A WELL-MAINTAINED DAY SAILER IN LOVELY CONDITION To be re-launched in May after annual maintenance and recent improvements. 'Morning Star' is a very well-maintained, lightly used, 'little big yacht'. This Westerly Yacht Merlin Special Edition yacht 'Morning Star' is a comfortable day-cruiser with twin bilge keels so ideal for those looking for a 'little big yacht' The recent improvements listed below were commissioned by the current Owner who is a highly-qualified and very experienced Cruising Instructor on larger yachts. The current Owner travelled around the UK seeking a good examp... read more

We need a bigger boat, so our Westerly Merlin 28 fin keel is for sale! She is a perfect starter boat, easily handled from the cockpit, even by one person. Details: Make: Westerly Model: Merlin 28 Heads: 1 Water tank size: 80 Litres Engine Make: Bukh Horsepower: 24 Engine hours: 290 Drive Type: Shaft drive Fuel Type: Diesel Fuel Tank Size: 80 Litres Location: Gosport Year: 1985 LOA: 28.71 ft Keel: Fin Keel Rigging: Done in 2017. Kemp sails, in-mast furling system and sails installed in 2017. Sails professionally cleaned and repaired in 2023. Part I registered in April 2021, ... read more

The Westerly Merlin is a fast, comfortable cruiser and was the first Westerly designed with an aft double berth quarter cabin. Strongly built to Lloyds standards with spacious accommodation and good sailing performance, the Merlin makes an ideal family cruiser, her bilge keels are well suited to the shoal waters of the East Coast and near Continent.   A well maintained example that has been regularly updated and has been in the same ownership for nearly twenty years.... read more

This is a nice example of the popular Westerly Merlin 28. They have exceptional space and really do feel like a bigger vessel. The interior and upholstery looks good and she has had new headlinings and also new 10mm close cell foam insulation which is now covered in new light grey four way stretched carpet. She has had a brand new Beta 20 engine fitted I April 2024. new PSS shaft seal, new water lock, new standing rigging, new instruments, other than wind. The seacocks have been replaced with nylon ones, new stack pack and dodgers. In October 2023 she was sanded down and had 7 coat... read more