1981 Shannon 28 Cutter Boat in Jamestown, RI 02835 US

Every now and then we list a Shannon that looks like it was placed in a time capsule 5 decades ago - no wear and tear, almost all original equipment, no signs of bad owner/boat yard work, etc. These Shannons always look like the owner decided "I have the perfect boat and I am not going to change a thing. If anything wears out or gets old, like the rigging, sails, or engine, then I will have a good boat yard replace it." Then on top of that the owner has lightly used the boat for all those years while lavishing careful maintenance. The 1980 Shannon 28 "Paws" is one of those boats. When you inspect this Shannon 28, it will feel like you have gone back in time to when "Paws" was brand new, and you might even hear the soundtrack for "Saturday Night Live" playing in the background.

Updates:
New marine wind indicator & depth finder
New sail cover
New tiller
Yanmar engine 6yr old <20 hrs
New rigging

Shannon 28 Specifications

HULl #16 BEAM 9'6" - DRAFT 4'3" - SAIL AREA 470 - DISPLACEMENT 9600 LBS. BALLAST 3600 LBS.

Modern hull design with long waterline, protective rudder skeg, cutaway section to achieve proper ratio of sail area to wetted surface. The hull was designed to permit easy tacking in moderate air, to maximize windward performance, and to improve steering and balance

Internal solid lead ballast, encapsulated with casting resin and sealed within fiberglass laminates

Hull to deck joint bonded and thru-bolted every eight inches

Reinforced transom to facilitate future self-steering gear installation

Deep bilge sump

Fire retardant resin on entire interior hull

Solid fiberglass rudder with stainless steel rudder post and internal steel reinforcing plate

Custom cast bronze rudder shoe, thru-bolted on skeg Reinforcing stringers with extra laminates in bow Propeller is mounted in an aperature on protective skeg

ENGINE,PROPELLER SHAFT,STUFFING BOXES,AND FUEL TANKS 16 hp. two-cylinder fresh water cooled diesel

Easy engine access, engine can be removed through companionway in less than one hour

Three-bladed polished bronze propeller

Removable cutless bearing on propeller shaft

Rudder removable without hauling boat

Accessible propeller shaft stuffing boxes

One 20 gallon diesel fuel tank, 5052 aluminum alloy

(300 mile range at cruising RPM)

Fuel capacity gauge

Racor water separator filter

Propeller shaft removable without pulling rudder

INTERIOR

Teak and mahogany interior,. with wood lining against all hull surfaces

V-berth and two main cabin settee berths

One hanging locker, two storage lockers, and six

storage bins

Teak and inlaid cabin sole with access hatches

Teak drop leaf table with seating for four adults

Teak fiddles on all shelves and counter tops

Thru-bolted teak interior grab rails

Large enclosed head with sink, hot & cold shower, and

medicine cabinet

Hanging wet locker with drain

lV VENTILATION

Solid teak companionway hatch on brass runners with

fiberglass storm hood

Six solid bronze or stainless steel opening ports

Translucent plexiglass and teak forward cabin

skylight hatch

Two 3" cowl vents on baffled teak dorade boxes with

interior cover plates

V GALLEY

U-shaped galley with three pantry lockers, built-in

dishrack, and silverware drawer •

Large stowage pot locker

Gimballed stainless steel two burner propane stove

Deep stainless steel sink

Removable garbage bin

Six cubic foot ice box with minimum 4" foam

insulation, with dividers and sliding teak and

plexiglass tray

Ice box pump out

Vl HEAD/PLUMBING/WATER TANKS/PUMPS

Pressure hot/cold water system with diaphragm pump

Marine head with vented loop, direct discharge

seacock and holding tank

Marine bronze full way seacocks on all below-the-waterline

thruhulls. UL approved

Wire-wound heavy duty rubber hoses with double hose

clamps to all below waterline fittings

Three separate self-trimming SS water tanks totaling

65 gallons.

Manual bilge pump in cockpit

Vlll

Two 120 amp-hr heavy duty marine batteries

Custom 12 vdc electric panels with built-in three

position battery switch and battery tester

Four 12 vdc dome lights, and four reading lights

Lightning ground and electrolysis bonding system

Electric bilge pump with automatic switch

DECK/COCKPIT

Four cockpit scuppers and two recessed deck scuppers

Heavy duty ball bearing mainsheet traveler

Club staysail ball bearing traveler

oversized stainless steel deck and mooring cleats

Four recessed bronze deck chocks

Thru-bolted teak toerail, and teak rubrail with

stainless steel guard

Solid teak cockpit coaming top

Two cockpit sail lockers and two coaming storage

compartments

Solid teak bowsprit

Stainless steel stanchions with double lifelines

Custom stainless steel double rail bow and stern

pulpits _

Pulpit-mounted running lights

Bronze club staysail gooseneck pedestal

4" bulkhead-mounted compass

Exterior thru-bolted teak grabrails

Custom stainless steel stemhead fitting for

double headstays

Stainless steel Danforth anchor roller

Stainless steel rod bobstay to custom thrubolted

fitting with mooring eye

Custom diamond-pattern fiberglass nonskid with

contrasting gelcoat color

Vapor-proof lazarette locker with overboard vent

Anchor rode deck pipe

Varnished, laminated mahogany tiller

WINCHES

Six winches including:

One pair two-speed oversized self-tailing primary

sheet winches

One top-action secondary winch for club staysail

sheet

One top-action main halyard winch

One top-action genoa halyard winch

One top-action staysail halyard winch

Two locking winch handles

X MAST AND RIGGING

Oversized custom mainmast

1 X 19 stainless standing rigging with open

turnbuckles

1/4" X 2" solid stainless steel chain plates thrubo.

lted to transverse knees with 3/8" stainless steel

bolts

Intermediate upper shrouds· and forestay

Complete genoa gear and one set of jiffy reefing

gear on main boom

Bow/foredeck light

Xl SAFETY .EQUIPMENT, MOORING AND ANCHOR GEAR

Radar reflector

Flares

Six life vests

Fog horn

Flashlight

Two ABC fire extinguishers

12 H Danforth anchor

150' x 1/2" nylon anchor rode with 10' X 3/8"

chain, leadline

30' bow, 30' stern, and 40' spring lines

Three Par fenders

First aid kit

Xll SAILS

Main with one reef

Staysail

Yankee jib

Genoa