Fairlne 28

[DepSol]

A freind of mine is looking at a Fairline 28. As I dont know anyhing about this model I take it that it is a Targa 28. It has a tinted curved windscreen as is alot better looking boat than a Targa 27 much more modern. It has a plain white hull with green covers and green tint on windscreen. Anybody know more about this boat, when built, diesels, twin singles, speed. Are they any good.

Dom


I just want my boat back in the water ;-(

 

[luckyjimbo]

Hi
Take a look at www.essexboatyards.co.uk click on cruisers, this one has come on the market in the last few days, however its twin petrol, so will be more costly to run.
Regards
James

 

[tcm]

Re: targa 28, petem, GW

there's a fair bit in the search if you serch for Targa AND 28. The 28 was new in late nineties (praps 98?) , extended soon to T29 which is same but longer swim platform. Most desirable ones have twinKAD's for 35 knots+. Green will be harder to sell, but if it';s only the hood (not hull too) may get the reduction for green and cd change it easily, probably due s change anyway soonish. I think it needs a retrofit of a bilge pump forward of the engine, where they doesn't seem to be one as standard

 

[tr7v8]

Umm, Essex Boat yard is where our Draco came from (it's 2/3rds of the way down in the cruisers section). If you're thinking of dealing with them then I'd suggest a PM to me.....

Jim
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[petem]

Re: targa 28, petem, GW

All correct. T28 is T29 without the bathing platform. May have green trim stickers on hull and green trim in cockpit that would need to be changed if going blue. Sounds the same as a boat I knew called Miss Danma, a veteran of a few channel crossings.

Don't believe that KAD32's offered on T28 (they were introduced during T29 production phase). AD31's (150bhp) were the only diesels, good for about 30-31 knots. People I've met with these engines report slowness getting onto the plane but otherwise OK.

Re Bilge pumps - all I ever said was that I can't remember seeing a forward bilge pump (on my T30), which is different to there not being one. Remember on these boats there is no separate forward bilge compartment.

 

[tcm]

Re: otherwise ok?

I unnerstand that fline's smallest is now a 34-footer, so propects for lack of depreciation quite good praps?

 

[petem]

aye, aye captain.....

You'll never hear anyone complain about the quality of thses or any other Targas (albeit iffy customer service from some dealers).

IMHO I reckon that values have now bottomed out for T28/T29/T30 (except for the stock still unsold). At most all you'll suffer is the effect of inlation.

 

[RayB]

I have just bought a Targa 29 which is the same boat with a longer bathing platform. If it is a diesel model it will have twin AD31 150hp's. Advertised top speed is 32 knots which I have achieved with a clean hull, new props and and flat calm. Normally good for 30 knots and will go all day at 25 knots. Fully loaded with 6 people slows her down a bit! Usual Fairline quality, well built and excellent sea keeping. Mine is a 1997, the 28 is likely to be around 1994/5. In good nick with low to average hours, good inventory and service history I would think around the £65k mark for a 28. £10k less for a petrol I would guess.Let me know if you want any more info, I am well chuffed with mine.

"Hopefully that won't be too expensive to fix?"

 

[Guest]

Re: targa 28, petem, GW

Well mine's the bizarre 28/29, which is a 29 (long platform) with 28 stickers. They built the 28 in 96/early 97 but by mid 97 they were adding the platform ready for SIBS. By late 97, they were calling them 29's. Engines on the 28 would be AD31's or 4.3l V6 petrols. Colours would be white hull or aqua, with aqua dash in either case (I think). 30 kts is bang on, but takes an age to plane with full tanks. Half full or less, and she pops up nicely. Also don't try and run with the bimini up in any kind of wind - it catches the wind as you try to plane and stops you dead!

The hull has two compartments - the engine bay has an auto bilge (but no manual backup), but the forward section has no pump at all. I've thought about retrofitting, but the way the hull goes together means getting an extra skin fitting in is a nightmare.

Very few 28's built compared to the 29, as it was only in production for a year or so vs 2 for the 29. Only difference, as has been stated, is the length of the platform - the 28 ends flush with the sides of the hull and was plain GRP, the 29 extended back another foot and was teak laid. (Or TekDek in my case - all finished now, and looking rather nice).

 

[ari]

Then again it might not be the 28/29 Targa that everyone assumes it is, it could be the old circa '91 28 Targa that became the 31 Targa when they fiddled around with the size measurements.

Lovely boat, proper wood inside (teak or oak), stainless steel windscreen frame and rubbing band, nice spacious 2 cabin (incl. dinette) layout, usually Volvo AQAD 41/dp 200hp diesels, or Volvo V8 petrols.