28' J Boats J/28

J-Boats: " A Stable, Fast Pocket Cruiser That's Easy-To-Handle & Comfortable For Two"

Seaduction is a 1986 J/28 that has always been in fresh water has been day sailed on Lake Charlevoix for the past 20 years. She is perfectly sized for a couple or small family and can be cruised or club raced with ease and comfort. No frills, just solid sound basics and design for a great sailboat, J-Boats got this design right on target.

Accommodations and Layout

The V-berth forward is huge and sleeps two in comfort. The bed is about 6ft wide at the head, low and easy in and out. There is a hanging locker to starboard and storage cubbies to port. The seller has the privacy hard cabin door in storage but prefers the canvas drop curtain for easy use. Aft is the main salon that features an expandable port settee that will sleep two and a starboard settee that will sleep one for a total of 5 berths in two cabins. The main salon floor is finish bright and is made of teak and holly. There is a bulkhead mounted table that folds down to a single or double leaf configuration with bookshelf storage behind. The head is aft and to starboard and features a manual flush toilet, sink with shower wand and storage. To port you will find a galley that features an ice box, single stainless steel sink and a two burner alcohol stove with cover board. Notice in the photos the wide opening portlights and two deck hatches for wonderful ventilation below. Engine access is quite good with removable companionway stairs and storage tray. The steps include hidden storage compartments. The interior has been kept neat and tidy!

Standard J-Boats Construction Description

The solid construction of this boat makes it a pleasure to sail or race providing years of reliability and comfort.

Lloyds approved Baltek Contourkore end grained balsa cored laminate constuction, using hand lay-up biaxial and unidirectional glass roving in both hull and deck.
Interplastic vinylester resign on hull outer layer for blister resistance.
GRP laminated main structural bulk-head glassed fore & aft on hull and deck.
Hull to deck joint bonded with 3M 5200 and bolted on 4" centers and covered with clear anodized aluminum rail.
Balanced spade rudder of unidirectional glass rovings with large diameter GRP shaft
Aluminum emergency tiller.
Lead & antimony fixed 3,000lb fin keel, bolted and epoxy bonded to deep molded structural keel sump.
Heavy duty solid GRP transverse floor beams over keel.
Self-bailing "T" shaped cockpit with large lazarette seat lockers, port and starboard.
4'6" long cockpit seats with 13" high molded backrests angled at 30 degrees for optimum comfort when sailing or at anchor.
Teak handrails on cabin trunk.
Molded in nonskid pattern - Off White
White hull & white deck with molded in single waterline stripe and cove stripe

Mechanical and Electrical

Edson 40" destroyer wheel on binnacle with lighted 5" Richie SP-5 Globemaster Compass, breake, gear shift throttle & SS guard
Yanmar 2GM fresh water cooled 18HP two cylinder diesel engine wiht 2.61 reduction drive
Cockpit engine instrument panel, push button start and alarms for oil pressure, water temp, and electronics.
Seller added hour meter in cockpit locker, shows 555 hours since installed about 20years ago
Two 90 amp batteries (2025) with Guest battery switch
Bass circuit breaker electrical panel with integral voltmeter.
110 Shorepower with (2) 50ft cables and (3) cabin outlets
6 Newer LED swiveling brass reading lamps, 2 dome Red/White overheads and 1 fluorescent light.
Navigation and combination steaming/foredeck lights.
Groco head with 13 gallon holding tank.
Cockpit operated bilge pump
2 cycle battery charger (2002)
Depth Sounder (2012)
Raytheon VHF radio
Sony CD player with 2 cockpit and 2 cabin speakers
Datalink Depth/ Wind/Speed instruments

And Much More! Call for further details.