Nordship 28

Nordship 28 – 1986 - £17,950
The Nordship 28 is a remarkable boat with a centre cockpit & wheel steering offering roomy accommodation and a separate aft cabin, all achieved within an overall length of less than 29ft!
The Nordship 28 stands out as one of the smallest production yachts to successfully feature a centre-cockpit design with a dedicated aft cabin. This innovative layout is a testament to the designer's expertise in spatial engineering. Inside, you’ll find a warm embrace of hand-finished mahogany joinery, showcasing craftsmanship that exemplifies the finest traditions of Danish boatbuilding.

This example has been well maintained with regular equipment renewals in the current long ownership
Notable renewals include:
All new standing rigging fitted in 2025
New headsail furling system fitted in 2025
Saildrive seal replaced in 2022

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Accommodation
Up to 6 berths in two cabins including saloon berths.
Forward cabin:
Twin vee berth with an infill cushion to create a double berth. Overhead opening deck hatch and two fixed hull ports giving good light levels.
Hanging and shelved locker unit to port.
Curtain track for a curtain/screen to provide privacy
Saloon:
Straight settee berths each side covered in original velour upholstery in good condition, each seat back is hinged to lift & provide a wider berth area. Central fixed table with drop leafs. Open fiddled storage shelf along each side and closed lockers over. Hull sides are attractively lined with teak strips
Fold away folio chart sized navigation board
Galley Area:
A generous sized galley area is located in the starboard aft saloon corner adjacent to the companionway to the cockpit, equipped with a three-burner Eno gas cooker with oven. Cooker cover. Stainless steel basin with pumped fresh water. Ample storage areas.
Heads compartment:
Separate enclosed heads compartment with a Jabsco ‘Twist-Lock’ manual sea toilet
Moulded basin with foot pumped fresh water
Cockpit area:
Good sized deep central cockpit with wheel steering binnacle, short mainsheet track in front.
Nordic style fixed screen forward
Access hatch aft and step down to
Aft cabin:
Two generous sized single berths each side with an infill cushion on the aft centreline.
Four fixed hull ports giving good light levels
Access hatch to the aft engine space area
Mechanical and Electrical Systems
Volvo Penta MD2002 18hp marine diesel
Volvo Penta SD120 Saildrive with 2 blade folding propeller (Saildrive seal replaced in 2022)
240v Shore power connection with 13amp UK sockets fitted in galley area
12v batteries charged by engine driven alternator
Rig and Sails
Aluminium alloy double spreader masthead sloop rig
All new standing rigging fitted in 2025
New Facnor headsail furling system fitted in 2025
All control lines led back to coachroof winches behind fixed screen via 8 rope jammers
Sails:
Mainsail with 3 slab reefing points (New in 2022)
Furling Genoa
Older Asymmetric cruising chute
Navigation Equipment
Binnacle steering compass
Navico WP5000 Autopilot with HP5000 wired programmer
Garmin 420 GPS Plotter/fishfinder
Raymarine MN100-2 wireless, solar-powered Log/Speed & Depth display
Raymarine MN100-2 wireless, solar-powered Wind speed & direction display
Icom IC-M411 VHF/DSC Radio
Deck Equipment
Plough anchor with approx. 30m 8mm chain & warp
Nordic style fixed screen with aluminium frame forward
Sprayhood attached to top of fixed screen, additional glazing cover panel to protect sprayhood window panels from UV degradation
Full cockpit enclosure/tent
Outboard storage mount on stern rail
Stern boarding ladder

Safety Equipment
Seago 4-person valise liferaft – in service date to February 2027
Horseshoe lifebuoy and line
Manual bilge pump
Fire extinguishers

General note on safety equipment: Any safety equipment such as Liferafts, Epirbs, fire extinguishers and flares etc. are usually personal to the current owner(s) and, if being left on-board as part of the sale of a used vessel may require routine servicing, replacement, or changing to meet a new owner’s specific needs.