Standard Equipment

The whole boat is built of glass fibre laminate. The hull is a single laminate, the decks and superstructure are a sandwich construction. The cabin has an internal moulding. Mast and boom are made of anodised aluminium. Inside the mast there are tubes to hold any electric cables required. The boom has roller reefing gear. Winches are provided for the main and jib halyards. Stern pulpit and divided bow pulpit of stainless steel. Lifelines with stainless steel stanchions. The main switch board has extra fuses for electronic equipment. Main switch in cabin. Seven lighting points in main-cabin, fore-cabin and toilet. Navigation lights and battery are also standard. Galley with larder, cupboards and shelves, drawers, cutting-board, ice-box, plate and mug racks. Sink of stainless steel with fresh and sea water pumps. Two burner gas cooker on gimbals. Fresh water tanks. Cabin and fore-cabin have five berths with covered cushions. The berths in main-cabin are 6 ft 7” (200 cm), the berths in fore-cabin are 6 ft 1” (185 cm) and 6 ft 5” (195 cm) and the quarter berth is 6 ft 10” (208 cm). Curtains and carpet. Dinette with convertible table and extra table leaf. Wardrobe and toilet compartments with flush w.c. and basin with fresh water pump. Diesel engine with alternator, electric starter and water cooled exhaust system. Hydraulic transmission. Electric exhaust ventilator for engine room and bilge. Bilge pump, interior scuppers. Mainsail and jib of Terylene. Sheets and warps. Dodgers for the cockpit. Ensign staff with socket and flag. Special locker in fore-deck for anchor and chain.

Specification of Materials – Page 1

HULL Unsaturated polyester of low reactive type (controlled and approved by Lloyds and Norsk Veritas). Gel coat Hq on isophtalic base. Break elongation 3.4%. Emulsion bound glass fibre mat, glass fibre roving. Glass fibre fabric 630 gr/sq.m. Weight of glass: Topsides: 3,000 gr/sq.m. Bottom: 4,100 gr/sq.m. Keel: 6,700 gr/sq.m. DECK Sandwich construction with Balsa Wood in cabin ceiling and in deck. KEEL: Cast iron keel bolted to the hull with 8 hot dipped galvanised 5/8” bolts. Bolt-holes filled with lead. Weight of keel: 1,210 kg. Iron keel gross: 1,100 kg. Iron in bolt-holes: 100kg. Iron keel nett: 1.060 kg. Lead in bolt-holes: 150 kg. Total 1,210 kg. RIGGING: Shrouds, fore-stay, back-stay (1/4”, 6 mm), Lower shrouds, inner fore-stay (3/16”, 5 mm). Stainless steel 1 x 19 rigging wire. Halyards of 3/16”, 5 mm, 1 x 144 wire with tails of Terylene SPARS: Weldless extruded mast and boom of silver anodised aluminium. Fittings of stainless steel. Marco Polo. SAILS: By Syversen in “Vectis” Terylene. SHEETS and BLOCKS: Main halyard block: fiddle block with catch. Sheets, braided Terylene. INTERIOR FITTINGS and BULKHEADS: Wbp-glued marine plywood with top-veneer of teak. Trim strips and linings of solid teak/Afromosia. Floor boards and berth bulkheads of plastic laminate moulded in one piece. EXTERIOR WOODWORK: Solid teak. FABRICS: Cushions, backrests and curtains of “Phrilan”. Cushions and backrests upholstered with 2lb/sq ft, 35 kg/cubic metre Polyester. Carpet of synthetic fibre. MOULDINGS: Fender strip PVC. Port surrounds of neoprene rubber. India rubber fittings.

Specification of Materials – Page 2 FASTENINGS: Bolts for joining deck and hull galvanised 3/8”. Pulpits, stanchions with fittings, cleats, hatch fittings and chain plates of polished stainless steel. Hinges and lock fittings of chrome-plated brass. Rudder stock of stainless steel. ELECTRICS: “Hella” cabin and berth lighting points. Navigation lights of polished stainless steel. Switches of non-corroding type. Lighting cable 2.5 mm. Bosch Battery cable 16 mm. Bosch Battery 12 V, 60 Ah. Exhaust ventilator in engine room and bilge. OTHER EQUIPMENT: Flush wc. Fixed water tank. Plastic basin “Gustavsberg” with pump. Galley pumps for fresh and sea water. Stainless steel sink. Bilge pump. Engine: 12 HP Farymann diesel with fuel tank, controls, alternator, automatic starter, water cooled exhaust system. Hydraulic transmission. (See also ENGINE Page). Winches: Barlow 16. Cleats: 2 clamcleats for the spinnaker. Stowage space for charts underneath the table. PARTICULARS: LOA 29 ft 8.86 m LWL 23 ft 4” 7.12 m Beam 8 ft 6” 2.60 m Draft 5 ft 1.55 m Displacement 6173 lb Keel 2668 lb 1,210 kg Sail Area (Mainsail & Fore triangle) 340 sq ft 31.6 sq m Wetted surface (incl. fins & and rudder) 162 sq ft 15.1 sq m Engine, Diesel 12 HP 12 hk

Engine

Shipman 28 has a 12HP Farymann diesel engine as standard. Farymann in WesternGermany is one of Europe’s biggest makers of samll water cooled marine diesel engines.The Farymann diesel is exported to about 80 countries all over the world where there are service agents.

The choice of engines does not only depend on it’s reliable and vibrationless running andSimple service but above all on the safety.

In Shipman 28 the engine is combined with hydraulic transmission which gives plenty of Space at the installation. The engine is connected to the Hydromarin-patented hydraulicmotor. The hydraulic installation is equipped with crash-proof controls which means that you can reverse from full speed ahead. It is controlled with a single lever which is a goodThing in narrow harbours etc. The hydraulic system has a capacity for connection extraEquipment e.g. Anchor winch, autopilot, extra generator etc.

The engine is mounted on vibration-absorbing rubber mountings and can be pulled intothe cabin for service thanks to the power transmission system.

Particulars:One cyclinder, 35.5 cub in. 582cc cylinder volume, 12 HP. Torsional moment 2.9 kpm at2,500 rpm. Fuel consumption 3 pints/h, 1.6l/h. Fuel tank of 16.5 gallons, 75l, gives a cruising range of 300 Nm. Bosch 1HP electric starter of Bendix-type. Lucas marine alternator with transistor regulator 12v, 400 W.

Sound volume in cockpit with standard installation 74 db A at 2,500 rpm. Water-jacketed silencer, electric temperature controllingand changeable water filter. Water injected exhaust system can be dried from instrument Panel.

The hydraulic motor has housing tube and shaft of non-corrosive stainless steel.Water-lubricated outer shaft bearing of teflon. Thrust bearing lubricated by hydraulic oil.Supporting of shaft but without bracket. Propeller secured when sailing. With narrow left-hand rotating standard propeller - 2 bladed so called IOR-prop. Speed about 6.8 knots.Alternative prop. Equipment for higher speeds can be delivered as extra equipment.