Build Year: 1991
Used For: Pleasure only
Hull: GRP
Length: 8.23m
GM28
1991 Hull and launched 4 yrs later
Original name Eastern Dawn
( Never ever used commercially)
The boat is massively constructed in every way ( See attached picture of deck cut out when the deck hatch was fitted)
July 2024 : New 1” Iroko gunnel cappings and inner boards fitted and 4” Rubber D Fender. New Fwd Cabin Boards / GRP sheathed all by professional boat builder during refit costing £6k.
*Full engine room refit in 2023
Engine Room totally gutted and refurbished.
All bilges fully re gelcoated in white ( 2 coats)
All deckhead and frames painted 3 coats of under coat and glossed with white international.
2 x 190 Litre Stainless Steel Fuel Tanks with all stainless steel valves to cross over. Inspection lids and fully tested/test cert stamped. Wema fuel sender unit connected to Fuel Gauge on dash panel.
Also drain valves/easy access at the Fwd end of the tank.
Full tank system/fittings cost £2300
Racor Fuel filter with protected fuel lines (Within Steel Core protection)
Fully LED Light System In Engine room. 4 large 2ft lights and 1 x 1ft light.
Full new exhaust system including Vetus Waterlock.
Bilge Pumps
1.Rule 800Gph bilge pump in Fwd Cabin with Float Switch/Bilge Alarm/NR Valve.
2.Jabsco Puppy bilge pump with float switch,NR Valve and hoses at Fwd End of the engine room.
3.Rule bilge pump on float switch at Aft end of engine room with NR Valve.
4.Whale hand bilge pump fully refurbished located on deck with suction pipe under stern gland.
Engine Cooling Seacock and all new strainer hoses.
Stainless Steel Anti-Siphone Valve/hoses.
New Toilet Hoses and Blake’s Seacock overhauled April 2023.
Cabin/Deck is 3/4” plywood professionally GRP Sheathed with very smooth gelcoat finish.
There is a stern door and diving platform for access.
Main deck is 3/4” ply with 4mm GRP on 4”x3” Iroko hard wood frames.
Fully Refurbished/New Seals Heavy Duty Bomar watertight hatch on deck for Engine Room Access. There is also a hatch in the wheelhouse.
Cooker/Toilet
2 Large Bunks and also very large bunk athwart ships under the wheel hose. The Fwd cabin refit was completed Nov 2024
All pig iron ballast ingots removed and shot blasted .
** Antifouled and new anodes fitted on 06.01.25. rand launched 31.03.25.
Would consider part/ex/cash for smaller boat plus cash.
Located Inverkip Marina and can be loaded to transport or sailed away.
Vessel type: | Cygnus |
Designer: | Gary Mitchell |
Builder: | Cygnus GM28 |
Make: | Cygnus |
Model: | GM28 |
Constructed: | 1991 |
Berths: | 3 |
No. of engines: | 1 |
Engine model: | Ford Dover 4 Cylinder (Non Turbo) |
Engine power: | 90 |
Engine hours: | 80 |
Fuel type: | Diesel |
Drive type: | Shaft drive |
Length over all: | 8.5m |
Beam: | 2.74m |
Maximum draft: | 1m |
Hull material: | Glass Fibre |
Hull type: | Displacement |
Fuel capacity: | 380 Litres |
Two berths forward which the table down make a very large double.
Also one large single bunk under the wheelhouse.
Toilet
Cooker
Sinlk
VHF
COMPASS
AUTO PILOT Hydraulic Pump fine but needs head unit fitted.
Engine:
Recon Ford 90hp Dover Tech (Core Engine fully overhauled in November 2013 with receipts)
PRM 2.5:1 Reduction Gearbox
1 3/4” Stainless Shaft on flexible python drive unit.
New Jabsco Salt Water Pump/Drive/hoses - complete unit.
New Glow Plug.
New Fanbelt.
New 125AH Batteries.
New Exhaust elbow.
New Oil Coolers and hoses.
New starter motor .
Fully Serviced in March 2023 (Engine Oil, Oil Filter, Fuel Filters, Coolant, Fan Belt, SW Pump, Gearbox Oil)
New Fuel Filter head on engine.
New Racor Fuel filter with protected rubber fuel lines (Within Steel Core protection)
** Engine videos available
New Fixed Fire Fighting System fitted within engine room in 2023 (Clean Agent system as suggested by surveyor)
Full Engine Room CCTV coverage which is viewed from the helm position.
Note: Indicated location is approximate general area only.