1972 Cape Dory 28

Boat Description

Built in the USA, the Cape Dory 28 was one of the most popular designs of her size when in production, state side. With her traditional lines, clean decks, and spacious layout below decks, she provides crew with living space not often found on boats below 30’ in length.

History

LAZY BEAVER has an interesting history, arriving in the UK following a circumnavigation with her first owner in 1974. Based in Argyll since 2009, she has proven to be a comfortable cruising yacht, ideally suited to short or single-handed cruising. Benefitting from regular professional maintenance and upgrading; including a significant refit during 2011/12, her inventory highlights include:

• Chainplate assemblies replaced 2012
• Stanchion bases replaced 2012
• Coachroof portlights and portholes replaced with new alloy framed items 2012
• Stainless steel bowsprit re-manufactured in stainless steel 2012
• Yanmar 3YM30, 30hp engine installed 2011
• Pressurised hot and cold water system installed 2012
• Halyards replaced completely 2021
• New mainsail, #2 genoa, and working jib, by Saturn Sails 2021
• Antifouled July 2024

Current Status

Offered for sale lying afloat and commissioned on her mooring in Tayvallich, Argyll, the Cape Dory 28 LAZY BEAVER is available for immediate viewing.

Owner’s Comments

Construction Hull Construction:

• GRP moulded hull
• Traditional heavy-weight GRP laminate lay-up
• Full moulded encapsulated keel
• Topsides finished in two-pack white paint
• Hardwood rubbing strake
• Underwater hull finished in blue antifouling, applied July 2024

Deck & Superstructure Construction:

• GRP moulded deck
• Single piece moulding incorporating coachroof superstructure and self-draining cockpit
• Deck finished in two-pack white paint with blue painted non-slip panels
• 6 fixed portlights and two opening portholes, all replaced 2010
• Hardwood toerail running around deck edge

Keel & Rudder:

• Full-length moulded keel
• Encapsulated ballast
• Full-depth rudder

Machinery Engine & Gearbox:

• Yanmar 3YM30S marine diesel engine (2011)
• 30hp
• 3-cylinder, naturally aspirated, indirectly cooled marine diesel engine
• Mechanical reversing marine gearbox
• Single lever morse control

Maintenance & Performance:

• Engine serviced annually
• Engine last serviced July 2024
• Currently recorded engine running hours 395hrs, August 2024
• Seacocks all stripped and serviced 2022
• New Starter motor fitted 2018
• Cruising speed under engine – 5.5kts

Propulsion & Steering:

• Stainless steel prop shaft
• 3 blade bronze prop
• Tiller steering

Windvane:

• Haslar stainless steel self-steering gear
• Transom mounted
• Currently stored ashore

Electrical Systems Voltage Systems:

• 12VDC onboard power system

Battery Banks:

• Engine Battery – 1x 12VDC, 120Ah, lead acid (2018)
• Domestic Battery – 1x 12VDC, 120Ah, lead acid (2018)

Battery Monitor:

• Merlin Power Gauge Lite monitor

Alternators:

• Single engine mounted alternator
• Merlin alternator controller

Plumbing Systems Fresh Water:

• Pressurised hot and cold water system
• Mixer taps in galley and heads
• Hot water provided by calorifier, approximately 20ltr capacity, heated by engine cooling water

Salt Water:

• Manually pumped taps in galley and heads

Bilge Pumps:

• Manual Bilge Pump
• Electric Bilge Pump

Tankage Fuel:

• Twin diesel tanks
• Stainless steel tank construction
• Approximate combined capacity 121ltrs

Fresh Water:

• Single fresh water tank
• Approximate capacity 227ltrs

Navigation & Communication Equipment On Deck:

• Depth – Raymarine ST60
• Log/Speed – Raymarine ST60
• Wind – Raymarine ST60

Communications Equipment:

• VHF – Nexus NX2000

Domestic Equipment Galley:

• Cooker – Origio 1000 spirit cooker, single burner
• Coolbox
• Stainless steel sink
• Mixer tap, hot and cold water
• Manual salt water tap

Heads:

• Toilet – Jabsco manual marine toilet, new pump fitted 2022
• Stainless steel wash hand basin
• Mixer tap, hot and cold fresh water
• Manually pump salt water tap

