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Boat in the travelift slip after stepping the mast on a new step casting from D&R Marine in Massachusetts. We ended up re-applying the original boatname and graphic as it was well burned into the gelcoat by years of sun exposure. We added a 1" black vinyl tape cove stripe to the topsides to offset some of the massive amount of freeboard the 28 has. At least this freeboard allows the cabin trunk to be low, and keeps the boat relatively dry in the rough stuff. The best part of this freeboard is below, where even a person of 6'4" height can sit on a settee without hitting their head under the sidedeck, which is something we could not do in our previous 34-footer!
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Boat in her slip at Pier Pointe Marina in Sodus Point, NY on Great Sodus Bay. Sodus bay is a wonderful nautral harbor on Lake Ontario, the smallest of the Great Lakes. Beautiful cloud formations out over the water are a Great Lakes standard.
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This shot shows how the factory Kenyon Marine traveler is rigged. The bases are welded aluminum and the track is curved to match the cabin trunk. The halyards led aft are also original, note how they pass through holes in the traveler bases. All of the running rigging has been replaced with new black Samson braid, and we went the purist route with new wire to rope halyards.
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Shot of cockpit detail. Plastic cover on Ritchie "Navigator" binnacle compass is visible. Edson Pedestal Table is stowed away.
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New washboards made of ¾ inch StarBoard replace the plywood and veneer originals. These work great, and don't need paint, but are a little on the heavy side. Thinner plastic with strips along the edges for thickness or dividing the boards into 3 or even 4 pieces would be better. I added stainless steel grabrails to the interior side to make handling the boards a little easier. Instruments at left are from EMS/Moore Electronics in Buffalo, NY and include depthsounder, knotmeter/log and apparent wind/windspeed gauges.
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Forward quarter view of boat in her slip. Blue Grampian 30 in background is another great old boat.
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Aft quarter view of boat in her slip. Pearson fans will note the P36 off the port bow in the background.
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Sharp entry of the P-28 is a hallmark of the IOR designs of the 1970's.
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