail		Kemp mainsail, roller reefing, new 2005
Genoa		Kemp roller genoa, new 2005
Genoa furling		Rotostay
Spinnaker		Asymmetric cruising chute type, with pole
Trysail
Storm jib
Primary winches		2 x two-speed self-tailing
Secondary winches		2 x No 7
Halliard winches		2 x Gibb mast mounted
Bower anchor		16 Kg CQR with 30 metres chain
Anchor windlass		Simpson Lawrence Anchorman
Kedge anchor		Fortress with 30 metres chain and anchorplait warp
Steering		Wheel plus emergency tiller
Autopilot		Raymarine ST3000
Steering compass		Plastimo Offshore 135 on binnacle
Warps & fenders		4 warps and 4 fenders
Miscellaneous		Cockpit sprayhood and dodgers, jackstays
Navigation Equipment and instruments
GPS		Furuno GP30
Log/speed		Raymarine Tridata
Depth sounder		Raymarine Tridata
Fishfinder		Lowrance
VHF radio		Navman 7100 with DSC - new 2005
Navtex		old type Lokata Navtex with printout
Radio receiver		Pioneer
Safety/emergency equipment
Flares		Coastal pack dated to end 2010
Lifebuoy		Horseshoe with floating light, new 2008
Danbuoy		new 2008
Radar reflector		Tri-lens mast mounted, new 2009
Bilge pump		2 x manual pumps and auto electric pump
Fire extinguisher		3 x dry powder plus fire blanket
Interior
Cabin layout		Forecabin/heads/saloon/aft cabin
Berths		6/7
Water tank capacity		100 litres, tank new 2010
Cooker		2-burner, grill and oven, gas
Heads		Lavac
These particulars are believed to be correct but cannot be guaranteed and are subject to confirmation by the purchaser subject to still being available. For further information or to arrange a viewing, please contact Yachtsnet on 01326-212234 or

The particulars detailed herein are intended to give a fair description of the vessel but their accuracy cannot be guaranteed. These particulars are not a part of any contract or offer, and are supplied on the understanding that all negotiations shall be conducted via Yachtsnet Ltd., who are acting as brokers for the vendor. The vendor is not selling in the course of business unless otherwise stated. The prospective purchaser is strongly recommended to check the particulars, and where appropriate, at his own expense, to employ qualified agents to carry out surveys, structural and/or mechanical & electrical checks or tests

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P21610

Seal 28

Lying

Devon

Builder

John Baker (Kenton Forge) Ltd., Exeter, Devon.

Year

1981

Price

£15,750

LOA

27' 9" excluding rudder

Sail area

393 sq ft main and genoa

Brief details

LWL

21' 9"

Rig

Sloop

Beam

9' 9"

Cabins

2 plus saloon

Draught

4' 5"

Berths

6/7

Displacement

7,200 lbs

Engine

Yanmar 2QM15 diesel

Ballast

2,900 lbs

BHP

15

Keel type

Fixed iron fin keel and transom-hung rudder

The hull has pronounced tumblehome, something rarely seen in todays designs as it is means expensive split hull moulds

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The forecabin berths are 6' 2" long on the vee, with an infill to make a triangular double.

Yachtsnet

photographs all June 2010

The aft cabin has two 6' 2" berths, and ports in the coachroof and transom

Engine access is via the saloon, or by a large lifting panel in the cockpit sole, for access to gearbox, sterngear and batteries.

Photographs June 2010

She has a simple masthead rig, with roller-reefing genoa and roller-boom mainsail reefing.

The extended cheeks at the top of the rudder blade are a modification to allow an emergency tiller to be fitted

The Seal 28 design manages to pack in an amazing amount into a hull under 28 feet long. The layout works well, and the only real compromises made are berth lengths, although for most people these are adequate. This is a well looked after example, in full cruising commission and ready to sail.

Equipment List:

Engine details

Yanmar 2QM15 15 hp diesel, raw water cooled

Fuel tank capacity

14 gallons

Propeller

three bladed on shaft

Batteries

110 AH services battery and 90AH engine start battery

Battery charging

engine alternator

Sails and deck equipment

Rig details

Sloop rig, Proctor alloy spars with S/S standing rigging reportedly renewed 2004

Mainsail

Kemp mainsail, roller reefing, new 2005

Genoa

Kemp roller genoa, new 2005

Genoa furling

Rotostay

Spinnaker

Asymmetric cruising chute type, with pole

Trysail

Storm jib

Primary winches

2 x two-speed self-tailing

Secondary winches

2 x No 7

Halliard winches

2 x Gibb mast mounted

Bower anchor

The hull has pronounced tumblehome, something rarely seen
in todays designs as it is means expensive split hull moulds

Click here to open
a new window
with selected
supersized photos

photographs
all June 2010

Engine access is via the saloon, or by a large lifting panel in the cockpit sole,
for access to gearbox, sterngear and batteries.

Photographs
June 2010

She has a simple masthead rig,
with roller-reefing genoa and
roller-boom mainsail reefing.