1980 Shannon 28

The Shannon 28 Windrose is in well-above average condition and sports the "C" layout which has the private head forward, has two settees port and starboard in the salon, followed by large quarterberth, while providing extraordinary storage. Walt Schulz designed this layout for long-range passagemaking. Other highlights include a 2006 Yanmar diesel, an epoxy barrier-coated bottom, plus newer sails, standing rigging, self-tailing winches, a Simrad radar-chartplotter, etc. Her Harken roller furling headsail adds to an inventory list that makes sailing this quality vessel a breeze.

But the most impressive thing about Windrose is the list of good people who have owned her. Shannon built S38 #25 for Wallace from Virginia who had a dream of starting a foundation that would teach under-privileged children how to sail. Then there was Thomas from Maine, who found that maintaining and constantly upgrading Windrose to perfection without regard to cost provided a refuge from heroic family struggles against cancer. The previous owner Brian of New York is sole caretaker of his son Bo, and they loved the experiences they enjoyed aboard "Windrose". We might have built a better "Good Karma" boat over the last 50 years than Windrose, but it is doubtful.

DIMENSIONS

LOA: 30'-6", Length on Deck: 28'-2", LWL: 23'-0", Beam: 9'-6", Draft: 4'-6" Displacement 9300 lbs. Ballast 3600 lbs. internal solid lead

FEATURES AND EQUIPMENT

Deck and Hull:

Expertly finished teak exterior trim

Solid fiberglass hull from deck to keel

White hull, dark green boot-top, green bottom (Pettit Hyrdrocoat Eco bottom paint w/ Micron blue CSC under)

Beige Shannon diamond-pattern non-skid fiberglass decks

Skeg hung rudder; tiller steering

Teak toerails, teak rubrails, stainless steel striker

Stainless steel bow and stern pulpits

Sunbrella covers for mainsail, forward hatch (new 2021), Dorade boxes, tiller, dodger (new 2017)

2 Green Sunbrella folding cushions (new 2020)

Two Dorade ventilators

Six bronze opening ports with screens

Companionway and forward hatch screens

Teak bowsprit with twin anchor rollers and divided chain locker

Large Shannon forward hatch (totally rebuilt 2021)

Large cockpit lockers port and starboard

Double lifelines

Wilcox-Crittenden bronze seacocks

Four cockpit scupper drains

Pressurized Hot and Cold Shower in Cockpit (New 2018). Get clean and fresh as a daisy any time! Tankage

Fuel: 20 gallons diesel in aluminum tank

Water: 50 gallons in two plastic tanks under port and starboard settees (2014)

Waste: 29 gallon plastic under V-berth. Deck or manual pumpout (2013)

Engine and Mechanical Equipment

Yanmar 2YM15 diesel, 2-cylinder, 14 hp, FWC (2006)

Hours: 1260 estimated

12V electric oil pump

Groco raw water strainer

Racor fuel filter (new 2022)

Hour meter (new 2018)

Three-bladed 12 RH bronze propeller

Cutlass bearing, 1" S/S shaft

Engine instrument panel (new 2017), Fuel Gauge (new 2018)

Engine access located aft of companionway stairs (very good access for a 28' vessel) and through starboard cockpit locker

12V DC system; 110V AC system with 30-amp shore power receptacle in cockpit (virtually all wiring, electrical panel, switches, etc. replaced new 2018 +-$15,000)

3 ea. 110V duplex receptacles - one in galley, one in main salon, and one in forward cabin

All lighting in cabin, on deck, and mast is LED (new 2018)

USB receptacles - 5 in cabin, 1 on deck in cockpit cubby (new 2018)

Circuit breaker panels with master switch (new 2018)

Three MVG 12/85 gelcell batteries - two house (new 2021), one start (new 2019)

Two 12V Solbian custom P26C 8-cell solar panels w/textured, non-skid surface and Genasum MPPT solar boost controller (new 2017)

Pro Mariner battery charger

SVS voltage system

12V electric bilge pump Whale "Gulper" 220 (new 2019)

Manual bilge pump Whale - located in cockpit

Harken 2234 Deluxe Bosun's Chair (new 2018)

Tool compartment w/almost all tools ever needed

Ritchie BN-2022 "Navigator" combi/dial bulkhead-mounted compass (new 2017)

"Lifesling 2" Overboard Rescue System (new 2018)

"Chartkit" portable navigation table with automatic parallel rule (for use with "Chartkit" charts)

3 ea. Docking fenders w/green "Windrose" fender covers

2 ea. telescoping boathooks

Unique, collapsing swim ladder

Accommodations

Three adults (and two children) in solid teak oiled interior

Dickenson "Newport" 7500 BTU LPG cabin heater (new 2020)

Port and starboard settees in main salon extend for wider single berths

Lockers and shelves above/outboard of salon settees

Large, spacious quarter berth port side aft

Beige tweed cushions in main salon; green Sunbrella cushions on V-berths (new 2018)

Beautiful, sturdy teak drop-leaf dining table (secured by mast) comfortably seats four

Head forward between V-berths concealed by a pair of solid teak louvered doors

Raritan head with Y-valves for a) overboard or holding tank and, b) overboard or deck pump-out

Teak shelves above/outboard of V-berths

S/S sink (hand-pump cold water only), vanity cabinet in forward cabin

Hanging locker to port in forward cabin

Solid teak and holly cabin sole

Chain locker with port and starboard separated rode sections forward of V-berth behind louvered panel

Galley

To starboard at foot of companionway

Force 10 Model 632453 LPG 2-burner gimballed range with large oven and broiler (New 2018) housed in solid S/S precision-made enclosure (new 2018)

Deep S/S sink with hot and cold pressurized water (new 2018) via Grohe single-lever valve (new 2018)

Very high-capacity icebox w/12V Seafrost refrigeration (new 2015)

Spacious storage for dishes and unrefrigerated foodstuffs

Removeable self-storing tray over range for additional countertop space (new 2018)

LPG solenoid safety shut-off (new 2017) w/digital monitor

Butcherblock laminate countertops

Complete set of dishes, silverware, utensils, cookware

Electronics

2020 Simrad chartplotter/2012 Simrad radar. - Simrad NSS9 Evo3S plotter/4G radar

Radar/Plotter overlay synchronizer (2019)

Raymarine Autohelm 2000 "Tillermaster" autopilot

Raymarine ST60 system wind direction and speed, depthsounder

West Marine 500 VHF marine radio w/distress button and masthead antenna (2007)

Sails and Rigging

42' keel-stepped aluminum mast with folding steps; 10' aluminum boom; aluminum spinnaker pole w/lifeline mounting brackets

Hallett Sails 130% tri-radial cut Genoa jib w/green UV Sunshield (new 2019)

Doyle mainsail (2007)

Bayview Sails 130% Yankee radial cut jib (new 2013)

Storm trysail - probably like brand new!!

Harken roller-furler for jib

Double lifelines (2007)

Andersen 28ST two-speed self-tailing primary winches (new 2012)

Andersen 18ST single-speed self-tailing winches (new 2013)

2 ea. winch handles - one plastic, one bronze

S/S wire standing rigging (2015), intermediate check stays (new 2019), main uppers (new 2020)

Jib Sheets (new 2021); Jib Halyard (new 2019) All other running rigging in good serviceable condition

Flag halyards at the masthead and both spreaders

Ground Tackle

Primary (port side) anchor - Rocna w/16' 3/8" galv. chain and 300' of 5/8" Yale "Brait" rode (new 2017)

Secondary (starboard side) - Bruce claw w/12' 3/8 galv. chain and 250 5/8" nylon rode