Review of Crown 28
Basic specs..
The hull is made of fibreglass. Generally, a hull made of fibreglass requires only a minimum of maintenance during the sailing season. And outside the sailing season, just bottom cleaning and perhaps anti-fouling painting once a year - a few hours of work, that's all.
The Crown 28 is equipped with a fin keel. The fin keel is the most common keel and provides splendid manoeuvrability. The downside is that it has less directional stability than a long keel.
The boat can enter even shallow marinas as the draft is just about 1.47 - 1.57 meter (4.82 - 5.12 ft) dependent on the load. See immersion rate below.
Sailing characteristics
This section covers widely used rules of thumb to describe the sailing characteristics. Please note that even though the calculations are correct, the interpretation of the results might not be valid for extreme boats.
What is Capsize Screening Formula (CSF)?
The capsize screening value for Crown 28 is 1.87, indicating that this boat could - if evaluated by this formula alone - be accepted to participate in ocean races.
What is Theoretical Maximum Hull Speed?
The theoretical maximal speed of a displacement boat of this length is 6.5 knots. The term "Theoretical Maximum Hull Speed" is widely used even though a boat can sail faster. The term shall be interpreted as above the theoretical speed a great additional power is necessary for a small gain in speed.
The immersion rate is defined as the weight required to sink the boat a certain level. The immersion rate for Crown 28 is about 128 kg/cm, alternatively 717 lbs/inch. Meaning: if you load 128 kg cargo on the boat then it will sink 1 cm. Alternatively, if you load 717 lbs cargo on the boat it will sink 1 inch.
Sailing statistics
This section is statistical comparison with similar boats of the same category. The basis of the following statistical computations is our unique database with more than 26,000 different boat types and 350,000 data points.
What is Motion Comfort Ratio (MCR)?
What is L/B (Length Beam Ratio)?
What is a Ballast Ratio?
What is Displacement Length Ratio?
SA/D (Sail Area Displacement ratio) Indicates how fast the boat is in light wind: - Cruising Boats have ratios 10-15 - Cruiser-Racers have ratios 16-20 - Racers have ratios above 20 - High-Performance Racers have ratios above 24 Sail-area/displacement ratio (SA/D ratio): 11.84
Maintenance
When buying anti-fouling bottom paint, it's nice to know how much to buy. The surface of the wet bottom is about 22m 2 (236 ft 2 ). Based on this, your favourite maritime shop can tell you the quantity you need.
If you need to renew parts of your running rig and is not quite sure of the dimensions, you may find the estimates computed below useful.
| Usage | Length | Diameter | ||
| Jib sheet | 8.5 m | (27.8 feet) | 10 mm | (3/8 inch) |
| Genoa sheet | 8.5 m | (27.8 feet) | 10 mm | (3/8 inch) |
| Mainsheet | 21.2 m | (69.4 feet) | 10 mm | (3/8 inch) |
| Spinnaker sheet | 18.6 m | (61.1 feet) | 10 mm | (3/8 inch) |
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Crown 28 is a 27 ′ 9 ″ / 8.5 m monohull sailboat designed by C. William Lapworth and built by Calgan Marine Ltd. starting in 1976.
Rig and Sails
Auxilary power, accomodations, calculations.
The theoretical maximum speed that a displacement hull can move efficiently through the water is determined by it's waterline length and displacement. It may be unable to reach this speed if the boat is underpowered or heavily loaded, though it may exceed this speed given enough power. Read more.
Classic hull speed formula:
Hull Speed = 1.34 x √LWL
Max Speed/Length ratio = 8.26 ÷ Displacement/Length ratio .311 Hull Speed = Max Speed/Length ratio x √LWL
Sail Area / Displacement Ratio
A measure of the power of the sails relative to the weight of the boat. The higher the number, the higher the performance, but the harder the boat will be to handle. This ratio is a "non-dimensional" value that facilitates comparisons between boats of different types and sizes. Read more.
SA/D = SA ÷ (D ÷ 64) 2/3
- SA : Sail area in square feet, derived by adding the mainsail area to 100% of the foretriangle area (the lateral area above the deck between the mast and the forestay).
