28' Columbia C-28

This is a 1970 Columbia 28 sailboat. She is a great family weekend cruiser and is built like a tank. The early Columbia boats were well known for being extremely overbuilt (as were many early fibreglass designs). They were not the fastest boats of their time, but their weather-handling capabilities make up for their heavier build. This boat is not a racer nor a daysailer, but is a great cruiser.

This boat has a modified fin keel, a masthead rig with hank-on headsail, tiller steering, 4 cylinder motor.

The boat comes equipped with:
Sailing gear:
- Mainsail (one reef point)
- Yankee Jib (80% or so)
- Genoa (110%)
- Drifter (135%)
- Whisker pole
Ground tackle:
- 16lb Fortress-type, with approx. 20 ft chain, 200' rode
- two 6? lb fortress-type, one lightweight chain/rode, one all-rope rode
- Forward chain locker (through-deck pipe)
Winches:
- Two Barient primary winches (genoa/jib)
- Two Barient spinnaker winches
- winch at base of mainmast
Lines:
- mainsheet
- jib and genoa sheets
- cunningham
- various extra lines
Instruments:
- compass on cockpit bulkhead
- Depthsounder
- Engine water temperature, voltmeter, oil pressure
Other items:
- Mainsail cover, jib bag, tiller cover
- Winter cockpit cover
- Summer cockpit shade / boom canopy
- Various spare parts and fasteners
- Fenders (recently cleaned)
- 3 fire extinguishers
- New VHF radio (not yet mounted)
- Detachable swim ladder
- cockpit cushions, extra cushions
- LifeSling system
- PFDs
Engine
- International Palmer P-60 4-cylinder (20 HP)
- Except for the transmission and manifold, this is the same motor as the International Cub C-60 tractor motor (easy to find parts)
- 6 gallon gas tank (burns approximately 1/2 gallon per hour at 5 kt cruising speed)
Electrical
- Dual deepcycle batteries with A/B/Both switch - 11 Watt solar panel and charge controller
- Shorepower (120V) connection
- Running lights
- Various interior lights
- Bilge pump with electronic sensor
Accomodations

Sleeping:
- Forward V-berth (fits 2 adults)
- Dinette converts into a bed (2 children or friendly adults)
- Two single quarterberths (recommended for children)
- Cockpit seats (6 feet long, with cushions)
Galley:
- 18 gallon freshwater tank (under forward V-berth)
- sink, w/ electric freshwater pump
- custom insulated icebox. One ice block lasts about 4 days in the heat of summer.
- propane camp stove, uses 1 lb bottles
Head:
- forward berth & head area separated from main cabin by door - sink, w/ electric freshwater pump
- Sanipottie semi-permanent toilet
- medicine cabinet w// first aid kit, etc.
- hanging locker

Trailer

- This is a dual axle trailer, with extensions welded on to support the boat cradle
- The trailer has about 500 miles (or less) on new tires
- Basically, this is just a glorified cradle for the sailboat. The previous owners hauled the boat from AZ to MT on this trailer (however, it does not have brakes and is not recommended for long trips)