1979 Shannon 28

The Shannon 28 is a rare jewel and the ideal two person blue water cruising boat. These classic beauties are boats that are passed along lovingly by owners who are truly sad to part with them.

Shannon Yachts was founded in 1975 by Walter Schultz. Based in Bristol, Rhode Island, he has held true to his initial vision- to build offshore cruising boats to the highest standards possible. To this day Shannon Yachts has done just that, from 24’ to 57’, earning an international reputation for their offshore integrity.  All of his designs have been logging millions of offshore miles (mostly by couples) and have been seen in every major harbor around the world.

The Shannon 28 was included in Ferenc Mate's compilation of the world's best sailboats for good reason. Comfortable, stable sailing platforms, they are solid enough to easily circumnavigate, nimble enough to day sail, sea kindly classic beauties that turn heads wherever they go.

Shannon hand-built only 55 Shannon 28s, beginning in 1978 until they retired the model in 1986. Cutter rigged with a cutaway forefoot, internally ballasted fixed keel, our offering has tiller steering, a skeg hung rudder and a keel stepped mast. The interior joiner work is impressive and comprised of teak and mahogany throughout. The hull sides and interiors of the cabinetry are all lined in wood. The cabin sole is solid wood with inlaid ribbons, not just marine plywood as you see in most boats. All of these little details are expensive to do, but represent a level of quality not found every day.  

The Shannon 28 is a boat suited for a lifetime of sailing- no matter where you sail. Easy to handle, she has been easily single handed by her current owner since he bought her. Time marches on and he finds, to his great dismay, that he needs to part with her. I’ve known her last two owners as well, dating back to around 1990 or so. All three have truly loved her and felt she was a wonderful little yacht. She has voyaged from Maine to the Caribbean many times over the years and shows no signs of wanting to stop.

If you are looking for a beautiful timeless classic she is certainly worthy of your personal inspection. Call to make an appointment to see her today!         

V berth: Forward there is access to the chain locker through a louvered panel. The bunk itself has comfortable sleeping for two, with a 75” L x 80” W x 25” W berth. There is a removable filler which can be positioned down as a changing seat or up as a full width berth. Two drawers are beneath the bunk in the cutout, with additional storage beneath the berth. Along the hull staving on either side are soft-sided stowage bags. The screened overhead hatch has a solar vent and there are two dorade vents as well. A pair of gooseneck reading lights provide additional illumination.  

Saloon: With a traditional layout, there are opposing straight settees that slide out to make wider berths. Both have foot wells that make the overall length of each 6’10”- or they provide a couple of large storage areas. Both settees have lee clothes and storage behind them. The starboard side has open shelves above and behind the seat, while the port side has fiddled shelves and a double doored locker behind the seat, while at the aft end is a hanging locker with an end table below and drawer and locker space beneath the table top. The centerline drop leaf table can seat four with the leaves up. Headroom is 6’2”. There are four opening ports with screens, one Hella fan and assorted lighting.

Galley:  As you enter the companionway, the galley is located on starboard and is U-shaped. The sink is oriented toward centerline and has a tip-out bin beneath it. Towards the hull from that is counter space with dry bin beneath it. The stove is along the hull side, with storage for pans beneath it. The aft end of the U has more counter space with a top-loading, refrigerated icebox beneath it. Above the counters and oven are two sliding door cabinets with shelves and some drawer organizer units; at the aft end is a larger cubby opening for storing larger objects. Above the icebox is the electrical panels and electronics, with the counter top serving double duty as a chart table. Headroom is 6’1”; there is one opening port and an overhead light.   

Head: The head is at the base of the companionway and on port. The sink is along the hull, with storage below it. There are two sliding-door cabinets above the counter. The head is aft in the space and forward facing, with a surface to port of it and a wet locker cubby above and behind it. Headroom is 5’11” and there is an opening port and overhead light. 

• Solid teak interior
• White tongue and groove style overhead fiberglass with teak accent battens
• Grab rails extend the full length of the saloon on the cabin top
• Continuous handholds through the galley, head and saloon along the deck to house joint
• All exposed hull sides covered with teak staving
• White laminate house sides with teak trim
• Solid bronze opening ports with screens
• Teak and holly cabin sole
• Interior teak varnished (’09)
• Dickinson bulkhead mounter LPG cabin heater
• Lee clothes on settees (2)

• Deep stainless steel sink
• Pressure cold water
• Manual fresh water pump
• PurestOne drinking water microfiltration system with pre-filter
• Top-loading, heavily insulated ice box
• Seafrost engine driven refrigeration (’98)
• Refrigeration spare parts
• Shipmate two burner LPG stove with oven
• Stove countertop insert for additional counter space when not in use
• Trident LPG control
• Two 10# LPG tanks in dedicated cockpit locker
• Stainless steel safety bar

• Single stainless steel sink
• Pressure cold water
• Diamond plate pattern non-skid sole with drain
• Raritan PSII manual head ('08)
• Holding tank replaced (’08)
• Head hoses replaced (’09)
• Towel bars (2)
• Mirror

• Water tanks replaced (’08)
• Pressure water
• PurestOne water filtration system
• 750GPH electric bilge pump (’14)
• Whale manual bilge pump at helm