- D : Displacement in pounds.
Ballast / Displacement Ratio
A measure of the stability of a boat's hull that suggests how well a monohull will stand up to its sails. The ballast displacement ratio indicates how much of the weight of a boat is placed for maximum stability against capsizing and is an indicator of stiffness and resistance to capsize.
Ballast / Displacement * 100
Displacement / Length Ratio
A measure of the weight of the boat relative to it's length at the waterline. The higher a boat’s D/L ratio, the more easily it will carry a load and the more comfortable its motion will be. The lower a boat's ratio is, the less power it takes to drive the boat to its nominal hull speed or beyond. Read more.
D/L = (D ÷ 2240) ÷ (0.01 x LWL)³
- D: Displacement of the boat in pounds.
- LWL: Waterline length in feet
Comfort Ratio
This ratio assess how quickly and abruptly a boat’s hull reacts to waves in a significant seaway, these being the elements of a boat’s motion most likely to cause seasickness. Read more.
Comfort ratio = D ÷ (.65 x (.7 LWL + .3 LOA) x Beam 1.33 )
- D: Displacement of the boat in pounds
- LOA: Length overall in feet
- Beam: Width of boat at the widest point in feet
Capsize Screening Formula
This formula attempts to indicate whether a given boat might be too wide and light to readily right itself after being overturned in extreme conditions. Read more.
CSV = Beam ÷ ³√(D / 64)
Similar to the CAL 27-2. Calgan Marine built some of the earlier CAL/Lapworth boats under license to be sold in Canada. Photo courtesy Adam Hunt.
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Bill Lapworth's mid-'70s racer/cruiser is still active today, and a bargain to boot.
Jack Jensen formed one of the country’s most successful fiberglass boatbuilding companies in 1959—Jensen Marine—when it introduced the Lapworth 24 centerboarder. Not long after, the name was changed to Cal. Based in Costa Mesa, California, the model name stood for the state of its origin. The Cal 24 got the company going, no doubt helped by the much publicized circumnavigation of teenager Robin Lee Graham, documented in book and film by the name of Dove.
The famous ocean racer, the Cal 40, with its divided keel and rudder, came along about 1965. Our story begins in 1970, with the introduction of the Cal 29, another of the company’s many successful designs. Looking for something similar but a bit smaller, the company asked designer Bill Lapworth for a 27- footer, which at first was the Cal 27, a fin keel, spade rudder design with a convertible pop top; another incarnation of this basic hull was the T/2. But the concept of the 29 found its full expression in the Cal 2-27, which began production in 1975 and continued to 1977, after which it was again modified and called simply the Cal 27…again. Production of it ceased in 1986. In the mid-’70s Jensen Marine was bought by Bangor Punta and moved east to Fall River, Massachusetts. O’Day was part of the company business, too, run by Jim Hunt, son of yacht designer C. Raymond Hunt. By the end of the 1980s operations ceased, due to the severe downturn in boat sales, the same tailspin that caught Pearson and many others.
Design & Construction The Cal 2-27 (and the 1980s Cal 27) is somewhat different than the first Cal 27 and T/2. Where the earlier design had a relatively flat underbody, the 2- 27 shows a somewhat beamier and fuller hull, with a displacement/length ratio of 278, compared to 218 for the initial design. The 2-27’s displacement of 6,700 lbs. was up from 5,400 Lbs., beam was 3″ greater, and the waterline 3″ less. Where the T/2 had a funny fixed cabin to provide headroom (a problem with the pop-top 27), the 2-27 gave 6′ 2″ headroom throughout. So she was conceived to appeal more to family sailing than racing. Like the 27, the 2-27 also incorporated a small skeg to provide a bearing for the rudder, a feature of many Lapworth designs of that period.
The hull is solid fiberglass and ballast is internal lead, dropped into an “envelope keel.” The deck was cored with plywood sections set in a mish-mash of resin and glass, held down by sandbags until cured. Fred Cook, vice-president of Schaefer Marine, who worked for Cal during those years, jokingly said they called it “early vacuum bagging.”
