2007 Roberts Spray 28 - £39,995 Tax Paid

Status : NOT FOR SALE

Lying : Cumbria - Viewing strictly by appointment through Topsail

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General Specification

Designer : Bruce Roberts
Builder : Watercraft of Evesham
LOA : 8.68m (28ft 6in)
LWL : 6.99m (22ft 11in)
Beam : 3.2m (10ft 6in)
Draft : 1.06m (3ft 6in)
Displacement : 6,182kg
Ballast : 1,818kg
Keel : Long

Construction

• Steel construction
• Hull professionally built by Watercraft of Evesham in 1983 and overseen at every stage by professional surveyor
• Soft chine steel construction with 1in solid chine bars
• Lower hull scantlings (plate thickness, etc.) increased, offset by decrease in ballast, to increase hull strength whilst maintaining low centre of gravity
• Hull laid up ashore for 20+ years prior to fitting out
• Epoxied inside and out with Blakes EPU in a heat and dust controlled environment
• Spray foam insulated internally down to bilge level
• All joinery work completed in 15mm teak faced marine ply with solid teak trim
• Solid bronze opening ports throughout
• Self draining cockpit
• First launched in September 2007
• Professionally surveyed 2007 (copy available)

Rigging & Sails

• Gaff Cutter rig
• Slightly taller gaff arrangement designed by Bruce Roberts to provide approximately 100sqft of extra sail area for better sailing performance in light wind conditions
• Hollow wood mast/spars by Noble Masts of Bristol
• Mast stepped in tabernacle
• Stainless steel standing rigging
• Stainless steel running backstays
• 2 x Harken 40s 2 speed self tailing winches
• 4 x Harken 32 2 speed self tailing winches
• 8 x Spinlock XTS clutches
• Furlex 200s furler on inner foresail
• Harken reefing on outer Yankee
• Mainsail with 3 reefing points
• Jib
• Staysail
• All sails heavy duty in tan by Cranfields of Burnham-on-Crouch and in good condition
• Tan sail cover

Mechanical & Electrical

• 30hp Volvo Penta D130B diesel inboard engine (approximately 170 hours from new) driving through hydraulic gearbox
• Pagero 3.8kw diesel water-cooled silent running generator (approximately 22 hours from new)
• 240v shore power
• Dolphin intelligent charger
• 1 x 120Ah engine starting battery
• 1 x 120Ah domestic battery
• 1 x 80Ah generator starting battery
• 1 x 40 gallon Vetus diesel tank
• 2 x 50 gallon Vetus fresh water tanks

Accommodation

• 4 berths in 2 cabins
• Forecabin with double berth with storage under and hanging wardrobe to port
• Saloon with port and starboard seating, providing 2 single berths, and bi-folding teak chart/saloon table
• Galley with Taylors paraffin stove (2 burners, grill and oven), Waeco top loading fridge, stainless steel sink (H&C) and ample storage
• Taylors paraffin cabin heater in saloon
• Heads compartment with chemical toilet, large shower (H&C) and handbasin (H&C)
• Hot water supply provided by calorifier with immersion heater
• 12v cabin lighting
• Upholstered berth cushions
• Carpets and curtains where fitted

Equipment

Navigation Equipment

• Icom VHF
• Raymarine depth and wind speed indicator
• Lowrance 10in colour plotter with radar
• Radar dome mounted on a stern Scanstrut pole
• Navigation lights

Safety Equipment

• 4 man liferaft in canister

Deck Equipment

• Simpson Lawrence manual 2 speed windlass
• Sowester 35lb plough anchor
• 6 x large bollards
• Pulpit, pushpit, stanchions and guardrails
• Simpson stainless steel folding davits
• Spray hood with stainless grab rails
• Boom tent
• Various warps
• Various fenders

Remarks

The Spray 28 is an immensely popular Roberts design, of which there are over 500 examples sailing the world today, and many more in the process of being built - even Bruce Roberts himself owned and sailed a Spray 28! This steel example has been designed as a comfortable, long term cruising yacht for two. She has been finished to a very high standard, with absolutely no expense spared and with all equipment and fittings bought new, and her owner states that she is "A beautiful yacht with true cruising abilities, and oozing with character and quality". She was professionally surveyed and valued at £78,000 in 2007 prior to being launched, and she has since cruised the UK coast. She is now very sadly for sale due to a change of personal circumstances. Currently lying afloat.

Sensible offers will be considered.