Alerion Express 28
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XPresented For Sale By:
Watch Hill Yacht Services, LLC
United States
| Make | Alerion |
|---|---|
| Model | Express 28 |
| Year | 2012 |
| Condition | Used |
| Price | US$110,000 |
| Type | Sail |
| Class | Cruiser |
| Length | 8.61 m |
| Fuel Type | Diesel |
| Hull Material | Fibreglass |
| Location | Wilmette, Illinois, United States |
| LOA | 8.53 m |
|---|---|
| Beam | 2.49 m |
| Max Draft | 1.37 m |
| Keel Type | Fin |
| Ballast | 2200 lb |
| Dry Weight | 5700 lb |
| Engine Type | Inboard |
|---|---|
| Engine Make | Yanmar |
| Fuel Type | Diesel |
| Power | 14 hp |
| Drive Type | Sail Drive |
| Propeller Type | 2 Blade |
| Propeller Material | Bronze |
| Engine usage (hours) | 137 |
| Designer | Carl Schumacher |
|---|---|
| Builder | Alerion |
| Hull Shape | Monohull |
| Hull Warranty | None |
Description
$5,000 price reduction November 16, 2025 to encourage autumn sale!
MOONLIGHT, is a fine example of this highly regarded daysailer. Designed by Carl Schumacher and built with precision, the Alerion 28 combines classic elegance with modern sailing simplicity. Her graceful overhangs and clean lines turn heads in every harbor, while her nimble performance and thoughtful rigging make her an absolute joy to sail single-handed or with guests aboard.
This particular vessel is exceptionally well-equipped and has been maintained with care since new. She features a jib boom with self-tacking jib and a Leisure furl boom. The cockpit is large and comfortable and all lines lead aft for convenient control. Below, the interior is warmly finished with varnished teak, offering comfortable accommodations for weekend overnights. Other notable highlights include:
- Leisure Furl boom (original boom and vang available as well)
- New main and electric halyard winch on the cabin top (2022)
- New Yanmar saildrive (2023)
- Garmin electronics and Fusion stereo (2019)
- Custom teak companionway screens
- Full ceramic coating (2024)
- Triad trailer
- Since 2019 she has been in freshwater
- Always stored indoors (heated) offseason
Available to be seen at your convenience in Wilmette, Illinois. Our highest recommendation.
Standard Equipment
Hull Shell
- Infusion Molded (SCRIMP) GRP with biaxial and unidirectional E-glass reinforcing fabrics
- End grain balsa core
- Vinyl ester resin gelcoat reinforcing layer
- Flag blue hull
Hull Structure
- Keel floors, keel sump, engine bed, mast step and longitudinal stringers molded integrally with the hull during the SCRIMP process
Deck
- Resin infused (SCRIMP) GRP sandwich structure with biaxial reinforcing fabrics and end grain balsa
- White deck with molded smoke white nonskid
Hull to Deck Joint
- Flange type joint bonded with Plexus MA550 adhesive (ABS approved)
- Full length teak toerail (varnished)
Ballast Keel
- Fin with integral bulb for low center of gravity
- One-piece lead casting alloyed with antimony bolted to molded keel sump with 304 grade stainless steel bolts
Structured Bulkheads
- Marine grade plywood bulkheads bonded to hull and deck
Interior (General)
- Marine grade plywood bulkheads with white, low maintenance laminate and teak trim
- Vinyl overhead with teak portlight trim
- 3" urethane foam cushions
- Marine head
- 38 qt. icebox / companionway step w/teak and holly lid
- Teak and holly cabin sole
Plumbing
- Manually operated bilge pump in cockpit
- Electric bilge pump with float switch
- Oversized cockpit and side deck drains
Electrical
- 12VDC system built to A.B.Y.C. standards
- 12 Volt Starting batteries (2)
- Solar battery charger
- DC electrical panel w/8 circuit breakers
- Guest battery switch
- (2) Swivel reading lights
- (2) Overhead dome light
- Navigation lights
- Mast and chainplates grounded to keel for lightning protection to meet A.B.Y.C. standard
Deck Hardware
- Hoyt Jib Boom
- Two Lewmar self tailing cabin top winches -one electric
- Harken Roller furling for 95 percent self tacking jib with port and starboard side sheeting
- Harken mainsheet led to 4:1 traveler system mounted on aft deck
- Harken mainsheet cam base and block mounted on a barney post
- One 10" aluminum winch handles
- Custom swim ladder
- Adjustable (8:1) backstay below deck with lead to cockpit
- 19"x19" Lewmar deck hatch with smoke tint
- (4) Fixed elliptical Bomar portlights
- 8" Mooring cleats: 2 forward, 2 aft, 2 midship
- Custom-cast chocks for forward and midship cleats
- Teak and lexan companionway hatch slider with lexan drop-in washboard
- Halyards led aft thru deck mounted Harken fairleads and clutch stoppers port and starboard
- Custom stainless stemhead with welded jib tack and fair lead ring
- Teak handrails on cabin house
- Self draining cockpit
Standing and Running Rigging
- 1x19 stainless wire standing rigging with open barrel turnbuckles
- Continuous rigged system for easy rig tuning
- Custom port and starboard chainplates
- Internal main and jib halyards
- Windex
- Hall Quick Vang system
Engine
- Yanmar Diesel Saildrive, 2cyl., 14 H.P.
Sails
- Dacron main and jib by North Sails
Steering
- Laminated teak tiller with extension.
- GRP rudder with stainless steel shaft tube and polished stainless steel rudder head
- Balanced spade rudder with elliptical profile and low drag section
Disclaimer
The Company offers the details of this vessel in good faith but cannot guarantee or warrant the accuracy of this information nor warrant the condition of the vessel. A buyer should instruct his agents, or his surveyors, to investigate such details as the buyer desires validated. This vessel is offered subject to prior sale, price change, or withdrawal without notice.
Presented For Sale By:
Watch Hill Yacht Services, LLC
United States
Presented For Sale By:
Watch Hill Yacht Services, LLC
United States