The hull-to-deck joint was sealed with putty and glassed over on the inside. The interior incorporates a half pan which would include the cabin sole and hull stiffeners; above that the berths and other furniture were wood. Unusual in a production boat, the bulkheads were bonded to the hull and deck (this means a soft liner to cover the overhead, instead of a fiberglass molding). These are real pluses.
Most owners rate construction as excellent, employing the term “overbuilt.” One owner said, “The Cal 2-27 has been well-designed and constructed and rigged with good quality materials.” Cook said he knows of one 27 that cruised the South Pacific. “They’re bombproof,” he said.
There are some complaints, however, one of the more common being inadequate backing plates for stanchions and deck hardware. A number of owners said they fabricated their own to correct this weakness. Other criticisms include gelcoat crazing (which is common to most older boats), difficulty in sealing chainplates at the deck, need for ground tackle system (e.g., bow roller, chocks, anchor well, etc.), hulldeck joint leaks, gate valves on through-hulls, lightweight companionway drop boards, loose rudder post, and opening ports in head that hold water. There always are a few detractors of any design, it seems, and we did receive a response from one owner who said the boat “is not well built (leaks, poor hatches, siphoning effect through head, poor adjuststanchions).
I installed backing plates, new hatches, electronics, traveler, etc.” After which he concluded it is a good family boat, suitable for day racing “if upgraded.”
The interior is roomy, with a V-berth forward, settees amidships, and the galley aft, under the companionway and bridge deck (nice feature).
The only wrinkle is that the head is part of the forward cabin, so there are some complaints about lack of privacy. “There is an upside,” wrote one owner. “The forward cabin is truly a mini-stateroom, much less claustrophobic than other boats of similar size.” On the later model 27s, a folding door was added to separate the head from the V-berth. The same owner also mentioned that with the galley athwartship, companionway traffic crosses over it. Storage space is a bit limited, and though the counter is long and provides some good uncluttered space for working, some aspects of it are awkward, such as the ice box, which requires putting a knee on the port settee and sticking your head under the overhead to look inside.
The berths are all of good length at 6′ 4″. (In the late-model 27s, the galley was given an L-shape, taking space from the starboard settee, so that the foot of the berth was shoved into the hanging locker; it’s doubtful a tall person would be comfortable on it.) Pilot berths were offered as options, so that the boat could sleep six persons.
Performance Owner comments about sailing performance range from criticism to jubilation. The owner of a 1976 model says the boat is probably 1,000 lbs. overweight and slow. Others said it is the “fastest moderate displacement 27-footer I know of,” and it is an “extremely fast boat rarely beaten, then only by some pure racers.” The majority of survey respondents, however, rate the boat’s speed upwind and downwind as average to above average. Most owners seem to agree that the 2-27 is quite stable, heeling to 20 degrees and settling in. Regarding balance, again responses vary widely; a few say it is skittish, needing “a high degree of sail adjustment to balance.” But most say it handles nicely until higher wind speeds are experienced, when weather helm can become a problem. One owner said, “Weather helm can be minimized by proper rigging and sail trim adjustments.” On the whole, owners seem to feel the boat behaves well, even in the blustery conditions of the San Francisco Bay area. “A good sailing boat,” seems to sum it up.
The Atomic 4 gasoline engine was installed in many boats, with a single-cylinder 12-hp Farymann diesel as an option that few chose. Some boats were fitted with outboards instead. We have also heard from owners with Volvo MB10A and 11-hp. Universal diesels. A number of owners said accessibility was less than ideal. And not many Farymann diesel owners had much good to say about it—“Electrolysis just ate it up and it was difficult to get parts.” Diesel owners also said they felt their boats were underpowered. The owner of an outboard model said, “Inboard engine is a must; do not recommend outboard.” And there were the usual complaints about control when backing.
Conclusion Despite what may appear to be a litany of gripes from owners of the Cal 2-27, they appear, by and large, to be a happy lot. None reported major problems with the boat, rather small stuff that can be corrected. Overall integrity of the hull and deck structures seems to be above average.
As the years went by, the interior was upgraded with more teak veneers, opening ports and better equipment.
