Seller's Description
I took all the pictures of this beautiful, 2 owner, 1982 Southern Cross 28. The current owner is the 2nd, he has too many boats and is downsizing. He has had the boat for 9 years. This boat is solid with no soft spots and sails great in all conditions. The previous owner has sailed to Nova Scotia to Cuba multiple times in this boat so she has some history.
The vessel is powered by a 3 cylinder Westerbeke with 17 hp and an estimated 7000 hours. The original powerplant was an 11 hp Univeral, the seller isn’t aware of the year of the engine or when it was installed but he says it runs great and there is a lot of recent upgrades to it I highlighted in the Condition report below.
The cockpit is good size for a 30’ boat, with lots of storage too. She has the classic lines of a Southern Cross with the rounded aft portion.
The cabin is good size, headroom is tight it’s 5’10” in the main salon, and gets shorter as you move forward. The head area can be closed off from the salon and the V berth is all the way forward.
For sails, you have 1 mainsail with 2 reef points, 1 150% foresail, and an additional 135% foresail. The running rigging has all be replaced and the standing rigging looks to be in good condition. The bottom paint is 6 months old and is scrubbed every 2 weeks.
Contact me today for more information or a showing at your request. All offers kindly considered.
Specs
- Designer
- Thomas Gillmer
- Builder
- C. E. Ryder
- Associations
- ?
- # Built
- ?
- Hull
- Monohull
- Keel
- Fin
- Rudder
- Skeg
- Construction
- FG
Dimensions
- Length Overall
- 30′ 4″ / 9.3 m
- Waterline Length
- 20′ 2″ / 6.2 m
- Beam
- 8′ 5″ / 2.6 m
- Draft
- 4′ 7″ / 1.4 m
- Displacement
- 8,500 lb / 3,856 kg
- Ballast
- 3,400 lb / 1,542 kg (Lead)
Rig and Sails
- Type
- Cutter
- Reported Sail Area
- 415′² / 38.6 m²
- Total Sail Area
- 415′² / 38.6 m²
Mainsail
- Sail Area
- 189′² / 17.6 m²
- P
- 31′ 0″ / 9.5 m
- E
- 12′ 2″ / 3.7 m
- Air Draft
- ?
Foresail
- Sail Area
- 226′² / 21 m²
- I
- 34′ 9″ / 10.6 m
- J
- 12′ 11″ / 4 m
- Forestay Length
- 37′ 1″ / 11.3 m
Auxilary Power
- Make
- ?
- Model
- ?
- HP
- ?
- Fuel Type
- ?
- Fuel Capacity
- ?
- Engine Hours
- ?
Accomodations
- Water Capacity
- ?
- Holding Tank Capacity
- ?
- Headroom
- ?
- Cabins
- ?
Calculations
- Hull Speed
-
5.5 kn
Classic: 6.02 kn
Hull Speed
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.
Formula
Classic hull speed formula:
Hull Speed = 1.34 x √LWL
A more accurate formula devised by Dave Gerr in The Propeller Handbook replaces the Speed/Length ratio constant of 1.34 with a calculation based on the Displacement/Length ratio.
Max Speed/Length ratio = 8.26 ÷ Displacement/Length ratio.311
Hull Speed = Max Speed/Length ratio x √LWL
- Sail Area/Displacement
-
15.9
<16: under powered
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.
Formula
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
-
40.0
<40: less stiff, less powerful
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.
Formula
Ballast / Displacement * 100
- Displacement/Length
-
462.0
>400: very heavy
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.
Formula
D/L = (D ÷ 2240) ÷ (0.01 x LWL)³
- D: Displacement of the boat in pounds.
- LWL: Waterline length in feet
- Comfort Ratio
-
32.5
30-40: moderate bluewater cruising boat
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.
Formula
Comfort ratio = D ÷ (.65 x (.7 LWL + .3 LOA) x Beam1.33)
- D: Displacement of the boat in pounds
- LWL: Waterline length in feet
- LOA: Length overall in feet
- Beam: Width of boat at the widest point in feet
- Capsize Screening
-
1.7
<2.0: better suited for ocean passages
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.
Formula
CSV = Beam ÷ ³√(D / 64)
- Beam: Width of boat at the widest point in feet
- D: Displacement of the boat in pounds
Notes
Also called GILLMER 28.
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