2012 Starfish 28, designed by Hugh Easton and moulded by Bounty Boats in Norfolk, with 130 hp Perkins Sabre 6 cylinder diesel engine and full inventory including electric anchor windlass, shorepower with battery charger, chartplotter / fishfinder, beaching legs, inflatable tender and life raft etc. A spacious semi-displacement motor cruiser / angling boat, based on the traditional Essex fishing boat, which was launched in 2012 after having been fitted out by its sole owner in Guernsey to a good standard with some interesting attention to detail. Numerous photographs taken at various stages of the boat’s construction are available on request. Hull epoxy coated.
Dimensions
- Length overall: 28’0” (8.53 M)
- Beam: 9’6” (2.90 M)
- Draft: 2’7” (0.80 M)
- Displacement: 3000 Kg
Tanks
- Diesel (2 x separate tanks): 110 Gal (500 Lt)
- Fresh water: 20 Gal (100 Lt)
Mechanical And Electrical
- 130 hp Perkins Sabre 6 cylinder diesel engine driving 3 blade propeller gives 14 knots maximum speed (7-10 knots cruising)
- Full instrumentation and Teleflex single lever control
- Vetus hydraulic steering with manual override, s/s emergency tiller and skeg hung rudder
- 12 volt DC electrical system (3 batteries) with isolator switches
- 240 volt AC shore supply with M-Power Merlin 40 A battery charger and cabin sockets
- Clipper electric anchor windlass with pilothouse controls
- Windscreen wipers (2)
- Horn
- FM Audio stereo radio / CD player with pilothouse speakers
- Automatic fire extinguishers in engine compartment (2)
Navigation Equipment
- Garmin GPSMap 750S chartplotter / fish finder
- Icom IC-M411 DSC VHF radio
- Radar reflector
- Plastimo compass
- Navigation lights
Accommodation
- Weekend accommodation for 2 / 3 in 2 cabins including pilothouse
- Open plan forward cabin with single berth, Jabsco marine toilet and privacy curtain
- Step up to spacious pilothouse with helm seat and console to starboard
- Helm seat folds forward giving access to Smev 3 burner gas cooker / grill / oven (not used) with cutlery drawer and saucepan stowage below
- Additional galley unit aft with folding worktop, s/s sink with manual fresh water pump and chopping board
- Dinette arrangement opposite (infill converts to a double berth)
- Table pivots round and converts into large forward-facing passenger seat with back rest
- Deck hatches (2) and opening aft window in pilothouse provide adequate ventilation
- Door to open self-draining deep cockpit with good access to engine compartment and aft wrap around seating
- Ample stowage including lockers under berth / seats and gas locker (2 bottles)
Equipment
- 4 man canister life raft mounted on pilothouse roof
- Seago life jackets (2)
- Buoyancy aids (2)
- Lifebelt
- Inflatable tender
- Outboard motor storage bracket
- Beaching legs
- Cockpit cushions
- Cutlery and saucepans
- Fishing rod holder
- Bruce anchor with swivel, chain and warp
- Warps and fenders
- Ensign staff
- Telescopic boat hook
- Transom mounted folding boarding ladder
- Plastimo manual bilge pump
- Fire extinguisher
- Fire blanket