Owners feel the boat stands up well to windy conditions, stating they feel safe in the boat because she is stable, does not heel excessively, and remains under control when the usual precautions have been taken (i.e., shortening sail).
The more serious considerations for a potential buyer will be general condition, and in that regard a number of respondents said they’d never seen a really ratty Cal 2-27, adding that the owner group has a sense of pride and camaraderie. Indeed, in California there are a number of very active fleets that turn out in double figures for scheduled racing events.
For cruising, the boat seems best suited to two persons-a number of owners said so. The cockpit, which seems to be of sufficient size, again is most comfortable with just two to three persons, especially when tiller steered. But for weekend and short cruises, the boat is more than adequate.
Price of the Cal 2-27, when new in 1975, was $11,950 base, but this did not include sails and many other essential accessories. Today that boat sells for about $14,000 to $15,000.
The “Price History” chart, using data from the BUC Research Used Boat Price Guide, shows a large increase in prices in 1986; remember that during the late 1970s and into the mid-1980s, new boat prices accelerated, drawing used boat prices along, so that one could occasionally make money on an older boat. But the market collapsed in the late 1980s, accounting for the dramatic decrease in 1988 values. As we have discussed before, during this period BUC generally depreciated values until, in the early 1990s, brokers protested that because the used boat market was to a large extent cleared of mediocre boats, those that remained were actually commanding somewhat higher prices than a few years before. BUC responded by saying it had adjusted values for some boats slightly upward based on spot identification of those particular boats.
In fact, it seems to us that BUC has increased values across the board in 1993 and 1994, which is reflected in the slight upturn in prices for last year. We’re not convinced this is justified. When we checked other publications for asking prices, we found surprisingly few 2-27s and 27s listed.
Those mid-70s models we did find ranged from a low of $9,000 to $15,900. So while we think the BUC prices for these boats are pretty much on target, we do think you can find some boats for less. We doubt BUC would disagree.
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CROWN 28 is a Lapworth built & designed boat, that is based off the CAL-2-27 molds. Lapworth is Canadian and took the CAL design and improved upon it in CANADA, then unleashed the CROWN 28 in 1975 or so. The CROWN 28 is an undervalued boat when you consider the improvements on the CAL 2-27, it is built from and how the CAL 2-27 with worse capsize ratings and worse speed ratings, well, the CROWN 28 is the upgraded CAL 2-27, but people don;t know or realize!!!
Look in CANADA and find a CROWN 28, it’s the improved CAL 2-27 from the early to mid 70’s!!!!
Iam still looking for information on the Cal 2-30 Made by Jensen. Did find a sales brochure but nothing like a review or one for sale.I found one I can buy but would like to know more about it.
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Cal 2-29 vs Cal 2-27 (Crown 28, actually...)
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So, I've been very impressed with everything I've read about the Cal 2-29, and lots of former owners have made the same comment "it's the one boat I wish I'd never sold"... There's one for sale somewhat close to here that I've shown some interest in, but after over a month of trying to squeeze some very basic information from the seller, I'm starting to think they're not that interested in actually selling it. (I would post the kijiji link here, but I'm too new with not enough posts... BC Kijiji, Cal 2-29) The "must sell" seems to be a little misleading, based on my correspondences with the owner so far... there's very limited info in the ad, and the one photo suggests the upkeep may be a little lacking (hard to say for sure though, it is only one photo after all). So, now there's a Crown 28 also for sale, which was made here in BC in the same facility that had the contract to produce Cals in the 70's. From everything I've read, it essentially IS a Cal 2-27. Not having ever actually set foot on either one, it seems to me that in a perfect world with all being equal, I would lean towards the 29. I know it would obviously have a slightly faster hull speed, I like the layout better (two quite long quarter berths-- myself @ 6'3" and my wife @ 6' would have arguing feet in the V-berth, whereas the kids would go well up there), and of course, 2 ft itis... a little more room overall. In this case though, the Crown 28 looks like it may have a few better features, and probably better cared for, for slightly (though very comparable) less money... So, hold out for a Cal 29, or look further into the Crown 28... Opinions???
