SEGELEGENSKAPER

If you want a sailboat with excellent sailing characteristics at a reasonable price, this is the right boat for you! It performs well on upwind courses and drives well even in light winds, often outperforming significantly larger sailboats. Excerpt from 300 sailboats in a test (Curt Gelin):

"The sailing characteristics are excellent. The First 28 is lively and fun to sail, responsive to the helm, and adequately stiff. The speed is good for a 28-foot family boat. The maneuverability is superb, and the boat can sail with just the mainsail. The seakeeping qualities are also good. The boat sails over waves and feels safe and enjoyable to sail."

LIVING ON BOARD

Nice, bright, and spacious interior. A total of five berths; double berth in the forward cabin, convertible sofas in the salon (single and double), and a pilot berth. Galley on the port side in the aft part of the salon. Toilet between the salon and the forward cabin. We are a family with three teenage children who usually spend 1-2 weeks at a time on the boat, which works well if you enjoy a bit of camping life. With a newly purchased cockpit cover, the boating experience has been greatly enhanced.

EQUIPMENT AND MAINTENANCE

Length: 8.6m, Width: 3.0m, Depth: 1.7m
Straight shaft with a two-blade folding propeller
Mainsail, roller furling jib, and spinnaker
All lines led to the cockpit
New boom with Rodkick

The boat is from 1981, but in 2005 it received a new inboard engine and underwent extensive renovation. The engine has been regularly serviced at the marina. Fenders, lines, lifebuoy, anchor, etc. are included as part of the boat's basic equipment. Over the past three years, the boat has been upgraded according to the following list:

• Boom with single-line reefing function (2023)
• Boom cover (2023)
• Cockpit line bags (2023)
• Sprayhood + cockpit cover for 45,000 SEK (2021)
• 2 consumption batteries (2021) + Shore power connected to CTEK charger/consumption batteries
• Refrigerator compressor (2021)
• New gas hoses (2021)
• Bathing platform (2021)
• Roller furling jib cover (2020)
• Scraping of the bottom down to the fiberglass hull. 4 layers of two-component epoxy primer from Hempel (2020)
• Anchor line (2019)
• 1 starting battery (2019)
• Roller furling jib and mainsail by Northsails (2005). According to inspection by sailmaker in 2023, in very good condition
• Inboard engine Yanmar 1GM10 (2005)
• Solar charging (2005)
• Bow sprit (2005)
• Garmin plotter (2005)
• New cushions and partially new interior (2005)

PRICE / CONDITIONS

The boat is being sold because, as new horse owners, we have limited time for sailing. The price can be discussed for a smooth transaction. Winter storage in Björlanda Kile for 2023 is included in the price. If desired, I can assist with mast stepping in spring 2024 within Gothenburg. The boat berth in Björlanda Kile can possibly be borrowed during a transitional period if needed.