28' Westsail Cutter

  • Year: 1975, Hull #1
  • Located in San Diego, CA
  • Hull Material: Fiberglass
  • Engine/Fuel Type: Single Diesel
  • Name - "Tortuga"

This Westsail 28 is a factory-finished boat built in 1975. She is U.S. Coast Guard documented.
Tortuga is a great boat for extended coastal voyages and is built for offshore work.
She is fitted out as a go anywhere boat. She is in ready-to-cast-off condition.

Specs, Equipment and Information:

Builder/Designer: Westsail

Dimensions

LOA: 28' 3" LWL: 23'-6" Beam: 9'-7"
Displacement: 13,500 lbs Draft: 4'-4" Ballast: 4,400 lbs

Engine

Engine: Farymann Engine HP: 12 Engine Model: A-30
Sail Area: 545 Sq. Ft.

Tankage

Fuel: 17 Water: 30 Holding:

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Standard factory finished Westsail 28 interior layout.
Anchor chain and rode most forward. Next aft is forward stateroom V berth with two teak bookshelves and storage under V bunks.
Next aft to starboard; enclosed head. Next aft; main salon with U-shape settee to starboard with icebox and large storage areas underneath and outboard of settee bench - Settee table can be removed to form a large double berth.
To port is clothing cabinet with four shelves. Next aft; galley with SS sink and gimbaled two-burner propane gas oven, ample lockers and drawers. Next aft; chart table and navigation station with locker below. Next aft; 7 foot single bunk, with a water tank under it.
Teak companionway steps. Teak and holly cabin sole with cutouts gives access for bilge inspection
.
Engine is located below the cockpit; excellent access to engine and fuel tank is had through the cabin.
Generous storage locker aft of cockpit.

Aft view photo of  28' Westsail Cutter
Aft view
Stern with windvane photo of  28' Westsail Cutter
Stern with windvane
Solar panels  photo of  28' Westsail Cutter
Solar panels
Settee  photo of  28' Westsail Cutter
Settee

Galley photo of  28' Westsail CutterGalley
V Berth
V-Berth


Nav Station
Accommodations
Cushions - Replaced 1995, like new condition.
Head - Blake Lavac, with holding tank. Deck and manual pumpout.
Solar vent in head.
6 lb. aluminum propane tank on custom bracket mounted on deck rail Brass oil lamp in forward berth.
Large brass DHR Trawler lamp over settee.
Sit-down nav station.
All interior compartments are clean and painted white.

Galley
Seaward Hillerange, 2-burner gimballed propane stove with oven
Fresh water foot pump and salt water hand pump in galley.
Microwave Oven.
Ice box.

Electronics & Electrical
West Marine VHF550 radio.
Garmin GPSMAP 76Cx GPS with external antenna.

Ritchie SBN40 compass
Masthead tricolor light
One 75-amp hour maintainance free starting battery
Two 75-amp hour AGM house batteries.
TruCharge 10-amp charger.
Two solar panels on turtle hatch with controller.
Shore power outlet with cord.
110 volt outlets in cabin.
12 volt LED brass lights in cabin.

Sails & Rigging
Brand new mainsail with 3 reef points and jiffy reefing.
Staysail, loose footed with Mariner roller furling with boom and brand new black Sunbrella cover, very good condition.
Yankee, on Profurl NC-32 roller furling with black Sunbrella cover, excellent condition.
Large genoa with black Sunbrella, excellent condition.
Cape Horn windvane with 2 vanes.
All lines led to cockpit for single-handing.
Tabernacle mast with lowering tackle.
New boom vang, lines led to cockpit.
2 Barlow #22 bronze primary winches.
2 Barlow #16 bronze on mast.
1 Barlow #15 bronze on mast.
Standing and running rigging in excellent condition.
T-track on mast for whisker pole.
Folding aluminum mast steps.
Lazyjacks.
Decks & Tackle
Teak decks, caprail and turtle hatch - great shape.
Custom dodger, black Sunbrella to match all canvas.
All canvas in excellent condition.
Boom gallows for safety and handiness.
Hawaiian Koa wood stern pulpit seat.
Custom hardwood deck rail with webbing and straps for jerry cans.
Total of  8 yellow diesel jerry cans on deck for long distance cruising.
Dual anchoring system from bowsprit.
25 lb. CQR with 300' 5/16" chain.
33 lb. Bruce with 100' 5/16" chain, 200' nylon rode.
Danforth stern anchor on bracket.
Simpson Lawrence manual windlass.
Engine
Farymann A-30 one cylinder, 12 HP diesel.
Professionally serviced less than 240 hours ago, simple and very reliable.
New throttle cable.
Steel water lift muffler.
Racor fuel/water separator /filter.
PSS dripless shaft seal.
Maxprop feathering propeller.
Groco bronze seawater strainer.
All underwater seacocks are bronze and less than 4 years old.
Safety Equipment
New synthetic lifelines 06/2007, black with bronze rated at 1200 lbs.
Horseshoe ring.
Forespar MOB pole with new polypropylene rode and flasher.
2 fire extinguishers.
4 PFDS.
2 electric bilge pumps.
V Berth V-Berth
Quarter Berth
Quarter Berth, Nav Station & Galley
Head photo of  28' Westsail Cutter
Head