I have a Cal 2-27, I have some very limited experience with the Cal 2-29, and I've never seen a Crown 28 "in the flesh". The 2-29 does feel a bit bigger than the 2-27. In that size range two feet really makes a bit of difference, and the added waterline will five you a bit more speed. In fact, the guy I bought my bought from moved up to a 2-29, mainly for the additional space. However, both are very nice sailing boats, well built, and plenty solid enough for coastal sailing. The designer, Bill Lapworth, was supposedly a pretty tall guy himself; so most of the boats he drew have "human sized" berths (about 6'6" in my boat). And those quarter berths on the 2-29 would come in handy. However, I prefer the "dueling settees" of the 2-27 to the dinette of the 2-29, even if it does limit the galley space on the 2-27 somewhat. Looking at the line drawings of the Crown 28 it does look similar to the 2-27. However, the underwater lines are a bit different. The keel, for one, doesn't quite look like the classic long, stubby, "Cal keel" of the 2-27, and the hull looks a bit flatter in the forefoot. In fact, the Crown's UW lines look a bit closer to those of the Cal 3-27, than to those of the 2-27. I think Lapworth/Cal used such deeper/shorter-root keels after the "2-series" designs were retired, so it may be that the Crown 28 reflects this transition. The Crown does look (from drawing and pictures) like it has a bit more interior room than the 2-27, but the head compartment seems a bit pinched. The head compartment on the 2-27 is HUGE for a 27-foot boat (one can actually pull up ones pants without banging around against all the bulkheads/doors/fixtures!!!!), and you would be amazed how much more "livable" that makes it feel. Hope my ramblings help.
Nice summary, SBS! If the Crown 28 has enough advantages over the Cal 29 (condition, equipment, upkeep) I think you'd be just as happy with the Crown. You probably need to 'get aboard' them both to really assess how 'liveable' and important (or not) the differences are.
Thanks both for your input. The owner of the Crown 28 got back to me quickly, when I told him my height, and my wife's height, he responded, "I don't want to discourage a prospective buyer, but I think you'll find the berths too short". I appreciated his honesty! The Crown deinitely looks like it has more for less $, but if there are height issues with the berths (I'm willing to tolerate slouching when I'm standing, but not sleeping with bent knees all night), I'm afraid it's definitely off the list. Back to dreaming about Cals!
My bet is that berth length is going to be an issue in any boat in this size range, at least initially, unless you manage to do some slight modifications to the layout. Even a berth several inches longer than your height is likely to feel a bit tight, as people tend to feel uncomfortable with their heads smack up against the bulkhead/headboard and their toes smack up against something else. You might note that a standard Queen or King mattress is 6'8" long, and a "California King" is 7' long. I'm 5'11" and the 6'6" berths on my Cal 2-27 took a little getting used to. One suggestion I would offer is to look for a boat with facing settees, rather than a dinette. That way you can put some sort of filler between the settees to make one big bed, and either sleep athwart or at least on a diagonal. Granted, it wouldn't be very useful under way, but at the dock or on the hook it would be fine (I've been thinking of doing something like this to my boat).
saltfree said: So, I've been very impressed with everything I've read about the Cal 2-29, and lots of former owners have made the same comment "it's the one boat I wish I'd never sold"... There's one for sale somewhat close to here that I've shown some interest in, but after over a month of trying to squeeze some very basic information from the seller, I'm starting to think they're not that interested in actually selling it. (I would post the kijiji link here, but I'm too new with not enough posts... BC Kijiji, Cal 2-29) Click to expand...
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Homepage » Yacht Listings » 28′ Crown 28' Crown
Listing No. 5982
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Specifications
Price/ $ 9,750
Hull Material/ Fiberglass
Colour/ White
Engine/ 2012
Draft/ 4'8"
Displacement/ 6700
Host Office/ Sidney
Location/ Westport Sales Dock
Moorage/ no
A great starter boat or perfect for those looking to downsize!
With 6’3″ headroom, the Crown 28 is a well built boat with a long standing respected reputation. Regale is coming as a complete package with everything you need to set sail this season including a dinghy, electric outboard, heat and a Beta B-16 diesel engine with very low hours.
