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W20610

Countess 28

Lying

Cornwall

Builder

Home completed on Colvic Craft mouldings.

Year

1989-91

Price

£29,000

LOA

28' 0"

Sail area

450 sq ft main and genoa

Brief details

LWL

24' 3"

Rig

Sloop

The Countess 28 is a high volume family cruiser with a very spacious interior for her length. She offers similar accommodation and performance to a Westerly Konsort. This very late-built example was epoxied from new, and has been finished to an extremely high standard by the previous owner, reportedly with the assistance of a shipwright. The engine was replaced with a new Beta diesel in 2005. She is for sale now only because of a rapidly growing family.

Beam

10' 2"

Cabins

saloon and forecabin

Draught

3' 10"

Berths

5/6

Displacement

9,050 lbs

Engine

Beta 20

Ballast

3,760 lbs

BHP

20

Keel type

Twin bilge keels with encapsulated ballast and skeg-hung rudder

The Countess 28 was designed in 1979 by Ian Anderson as a comfortable, solid cruising yacht. There are few other 28-footers, even now, with as much interior space. Both fin keel and twin bilge keel versions were produced, though more bilge-keelers than fin-keelers were sold. The bilge keels on Countesses are relatively deep, and give a better sailing performance than you would expect from their high-volume hull.


In the 1970s/80s Colvic was one of the largest moulders of GRP yacht hulls in England, the bare hulls being then sold on both to professional yacht builders, and to DIY home finishers. This particular yacht is one example of the situation occasionally found, where an amateur-finished boat can be better than many factory-fitted boats.

 

Photographs June 2010

This Countess 28 is both late-built, and has clearly been very well looked after. Despite the dull breezy evening on which these photos were taken, you are seeing the reflection of the mooring buoy in the gloss of the hull in the photo above. She was epoxied from new, has a very good inventory including Eberspacher heating, chartplotter and instruments, and is in absolutely "ready to go" condition. She is for sale only because the present owners family are outgrowing her. If you are looking at Westerly Konsorts or similar yachts, give this Countess consideration as well.....

Equipment List:

Engine details

Beta 20 hp freshwater cooled, installed new 2005 with new sterngear, run approx 340 hours

Fuel tank capacity

90 litres

Propeller

three bladed fixed

Batteries

2 x 110AH

Battery charging

Engine alternator and Sterling battery charger

Sails and deck equipment

Rig details

Sloop rig, Z-Spars alloy spars with S/S standing rigging (standing rigging renewed 2003)

Mainsail

Crusader Sails, slab reefing, new 2007, with lazyjacks and packaway type sailcover

Genoa

Roller genoa by Patrick Selman Sails, new 2008

Genoa furling

Rotostay IV - new 2005

Other sails

Older spare main and genoa

Primary winches

2 x Lewmar 16 self-tailing

Halliard winches

2 x Lewmar 7 on coachroof

Bower anchor

10 Kg Bruce with 85 ft 6mm chain and 85 ft warp

Steering

Tiller

Autopilot

Navico tiller pilot

Steering compass

bulkhead compass

Warps & fenders

3 warps and 4 fenders

Miscellaneous

Cockpit sprayhood and dodgers, cockpit cushions, engine spares

Navigation Equipment and instruments

Chartplotter

Garmin 182C colour GPS/chartplotter with external GPS aerial

GPS

Garmin 128 with external GPS aerial and NASA Clipper repeater in cockpit

Log/speed

Stowe

Depth sounder

Stowe

Fishfinder/sounder

Eagle

VHF radio (fixed)

NASA SX-35 with DSC - new 2005

VHF radio (handheld)

XM - new 2006

Navtex

NASA Target Pro Plus

Radio receiver

VDO radio/CD with speakers

Safety/emergency equipment

Liferaft

Seago 4G 4-man canister type, new 2005, serviced to 2011

Lifebuoy

2 x horseshoe, one with floating light

Radar reflector

Firdell Blipper mast-mounted

Bilge pump

2 x manual pumps and electric auto pump

Fire extinguisher

3 x extinguishers and fire blanket

Gas detector

Simpson-Lawrence

Interior

Cabin layout

Forecabin/heads/saloon

Cabin heating

Eberspacher D1L ducted hot-air diesel heating with two outlets

Berths

5/6 (vee-double in forecabin, dinette in saloon converts to double, with smaller single on starboard side, plus large quarterberth aft of chart table)

Water tank capacity

40 gallons in three tanks

Hot water

Pressurised hot and cold water: hot water from engine calorifier or shorepower immersion heater

Cooker

Calor gas, two-burner, grill and oven

Coolbox

with Waeco refrigeration - new 2005

Heads

Jabsco Standard marine WC: pull-out washbasin and shower in heads

These particulars are believed to be correct but cannot be guaranteed and are subject to confirmation by the purchaser subject to still being available.

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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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