"Athena O"   Sterling Class Sloop Lying  Suffolk

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Specifications

Approximate Dimensions

Length Overall  28ft 8.5m
Waterline Length  22ft 2ins 6.8m
Beam  8ft 5ins 2.6m
Draft  4ft 8ins 1.5m
Displacement  5 tons  
Ballast  2 tons  

Sterling 28 designed by C R Holman. Built by Uphams in Brixham in 1964. 

Accommodation 

Full headroom 6ft (in comfort for present owner height 6ft 5ins)

Sleeps 4 in 4 single berths in 2 cabins. 
Lockers above and below bunks.
Fixed Chart table with storage under, port side aft.

Sails and Deck gear

Bermudan sloop with deck-stepped alloy mast (new Sailspar 1998)
Pine boom fitted for slab reefing; original roller reefing gear still fitted. 
Headsail roller reefing (Sailspar 1999) 
Inner occasional forestay for storm jib (Sailspar 2000) 
Alloy spinnaker boom
Stainless steel standing rigging (All since 1998)
Terylene running rigging
Mainsail (Gowen) cream Terylene 1997
Spare mainsail 1965 
Roller genoa (Gowen) cream Terylene with brown strip 1999
Working jib (Gowen) tan Terylene 1994 (this sail may be hoisted on occasional forestay)
Genoa (Gowen) tan Terylene (NOT for Roller) 1994
Spinnaker (Wilkinson Sails) with snuffer 1994
Cruising chute much patched but good SKB Sails 1981
Storm jib (Gowen) unused 1965
2x Lewmar genoa sheet cockpit winches 
2x Lewmar halyard winches
Anchors CQR 251b & 101b. Chain 50m. 
Lewmar anchor windlass 
Sprayhood (patched but serviceable)
Buff canvas cockpit tent. 
Blue cockpit cover. 
Sail coat (old patched serviceable) 
Boarding ladder. 
Boathook. 
Warps 
fenders

Machinery 

Yanmar 2GM 20 2.2DL fitted by French Marine 1993. Aquadrive. 3 blade propeller. 

Electrics 

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Batteries; 2x 12 volt charged by alternator
Masthead nav lights
Steaming light
Spreader lights
Pulpit nav lights
Pushpit stern light
Interior lights: - 
in fo'csl
heads
oilskin hanging space
cabin
over berths
galley
chart table
Power sockets for Aldis lamp (!) 
Electric bilge pump (manual pump in Port cockpit locker) 
Compass light

Electronics 

Gamin 120 GPS. 

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NASA Echo sounder & log. 

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VHF. 

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Nautech auto-helm

Tankage

Steel fuel tank 11 gallons (50L approx) (cleaned 2002) 
Fresh Water Tank 20 gallons under cabin sole; recently cleaned and refitted (2002)

Galley 

Tilley 2 burner gas stove with grill
Sink
Hand pump to galley sink
Sink drained by hand pump
Storage for food
crockery
cutlery
saucepans 

Heads 

RM69 marine toilet 
Hand basin. 
Oilskin locker .

Equipment

Plastimo Compass

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Manual bilge pump. 
Electric bilge pump. 
Oil Lamp

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Brass clock with alarm. 
Brass barometer 
Searchlight (Aldis) 

Safety Equipment

Stainless steel pulpit & pushpit 
Horn. 
Lifebuoy. 
Life jackets. 
Guardrails (renewed Sailspar 2001) 
Gas detector (old). 
Flares (Not all guaranteed in date)
Fire extinguishers (Not all guaranteed in date)

Shore Equipment

All over winter cover with frame and strong back 

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Beaching legs 
Shore Cradle
 

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For further details or to arrange to view, please contact Adrian  Espin at: - Astonbury Marine Services 
19 Colne Road, Brightlingsea, Essex, CO7 0DL  Tel: Freephone 0800 068 6190 or 01206  305996 
     or email to: adrian@EasternYachts.com
 THESE SPECIFICATIONS ARE INTENDED AS ILLUSTRATION ONLY AND DO NOT FORM PART OF ANY CONTRACT
The particulars given above are believed to be correct but the Vendor does not make or give and neither the Broker nor any person in its employment has any authority to make or give any representation or warranty in relation to this vessel in respect of which any Purchaser must rely on his own inspection.