Available to view by appointment at our Westport Marina in Sidney, please contact our office at 250-656-5832 to schedule a showing.
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Crown28 upwind in heavy air
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Hi, I bought my Crown 28 (for those not familiar, it's VERY similar to a Cal 29) 2 years ago, and although it's supposed to be a good heavy-weather boat (like all the Cals!), I can't seem to get good speed in heavier air (say 25+ knots). I can pass a Hunter 32 upwind in light air, and get great speed with the spinnaker, but about the time I have to start reefing, she slows right down. She has fairly-new Leitch&McBride sails, loose-footed fully-battened main (traveller in the cockpit), and about 160% roller-reefing genoa. Last time out, I seemed to get better speed by letting the main out a bit (to the point where it was luffing at bit at the luff), but it was gusty and that might have just meant I was over-canvassed. Any suggestions? druid
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druid said: Last time out, I seemed to get better speed by letting the main out a bit (to the point where it was luffing at bit at the luff), but it was gusty and that might have just meant I was over-canvassed. Any suggestions? Click to expand
Thanks for the reply, Stu! I'm usually pretty conservative when it comes to reefing. My sequence usually is: 1. roll in some genny - down to about 120% or so (12-15knots) 2. First reef in the main (15-25 knots) 3. roll in more genny - down to about 90% (25-30 knots) 4. twist and feather, second reef in the main, or drop the main altogether (30+ knots) I hadn't put the reef in last time because it was gusty and fairly short-lived. Also: IIRC my Cal 25 liked sailing on her ear, so I kept up more sail than I did with the Catalina. I thought the Crown would be similar to the Cal, maybe I'm wrong... GOOD point about the flattening: I'd forgotten I had a foam luff in the genny of the Catalina 36 - I'll see about getting some in to this one. Any other suggestions on how to flatten sails? It's not so much slowing down as not going faster. I can hit 5 knots fairly easily in 10 knots of wind, but at 20 I'm barely making 5. And the Cal hull goes through waves very well - they don't seem to be too much of a factor (it's in the semi-protected waters of Georgia Strait).
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A boat with a BN of 1.6 or greater is a boat that will be reefed often in offshore cruising. Derek Harvey, "Multihulls for Cruising and Racing", International Marine, Camden, Maine, 1991, states that a BN of 1 is generally accepted as the dividing line between so-called slow and fast multihulls.
The Crown 28 is a Canadian sailboat, that was designed by naval architect C. William Lapworth in conjunction with Calgan Marine founder Al Nairne and first built in 1976. [1] [2] [3] Calgan Marine had produced several Cal Yachts designs under licence and the Crown 28 is a development of the 1974 Cal 2-27.
The Crown 28 is equipped with a fin keel. A boat with a fin keel is more manoeuvrable but has less directional stability than a similar boat with a full keel. The boat can enter even shallow marinas as the draft is just about 1.47 - 1.57 meter (4.82 - 5.12 ft) dependent on the load.
Crown 28 is a 27′ 9″ / 8.5 m monohull sailboat designed by C. William Lapworth and built by Calgan Marine Ltd. starting in 1976. ... The lower a boat's ratio is, the less power it takes to drive the boat to its nominal hull speed or beyond. Read more. Formula. D/L = (D ÷ 2240) ÷ (0.01 x LWL)³ D: Displacement of the boat in pounds. LWL ...
The Crown 28 was not really designed by Lapworth. Calgan Marine, who built the Crown line of boats, built Cal 2-29's under license from Cal. They tweaked the lines a bit, enough to avoid royalties and so forth and built it as the Crown 28. They did the same thing with the Cal 25 / Crown 23.
CROWN 28 is a Lapworth built & designed boat, that is based off the CAL-2-27 molds. Lapworth is Canadian and took the CAL design and improved upon it in CANADA, then unleashed the CROWN 28 in 1975 or so. The CROWN 28 is an undervalued boat when you consider the improvements on the CAL 2-27, it is built from and how the CAL 2-27 with worse ...