Lighting:

• Overhead lighting throughout interior

Accommodation Summary of Accommodation:

• Twin/double cabin forward
• Heads
• Saloon
• Galley

Accommodation Finish:

• GRP moulding forming sole and base of furniture units
• Formica faced bulkheads and furniture units
• Hardwood trims
• GRP moulded head lining

Description of Accommodation from Forward: Forward Cabin:

• Two single berths in V-layout
• Infill section creates a double berth when required
• Shelves running the length of the bunk outboard to port and starboard
• Drawers and shelved lockers beneath the bunks to port and starboard

Heads:

• Self-contained heads compartment to port
• Manual marine toilet outboard
• Pull-out vanity unit over heads with stainless steel wash hand basin
• Vanity locker above pull-out unit
• Hanging locker opposite heads to starboard

Saloon:

• Drop leaf saloon table mounted on sole, slightly offset to starboard
• Bench settees running length of saloon on port and starboard sides
• Both bunks converting to occasional single berths
• Port bunk base pulling out to create large single / cosy double bunk
• Pilot berth above and outboard of port settee
• Lockers behind settee backs
• Shelve outboard to starboard

Galley:

• Moulded galley units to port and starboard sides of companionway
• Origio spirit stove mounted to port with storage shelves outboard
• Stainless steel sink inset to starboard unit with mixer tap and manual salt water tap and storage shelves outboard
• Locker storage beneath base units to port and starboard sides

Deck Equipment Rig:

• Deck stepped masthead sloop rig
• Silver anodised alloy mast and spars
• Stainless steel standing rigging
• Self-tacking boom for Working Jib
• Block and tackle kicker
• New halyards fitted 2021
• Lazyjacks

Winches:

• Primary Winches – 2x Barlow 20, single-speed winches
• Cockpit Jib/Halyard Winch – 1x Barlow 15, single speed

Sails:

• Mainsail – White Dacron, slab reefing, 3 full reefs. Saturn Sails (2021)
• #1 Genoa – White Dacron, hank-on
• #2 Genoa – White Dacron, hank-on. Saturn Sails (2021)
• Working Jib – White Dacron, hank-on, sets on self-tacking boom. Saturn Sails (2021)
• Tri-Sail – White Dacron, heavy weight
• Storm Jib – White Dacron, heavy weight

Canvas Work:

• Sprayhood – Blue with windows forward. Owen Sails
• Mainsail Cover – Blue stackpack type cover with lazyjacks and mastboot. Owen Sails
• Cockpit Cover – low slung cover
• Jib Bag – To cover jib on self-tacking boom

Anchoring & Mooring:

• Bower Anchor – Bruce anchor with chain (30m)/Warp (30m) rode
• Mooring Warps – Selection
• Fenders - Selection

General:

• Twin bow rollers
• Stainless steel bowsprit with hardwood capping
• Stainless steel Pulpit and pushpit rails
• Hardwood grabrails running from mast step aft to sprayhood
• Deck stepped mast
• Dorade box ventilator to port side of mast step
• Lines lead aft from mast to cockpit along starboard side
• Primary winches mounted outboard of cockpit coamings
• Hardwood cockpit coamings
• Instruments mounted to port side of companionway
• Bench seating running length of cockpit with lockers beneath seating to port and starboard

Safety Equipment

General note on safety equipment: Any safety equipment such as liferafts, Epirbs, fire extinguishers, and flares etc. are usually personal to the current owner(s) and if being left on-board as part of the sale of a used vessel may require routine servicing, replacement, or changing to meet a new owner's specific needs.

Navigation Lights:

• Low-level running lights
• Steaming light

Life Saving:

• Horseshoe Lifebuoy x2
• Plastimo Safety Ladder
• Fire Extinguisher x2

Disclaimer

In this case, we are acting as brokers only. The Owner is not selling in the course of a business. Whilst every care has been taken in their preparation, the correctness of these particulars is not guaranteed. The Purchaser is strongly advised to check the particulars and where appropriate at their expense to employ a qualified Marine Surveyor to carry out a survey and/or to have an engine trial conducted which if conducted by us shall not imply any liability for such engine on our part. This vessel is offered subject to prior sale, price change, or withdrawal without notice.