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Irwin 28 1971

Written by Joe Curran

1971 Irwin 28 “Wendigo”

LOA: 28’

LWL: 22’6”

Beam: 8’

Draft: 4’ 6”

Displacement: 7,900 Lbs.

Engine: Atomic 4 gas.

HP: 30

Designer: Ted Irwin

Builder: Irwin Yachts. North St. Petersburg, Fl

Serial Number# I-28-90

Price: $4,950.00

This boat is available for outright sale.

Take advantage of this affordable gem. “Wendigo” is a great pocket yacht waiting to be reborn. She is in overall great shape. She will need a little extra tinkering to get her ready to sail this spring.

“Wendigo” has had a mostly pampered life. She has been in storage now since 2005. She is well preserved, winterized, covered, dry, and ready for new life. Her donor owned her from 1991, and had her taken care of professionally in Maine at the very yard she is in today.

We have a file full of her service records. Her well documented maintenance schedule demonstrates regular service.

All of the close up photographs we have are from January 2010.

We have found the price range of the Irwin 28 to be between $6,000.00 and 9,500.00 in good shape. We have priced this one to move. Please consider that we are using her as a fundraiser for a worthwhile cause:

Proceeds from the sale of Wendigo will go to Goodwill Hinckley. Find them on line at: http://www.gwh.org/

Please also read the article at:

http://www.bangordailynews.com/detail/134967.html

Layout:

Starting forward in the V berth, she has over six feet of room on each berth, with a connector cushion to make a double berth. A good amount of storage is provided by hammocks, and the decent sized hanging locker aft of the berth.

Her head is on the port side just aft of the V berth. The head is simple and nicely trimmed with a hand pumped sink, a head (plumbed to a holding tank), and stowage.

The main salon is well laid out, with just the right amount of wood to make her feel rather rich. The nicely varnished salon table folds out to serve five easily. Benches do not pull out, but could sleep one smaller person each.

The quarter berth port aft has over 6’. The cushion was ransacked by a local squirrel. It does not appear that the squirrel actually nested on board, but rather took the stuffing to a nearby tree. The cushion will need to be replaced.

The galley is simple and functional. There is a large cooler with enough room to go on a one week cruise, a hand pumped sink, and an alcohol stove. The surrounding storage compartments are filled with pots and pans, etc.

topside you will find a rather spacious cockpit with room for more than four adults. Custom cushions make for very comfortable seating.

Her decks, cabin top, and foredeck are all in great shape, are solid, and well laid out for sailing. Her sliding companionway cover is Plexiglas, allowing loads of light to the interior. It appears custom- by a professional, as does her forward hatch. See photos.

Hull and decks:

Her Decks are in far better shape than one would expect from a boat of this vintage, as is her gel coat. There are very few scratches, or cracks on deck. Her teak trim is also in great shape. It will need to be sanded and finished, but looks almost new

Her hull is likewise in great shape. Her white topsides are smooth, with no cracks. It will certainly need a heavy duty buffing, but should come out beautifully. Her waterline stripes are in good but not perfect shape. See the photos.

Her bottom is in overall good condition. One can see by the photos that the bottom paint is flaking in some spots.

Sails & Rigging:

There are reportedly several sets of sails for this boat. We are still searching for them. We have inspected the Main. It is in very good shape. There is also a found headsail, which is reported to be in good shape. According to Good Will Hinckley, there should be a second main, as well as a set of head sails. We are listing her as having the two we have found. While we are rather certain that we will find the rest- any more are considered a bonus.

All of her spars are in great shape. Rigging highlights include Harken roller furler, a new looking boom, and Spinnaker pole.

Most of her running rigging looks to be in good to great shape, including sheets, blocks etc.

Her Marlow #16 winches are in working order. They could be lubricated.

All stanchions and lifelines are in good shape. Stanchions are solid and well bedded.

Engine:

She has an atomic four gas engine. It is need of a rebuild. It was winterized in 2005. It has not been run since. New wiring, filters, etc, and extensive service records suggest that the engine had been well looked after. The engine could use a new paint job. Note the rust in the pictures.

Her shaft, strut, and prop all appear to be properly aligned, solid and in good working condition.

Her throttle, and transmission controls are in great shape, and appear to be recently updated.

Electrical:

The boat has a typical 12 volt two battery system, run via a safety switch to a fused electrical panel. The batteries will most likely need to be replaced. All wiring, interior lights, running lights etc. seem to be in good shape, though we have not tested them.