4223 posts · Joined 2010. #2 · Oct 18, 2012. I have a Cal 2-27, I have some very limited experience with the Cal 2-29, and I've never seen a Crown 28 "in the flesh". The 2-29 does feel a bit bigger than the 2-27. In that size range two feet really makes a bit of difference, and the added waterline will five you a bit more speed.
With 6'3″ headroom, the Crown 28 is a well built boat with a long standing respected reputation. Regale is coming as a complete package with everything you need to set sail this season including a dinghy, electric outboard, heat and a Beta B-16 diesel engine with very low hours. Available to view by appointment at our Westport Marina in ...
The Crown 28 is a Canadian sailboat, that was designed by naval architect C. William Lapworth in conjunction with Calgan Marine founder Al Nairne and first built in 1976.
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Hi, I bought my Crown 28 (for those not familiar, it's VERY similar to a Cal 29) 2 years ago, and although it's supposed to be a good heavy-weather boat (like all the Cals!), I can't seem to get good speed in heavier air (say 25+ knots). I can pass a Hunter 32 upwind in light air, and get...
View pictures & full details of Regale, a Cruiser built in 1978 by Crown 28 and available for sale.
Calgan built some 300 Cals (20' 25' 28' 29'), and developed its own line of Crown/Calgan sailboats, at its plant on Crown Street in North Vancouver, BC. Years in Business: 1962 - 1979. Sailboats Built By Calgan Marine Ltd. (CAN) (Dates indicate when boat was first built by any builder)
ARUBA UCLUELET, BC 28' Crown Sailboat for sale. -YSE8 Yanmar long leg diesel inboard working great (8 hp) -5 sails total (jib, storm jib, main, spinnaker, second main) -composting toilet -autopilot -navigaion gps -equiped with Dickenson diesel heater -new foam cushions -3 burner stove with an oven Possibility of an inflatable dinghy with an extra outboard engine *** Some work which has been ...
Join Date: Apr 2020. Posts: 1. Leak in Crown 28 (hull/keel joint?) I'm trying to find the source of a below-waterline leak on my recently purchased 1978 Crown 28 sailboat (supposedly very similar to a Cal 2-27). Just sitting in the water, the bilge will very slowly fill with water: probably less than a pint over the course of a week.
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Crown 28 (Q48855209) From Wikidata. Jump to navigation Jump to search. sailboat class. edit. Language Label Description Also known as; English: Crown 28. sailboat class. Statements. instance of. sailboat class. 0 references. subclass of. monohull. 1 reference. Wikimedia import URL.
How much do Crownline boats cost? Crownline boats for sale on Boat Trader are listed for a swath of prices, valued from $8,143 on the moderate end all the way up to $269,245 for the more lavish boat models. Higher performance models now listed are rigged with motors up to 731 horsepower, while the smallest more functional models may have as ...
Calgan Marine was a Canadian boat builder that had its factory on Crown Street in North Vancouver. The company specialized in the design and manufacture of fiberglass sailboats. [1] [2] ... Cal 28 - 1963; Cal 25 - 1965; Crown 23 - 1969; Calgan 23 - 1970; Cal 29 - 1971; Crown 34 - 1975; Crown 28 - 1976; See also.
Crown boats for sale on YachtWorld are offered at a variety of prices from $125,441 on the relatively more affordable end, with costs up to $150,000 for the most extravagant model yachts. What Crown model is the best? Some of the best-known Crown models presently listed include: Deluxe 36 and E SEA RIDER. Crown models are available through ...
E285. The E285 is a 28′ crossover model designed with more usable space than any other boat in its class. This model is perfect for entertaining with plenty of comfortable seating, electric sun lounge, J-shaped cockpit interior, galley with electric grill and refrigerator, huge swim platform, fully-featured head compartment with electric ...
CROWN 23. Save to Favorites . Beta Marine. BOTH. US IMPERIAL. METRIC. Sailboat Specifications ... 28.90 ft / 8.81 m: J: 9.33 ft / 2.84 m: P: ... Like the LWL, it will vary with the weights of fuel, water, stores and equipment. A boat's actual draft is usually somewhat more than the original designed or advertised draft. For boats with ...
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