• Teak bow platform with two offset bow rollers
• 35# CQR anchor with 150’ of 5/16” chain (’08)
• 33# Bruce anchor with 60’ of 5/16” chain and 200’ of 5/8” nylon rode
• 35# Danforth anchor with 20’ of chain and 150’ of three strand nylon rode
• Spare Danforth “lunch hook” with 50’ of three strand rode
• Simpson Lawrence manual windlass rebuilt, stripped and Awlgripped
• Two hawse pipes for anchor rodes
• Solid, hand laid fiberglass hull
• Modified full keel with a cutaway forefoot for better upwind performance
• Garboard plug for draining bilge during winter lay-ups
• Hull was stripped and barrier coated with Interlux 2000 (’02)
• Micron CSC bottom paint (’16)33#
• Seacocks have been replaced at varying times of her life
• Sandwiched balsa cored decks
• White deck with trademark beige Shannon diamond pattern nonskid
• Bow and stern mooring cleats with hawse pipes (4)
• Spring cleats (2)
• All deck hardware was re-bed (’00)
• Bow pulpit, windlass & cleats re-bed; backing plates doubled (’11)
• Chain plates re-bed (’14)
• External skeg hung rudder with tiller steering
• Prop is protected in an aperture between the skeg and rudder
• Teak rub rail with stainless steel cap
• Stainless steel bow pulpit and stern rail
• Double vinyl coated lifelines (’08)
• Toe rails and cap rails removed and re-bed (’03)
• Foredeck hatch with solar vent
• Two dorade vents
• All exterior teak preserved with Cetol Natural and Gloss
• Dodger with side grab bars (’08)
• Bimini (’08)
• Cockpit coaming boxes
• Four cockpit drains

• Furlex 200 roller furler (’98)
• Removable inner stay with quick-release Hyfield lever
• Keel stepped single spreader aluminum mast
• Storm trysail track on mast
• Cutter rigged
• Club-footed, self-tending staysail boom
• Staysail rig includes tracks and cars for using loose-footed and traveler for using club-footed
• Chain plates re-bed, turnbuckles replaced (’14)
• Standing rigging replaced (except backstay- ’11)
• Rigging re-tuned (’12)
• Spinnaker pole
• Mast mounted adjustable whisker pole track and car
• Teak and bronze boom gallows
• Spinnaker halyard
• Genoa & main halyards (’14)
• Other running rigging replaced (’12)
• All lines are led aft to the safety of the cockpit
• Mainsheet and track mounted on the bridge deck for easy control without leaving the helm
• Barient #10 housetop winches (2)
• Lewmar line clutches (6)
• Lewmar #42 two-speed self-tailing primary winches (2)
• Lazy jacks
• Courtesy flag halyard
• Doyle full batten main with two reef points (’01; good)
• North Sails 150% Genoa (’09; very good)
• Genoa and main cleaned and re-stitched by Quantum Annapolis (’14)
• North Sails hank-on staysail with one set of reef points (’09; excellent)
• Mainsail cover (’08)
• Hood Yankee (original)
• Hood staysail (original)
• Hood storm jib
• Hood storm trysail (stained but good)
• Asymmetrical spinnaker with snuffer (snuffer ’00)

• Beta Marine 3 cylinder BD722 20HP diesel with approx. 850 hours (’05)
• Engine compartment re-insulated (’05)
• Racor R24T fuel filter
• 3 blade bronze propeller
• Ritchie compass

• 30A shore power connection with cord
• Marinetics 12v electrical panel with volt meter
• Marinetics 12v auxiliary panel
• Heart 12v auxiliary panel (’98)
• 70A alternator (rebuilt ’05)
• Balmar smart charge regulator (’98)
• Battery charger (’08)
• Two Group 27 gel house batteries (’13)
• Group 27 gel starting battery (’14)
• LED navigation lights (’10)
• LED anchor light (’10)
• LED Deck lights ('10)
• Mast rewired (’10)

• Mast mounted Furuno radome (’08)
• Furuno 1724C color chart plotter/radar on swing arm for cockpit viewing (’08)
• Furuno FA-30 AIS receiver (’10)
• Charts Chesapeake from Potomac River north (print on demand) current as of 08/16
• Autohelm tiller pilot (’98)
• ST6002 autopilot control head (’08)
• Raymarine ST60+ depth (’10)
• Autohelm ST50 speed/log (’97)
• Autohelm ST50 wind (’97)
• SEA 157 VHF radio w/DSC
• SEA 322 HF/SSB radio (remanufactured ’09) INOP- needs new ground plane
• Wire SSB antenna with insulators (halyard raised)

• Full custom winter cover (’10; restitched ’16)
• Zodiac 8’ roll-up dinghy (good)
• 3 HP Yamaha 2 stroke outboard motor (very good)
• Outboard motor pad
• Fenders and dock lines
• “Hurricane” ¾” dock lines with fire hose chafe protection
• Boat hooks
• Collapsible swim ladder
• Magma LPG grill
• MOB pole w/strobe
• Jim Buoy horseshoe ring
• Radar reflector
• Winch handle pockets (2)
• Seth Thomas barometer
• Seth Thomas clock
• Spare engine parts
• Miscellaneous spare parts and “boat stuff”
• Manuals for all installed equipment

Owner’s personal effects and any items not specifically described in this listing

Potential purchasers should assume that any items on the vessel at the time of viewing, but not specifically listed on this specification sheet, are not included with the sale of the yacht. These specifications are believed to be correct but cannot be guaranteed. Specifications are provided for information purposes. Data was obtained from sources believed reliable but is not guaranteed by owner or brokers. Buyer assumes responsibility to verify all speeds, consumptions, capacities and other measurements contained herein and otherwise provided, and agrees to instruct his/her agents or his/her surveyor to confirm such details prior to purchase. This vessel is subject to sale, price and inventory changes or withdrawal from market without notice.