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Gibsea 282

Brief details

Builder

Gib'Sea, Gibert Marine, Marans, France

A modern styled small cruiser from Gib'Sea, before the company was taken over by Dufour. Designed by Michel Joubert, she has an open plan saloon with a separate aft cabin and heads compartment, giving a spacious feel to the interior, and yet having up to 6 berths in three doubles if required. The GibSea 282 is one of the smallest cruisers to have a practical double aft cabin, in a very attractive and well-finished interior

LOA

27' 7"

Sail area

475 sq ft main and genoa

LWL

23' 3"

Rig

sloop

Beam

10' 4"

Cabins

Forecabin, saloon and aft cabin

Draught

4' 5" fin keel or 2' 0" to 5' 4" drop keel

Berths

6

Displacement

5,900 lbs fin keel or 6,235 lbs drop keel

Engine

Yanmar 2GM20 diesel

Ballast

1,765 lbs fin keel or 2,100 lbs drop keel

BHP

18

Keel type

Iron fin keel or drop keel options

brochure photo at right

Below: looking aft in the saloon, the door to starboard is to the aft cabin, and to port the heads compartment