Sarum 28

[rosaII]

Hi, im a bit interested in a boat called Sarum 28, so if there are any of you in this forum who have any experience from this boat pleast write a few words about it..

From the pictures i have seen it seems like a boat with a lot of space, but how does it sail? And is it a good boat in high seas?

Thanks Stefan

 

[jerryat]

Stefan, by far the biggest problem a good friend of our's had with his Sarum 28 many years ago was electrolysis.
He was based in a marina and had to plaster the boat with anodes which disappeared at an alarming rate annually.

I can't comment on its sailing characteristics because he seldom went out in the boat, but I'd certainly get your surveyor to thoroughly inspect the hull - inside and out.

 

[rosaII]

Thanks for your reply, you see im trying to get to know a bit more about this boat in order to descide if its worth the trip over to the UK (of course its always nice to have a descent pint or two) to have a look at a Sarum 28, as for inspection of the hull i will bring my good friend who runs a shipyard back home and is working with alumnium on a daily basis, and as far as he have told its a must to have someone with a very good knowledge to inspect a aluhull before you buy such a boat.

So if you got any more facts or could tell where to look to find moore inormation about these boats i would be most gratefull

Stefan, Sweden

 

[jerryat]

Stefen,

Have a look at these web limks which will give you a bit more general information.

http://www.boatshed.com/sarum_28-boat-25266.html
www.yachtbrochures.co.uk
http://www.cix.co.uk/~orinoco/

You probably have the general specification for the Sarum 28, but you can order a full brochure from the second website. The last one gives good internal photos of the layout.

Very glad you have the help of an experienced expert in alloy costruction if you decide to buy one.

Hope this helps you /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif

Jerry

 

[rosaII]

Great, thanks a lot

Stefan

 

[JimC]

Hi Stefan,

I own a Sarum 28, this will be my 6th year with her. I am based in NW England and have cruised her all over the Irish Sea: England, Scotland, Wales, IOM, & Ireland. The boat was designed by Robert Tucker whose other designs include the 21ft Corribee (several UK circumnavigations including Ellen Mcarthur's) and the 18ft Caprice (world circumnavigation with Shane Acton - see the book "Shrimpy"), no seaworthiness problem then.

As you say, the boats are roomy and comfortable for their size and they sail well, though the beamy, chined hull has quite a lot of wetted area and needs a bit of wind to get it going. They are very sea-kindly and steady in a blow.

About the aluminium: don't take too much notice of the horror stories. Workboats, launches and utility vessels have been and continue to be built in this material without problems, and some of them are many decades old. The boat which was referred to as consuming many anodes must have been in a marina with very bad electrical wiring or near to a steel boat with bad earthing, or perhaps its own electrical system was suspect - you want to have all the electrics isolated from the boat's structure and avoid any fittings containing copper. My boat has only one anode and it doesn't decay any faster than would be expected on a grp or wooden boat.

Sailing Today magazine did a test on the Sarum 28 in their April 2006 issue, this was highly complimentary - you should be able to get a reprint. There is also a good owner's association. PM me if you want more details.

Good Luck

 

[Boedeker]

Hi Stefan
I was wondering how you got on with viewing the Sarum 28? Whats the verdict?

Boedeker